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  UIC's CROCUS project empowers communities facing effects of climate change

  Nov 11, 2024 4:15 pm

  The Community Research on Climate and Urban Science project, or CROCUS, deploys advanced sensors around Chicago to study the influence of trees and skyscrapers on the city's climate and then meets with communities to understand their most urgent problems and questions.

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  UIUC experts advise how to protect yourself from deepfakes during election season

  Oct 21, 2024 1:15 pm

  With a general election coming soon on November 5, deepfakes are a growing concern. AI-generated images, videos and audio recordings are being used to spread misinformation, at a time when voters are relying on digital media to learn about candidates and their campaigns.

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  Discovery Partners Institute announces 2024 science team grants

  Sep 23, 2024 4:15 pm

  A rapid-detection sensor for toxic gas, an AI tool for agriculture and the inaugural arts and theater program at Jane Addams Hull-House Museum were among five research proposals selected for the 2024 science team grants from Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System. 

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  Researchers join national project to turn urban data into healthier cities

  Sep 10, 2024 3:30 pm

  University of Illinois Chicago scientists will play a key role in realizing that potential through a new computing platform they are building for researchers and the public that can be used in different cities and around the world. UIC will bring strengths in visual data analysis, civil engineering and government and community partnerships to design accessible computational tools for environmental justice, transportation and other public priorities.

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  UIC architecture students explore big and small ideas for housing shortage

  Aug 19, 2024 1:30 pm

  At Home with the Collective challenges architects to reimagine housing from the individual unit up to large buildings and neighborhoods. The project’s aim is to create affordable living spaces for people — such as refugees, the elderly or Native Americans — who suffer most from the housing shortage.

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  UIC team reveals how pollution remains in water after oil spill cleanups

  Aug 5, 2024 4:30 pm

  Oil drops from underwater oil spills can break into tinier droplets at the surface that remain suspended in the water, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago. That means cleanups after disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill may be removing less oil from the environment than was thought.

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  UIUC researchers growing crops underneath solar panels to use land twice

  Jul 19, 2024 2:15 pm

  Researchers at Solar Farm 2.0 are investigating how crops such as grains and soybeans grow with solar panels obstructing their full view of the sun. This counterintuitive practice is called agrivoltaics, a nascent industry that partners solar developers looking for large plots of land and farmers looking to make additional income.

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  UIUC storm chasers measure 300 mph winds in recent tornado

  Jul 1, 2024 11:15 am

  In a chase straight out of a movie, the Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences' Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets (FARM) team intercepted the deadly Greenfield, Iowa tornado to deploy instruments and radar that measured wind speeds over 300 mph. 

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  NCSA team develops phone app to teach users to spot online scams

  Jun 17, 2024 2:15 pm

  DeepCover is a phone game application in which users play games like Match 3, word finding, and other popular games, particularly among older adults. As the game starts, you create an agent and start a mission to help stop a scam. As you work through puzzles and prizes allowing you to customize your character, you’re given short tips about how to identify scam behavior. 

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  UIC CUPPA students develop climate action plan for suburb

  Jun 3, 2024 2:00 pm

  With the assistance of two groups of graduate students from the University of Illinois Chicago, River Forest officials have started work on creating a climate action plan for the village. Village President Cathy Adduci said she attended the April 30 presentation, which she called “great” and said she was “quite impressed with our collaboration and partnership with UIC.”

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