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  Hoping for change isn’t enough. It’s time for action. Choose SRI2025.

  May 19, 2025 11:00 am

  Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress organizer Suzanne Malec-McKenna says, “This convening focuses on sustainability solutions — what we have learned, what we are learning, and how we can collaborate for more discovery and leverage our discoveries for expanded outcomes.”

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  Governor appoints civic leader, retired physician to U of I Board of Trustees

  May 12, 2025 11:45 am

  Gov. JB Pritzker has appointed longtime civic leader, philanthropist and retired physician Bryan S. Traubert to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Traubert practiced ophthalmology in Chicago for more than 30 years and is chairman of the Pritzker Traubert Foundation and chair of the Executive Committee of the Chicago Community Trust. He is also a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

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  From research to results: How the U of I System powers economic competitiveness

  May 9, 2025 9:00 am

  ACE Illinois, the 20th Americas Competitiveness Exchange, set a record for generating the most letters of interest and memoranda of understanding for future international projects and partnerships — while the event was still underway.

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  CyberGIS leader on SRI2025’s bold agenda: The world needs you. Now.

  May 8, 2025 11:00 am

  CyberGIS and geospatial science expert Shaowen Wang  welcomes students, researchers, community leaders and more to I-GUIDE Forum 2025: Geospatial AI and Innovation for Sustainability Solutions, co-located at SRI2025 June 17-19.

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  5 Reasons to Attend SRI2025

  May 5, 2025 11:00 am

  The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI2025) is one of the largest sustainability events — and in 2025, it’s coming to the U.S. for the first time ever. From June 16–19, join thousands of scientists, policy leaders, innovators, and community advocates at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk to exchange bold ideas, form global partnerships, and build pathways to real-world solutions. 

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