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  Real Impact: Institute seeks funding bump for environment-focused mission

  Mar 6, 2023 7:00 am

  The system is asking the state for a 12 percent boost for Prairie Research Institue in the next budget cycle, increasing the $14.8 million budget to about $16.5 million. PRI receives essentially the same annual contribution from the state as it did when it became part of the U of I System in 2009.

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  Illinois Ventures and Illinois alumni collaborate on launch of Illini Angel network

  Mar 2, 2023 8:45 am

  The University of Illinois System's venture capital arm and prominent alumni join forces to finance, support, and mentor early-stage companies with university roots.

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  Devastation in Turkey, Syria impacts University of Illinois System community

  Feb 23, 2023 2:45 pm

  The scale of the disaster is Syria and Turkey is staggering, and our hearts go out to all who are struggling with these losses.

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  Discovery Partners Institute receives $2.36M disease-control contract from CDPH

  Feb 21, 2023 10:30 am

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is expanding its wastewater surveillance in Chicago beyond the virus that causes COVID-19 under a Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) agreement that extends their disease-control efforts into mid-2024. The DPI-led scientific team is now also analyzing wastewater for evidence of influenza A and B. The new agreement permits this search to grow to include other pathogens, such as the polio or monkeypox viruses, should they emerge as public health concerns.

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  Real Impact: Heart-focused agency advances neighbor helping neighbor

  Feb 17, 2023 8:00 am

  Illinois Heart Rescue teaches bystander CPR, automated external defibrillator (AED) use and other emergency essentials in large part because of state funding. This spring, the University of Illinois System again is advocating for the program’s annual funding as part of its annual state budget request. 

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