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DPI’s IWERC awarded funding to expand research on Illinois education issues

Jun 16, 2022 11:15 am

The Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) at the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has been awarded a total of $275,000 in funding from three organizations — CME Group Foundation, Joyce Foundation, and Crown Family Philanthropies — that will expand IWERC’s research on Illinois education issues.
UI Health Specialty Care Building opening access to care, jobs

Sep 22, 2022 1:15 pm

The newest clinical building on the University of Illinois Chicago’s health sciences campus will open to patients Sept. 26. Leadership from UIC and its health system, UI Health, marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting event outside the $194 million building Sept. 14.
IDPH & DPI announce statewide system to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater

May 25, 2021 7:45 am

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) today announced a statewide system to monitor the virus that causes COVID-19 and its variants in wastewater, providing public health officials with early warnings of a potential outbreak on a county-by-county basis.
SHIELD program a model for effective pandemic management, data show

Jun 9, 2022 8:15 am

A new paper in the journal Nature Communications details the innovations in modeling, saliva testing and results reporting of the SHIELD program that helped mitigate the spread of the virus at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the surrounding community.

SHIELD has been deployed in schools and communities across the state through the U of I System's SHIELD Illinois unit, and around the world through the university-related organization Shield T3.
IDPH expands COVID-19 testing to elementary schools

Jun 10, 2021 7:45 am

To help ensure schools can more safely resume in-person learning, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced it is expanding access to no-cost and low-cost COVID-19 testing to elementary schools across Illinois. Schools can choose to utilize the saliva-based covidSHIELD test developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The covidSHIELD test can quickly detect the virus that causes COVID-19, and its variants, including among people who do not have symptoms.
UIUC receives APLU award for COVID-19 testing program

Jul 6, 2021 7:00 am

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received the inaugural Research Response to Community Crisis Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities for its COVID-19 testing program.
Chicago awarded $18.5M in federal funds to create new jobs in the region

Aug 17, 2022 2:15 pm

The Discovery Partners Institute and P33 will spearhead tech-specific workforce development programs in support of an $18.5 million federal Good Jobs Challenge award announced earlier this month.
Three U of I System scientists named "Researchers to Know 2020" by the ISTC

Sep 17, 2020 1:00 pm

Three scientists in the U of I System were identified as "Researchers to Know 2020" by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition: Marty Burke at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Bellur Prabhakar and Maria Siemionow at University of Illinois Chicago.
UIS Chancellor Koch announces retirement

Feb 7, 2020 9:45 am

Susan J. Koch, chancellor of the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) since 2011, announced Friday she will retire as chancellor of UIS and vice president of the University of Illinois System effective June 30. She is currently the longest-serving chancellor of the U of I System.
UIC opens new state-of-the-art living and learning community

Jul 22, 2019 10:00 am

When students arrive on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus next month, nearly 550 will move into its newest building, the Academic and Residential Complex, where they will have the opportunity to take classes in new spaces that foster learning through technology and collaborative design.
DPI shares in $7.5M award from NSF to improve science gateways

Sep 13, 2022 10:45 am

The Discovery Partners Institute is among the recipients of a $7.5 million CyberInfrastructure Center of Excellence Award from the National Science Foundation. The funding will support a five-year project to improve science gateways.
DPI receives $1.5M grant for clean transportation research partnership

Sep 15, 2022 12:45 pm

A multi-institutional and multidisciplinary team led by the Discovery Partners Institute has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation PIRE program to reduce pollution in South Asian cities and accelerate a transition to clean transportation.
U of I System campaign progress soars to 75.7 percent toward goal

Oct 11, 2019 12:00 pm

The University of Illinois System and the University of Illinois Foundation announced today an impressive fundraising report for fiscal year 2019 with $462.9 million in new business, comprised of new gifts, grants, pledges, and deferred commitments.
Inside the massive SHIELD Illinois testing operation

Mar 2, 2022 10:15 am

WTTW visited a school SHIELD Illinois testing site and one of the SHIELD Illinois labs recently to take a look inside the University of Illinois System's massive COVID-19 testing operation.
COVID-19: Rising to the Challenge

Apr 10, 2020 10:00 am

The University of Illinois System is demonstrating its land-grant mission in real time, marshalling its world-class resources and ramping up its knowledge-generating power to foster solutions that will help steer our state through the COVID-19 crisis. Visit this page for updates, communications, and other resources.
DPI, CPS partner to engage high school students in tech

Apr 27, 2023 2:30 pm

The partnership helped support and encourage nearly 250 CPS students from a dozen CPS schools to explore the tech field this year. This workshop series helps expand DPI’s efforts to develop promising and diverse tech talent in Chicago.
UIC breaks ground on new Computer Design Research and Learning Center

Jul 16, 2021 2:30 pm

On July 15, UIC held a groundbreaking event to celebrate the commencement of construction activities for the new $117.8 million, 135,000-square-foot Computer Design Research and Learning Center, which will be located at 900 W. Taylor St., adjacent to UIC’s Memorial Grove.
U of I System joins initiative to address inequities in access and success

Dec 14, 2021 2:00 pm

The University of Illinois System is part of The Power of Systems initiative with other leading university systems across the U.S. to address inequities in higher education access and success. The initiative is being led by the National Association of System Heades (NASH).
Virtual Town Hall

Dec 17, 2019 9:00 am

The Illinois Alumni Association recently hosted a Virtual Town Hall featuring University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen. Listen to hear more about the latest system initiatives, and the alumni Q & A with the president.
Discovery Partners Institute creates endowment to support long-term growth

Jan 17, 2023 3:15 pm

The fund was seeded last month with $3.5 million in revenue from Shield T3, a business created and owned by the University of Illinois System to expand the use of the saliva-based COVID-19 test created by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers.
Innovate Springfield joins UIS, becomes first hub of Illinois Innovation Network

Aug 28, 2018 10:00 am

Innovate Springfield, a downtown Springfield innovation and business incubator, has become part of the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) under an agreement aimed at expanding economic growth, entrepreneurship opportunities and social progress in the capital city, Chancellor Susan Koch announced today.
U of I Foundation releases financial report for FY20

Oct 22, 2020 1:45 pm

The University of Illinois System and the University of Illinois Foundation announced today an impressive fundraising report for Fiscal Year 2020 (July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020) that includes both cash and new business figures surpassing $400 million.
UIC a finalist for APLU 2021 Degree Completion Award

Nov 2, 2021 1:45 pm

The University of Illinois Chicago is one of three universities named finalists for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ 2021 Degree Completion Award.
"This is the safest place in Illinois" - Crain's Chicago Business Op-Ed

Feb 4, 2021 8:15 am

In this Crain's Chicago Business Op-Ed, Don Edwards, Chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees explains how the U of I developed its own COVID-19 test and deployed it more than a million times (and counting).
Campaign fundraising for the U of I System crosses $2 billion mark

Mar 14, 2019 9:00 am

In October 2017 the University of Illinois System officially launched a comprehensive fundraising initiative with an ambitious $3.1 billion goal. Now, less than a year and a half into the public campaigns, the U of I System has surpassed the $2 billion mark—or 64.8%—in funds raised toward this goal.
2019 report highlights initiatives from across the U of I System

Apr 17, 2019 9:45 am

Impact Illinois 2019, the annual report from the University of Illinois System, highlights recent initiatives of the system, our three best-in-class universities, and our leading hospital and health sciences system.
COVID-19 testing strategies allow universities to open

Aug 28, 2020 3:00 pm

CNBC (Aug. 28) On CNBC's "Sqauwk on the Street," University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen discussed the pioneering saliva-based testing program that allowed the system’s three universities to resume face-to-face instruction this fall.
President Killeen touts the U of I System's innovation agenda

Dec 6, 2021 4:00 pm

President Tim Killeen recently spoke with CEO Magazine on the trajectory of the University of Illinois System, its innovation agenda, and its collective impact on economic vitality and the public good.
Illini Success report documents graduates' post-college experiences

Mar 13, 2019 4:30 pm

Graduates from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s undergraduate programs continue to experience exceptional success in securing a “first destination” – defined as a job, enrollment in graduate school or a volunteer position – within six months of graduation, according to the newly released Illini Success report.
DPI and UIC CHANCE announce expansion of Digital Scholars Program

Apr 2, 2021 9:30 am

The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and University of Illinois Chicago (UIC’s) CHANCE program have announced the expansion of its Digital Scholars Program to support and develop promising and diverse tech talent in Illinois.
Board of Trustees Chair commits $100K for UIC's frontline healthcare workers

May 20, 2020 10:15 am

University of Illinois Board of Trustees Chairman Don Edwards and his wife, Anne Edwards, both alumni of the University of Illinois, have pledged $100,000 to establish the UI Health Employee Relief Fund, which will support health care workers at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, or UI Health.
Walder Foundation awards DPI $1.25M

Oct 27, 2020 10:30 am

The Walder Foundation has awarded a Discovery Partners Institute science team led by the University of Illinois at Chicago $1.25 million to develop a prototype capability for detecting COVID-19 outbreaks and trends in Chicago’s wastewater.
DPI & CDPH system to monitor COVID-19 in Chicago wastewater extended

Dec 21, 2021 12:00 pm

The Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, and the Chicago Department of Public Health have announced the citywide system to monitor the virus that causes COVID-19 and its variants in wastewater will continue for two years, leveraging $2.14 million in federal funding.
IGPA task force's roadmap for safely reopening state's economy

May 29, 2020 8:00 am

The Institute of Government and Public Affairs assembled a task force of interdisciplinary faculty experts from all three universities in the University of Illinois System to assess COVID-19’s effects on the state. This essay represents the work of several task force members to create a roadmap for safely reopening the state’s economy.
State budget includes $500 million for U of I-led research center

Jun 5, 2018 10:00 am

A new statewide innovation enterprise led by the University of Illinois System that will accelerate economic growth in Illinois got a major boost when $500 million in funding support approved by the General Assembly in the fiscal 2019 state budget was signed into law Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
UIUC, UIC part of new $15.5M mathematical institute

Jul 14, 2020 10:00 am

Mathematicians and statisticians from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago and will join researchers at two other leading universities in Illinois as part of the new Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation.
DPI awards more than $1 million in R&D grants

Aug 27, 2020 1:45 pm

The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is launching eight, world-class research teams from the University of Illinois system and partner universities with more than $1 million in seed funding.
City Scholars program expands at Discovery Partners Institute

Sep 17, 2020 11:30 am

The Discovery Partners Institute and The Grainger College of Engineering are expanding the City Scholars program to now include the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech).
Gov. Pritzker commits $500 million to IIN and DPI

Feb 12, 2020 9:45 am

Highlighting his dynamic, long-term vision for economic development built on state-of-the-art technology, robust higher education and private partnerships, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday announced that the State of Illinois is moving forward with $500 million in capital funding for the University of Illinois System’s Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) and Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) – a network of research and innovation hubs that will serve as a magnet for technology and talent.
U of I System hosts Virtual Town Hall

May 21, 2020 12:00 pm

On May 13, 2020 the University of Illinois System hosted a tele-town hall for advocates and legislative staff. President Tim Killeen discussed the system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and took live questions from callers.
UIS takes ownership of future Springfield Innovation Center property

Dec 6, 2022 10:15 am

The University of Illinois Springfield has officially purchased the downtown building that will serve as the new home of the UIS Innovation Center. Scheduled to open in 2025, the center will serve central Illinois as part of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) to drive innovation, economic growth and workforce development across the state.
Pawsitively Collaborative: A new partnership in veterinary pharmacy

Dec 12, 2022 8:30 am

A new veterinary pharmacy residency program serves as an example of the collaborations that unite University of Illinois System entities around advancing health and other missions.
Discovery Partners Institute launches socio-demographic equity dashboard

Apr 4, 2023 10:45 am

The dashboard provides an in-depth analysis of the six distinct neighborhood types in Illinois and their corresponding socio-demographic variables, allowing users to better understand the characteristics of communities throughout the state.
UIUC & DPI launch program to prepare more computer science teachers

Apr 13, 2021 9:00 am

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) are launching a Teaching Endorsement in Computer Science (CSTed) that will prepare more teachers to instruct on the subject.
Ghosh named vice president, CFO for U of I System

May 29, 2018 1:00 pm

Avijit Ghosh, a former business school dean who has served in senior leadership positions across the University of Illinois System for nearly two decades, has been named the system’s permanent vice president and chief financial officer, President Tim Killeen announced today.
DPI, National University of Singapore launch innovation programs, establish Chicago presence

Jun 2, 2023 2:00 pm

NUS is Asia’s top university, ranked 11th in the 2023 QS World Rankings. Under this memorandum of understanding, NUS will launch its global entrepreneurship program, the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC), in Chicago in 2024.
DPI aims to diversify Chicago's tech sector

Jun 7, 2022 10:00 am

The U of I System-led Discovery Partners Institute's Pritzker Tech Talent Labs are a resource to help increase the diverse supply of tech talent for Chicago-area businesses. DPI Director Bill Jackson writes about why it is so important in an OpEd in Crain's Chicago Business.
Discovery Partners Institute, UIC CHANCE expand Digital Scholars

Jul 5, 2022 11:00 am

The Discovery Partners Institute and University of Illinois Chicago (UIC’s) CHANCE program, in partnership with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, today announced the expansion of its Digital Scholars Program to support and develop promising and diverse tech talent in Illinois.

Digital Scholars, now in its third year, is an intensive, free, five-week summer program for high school students and incoming UIC freshmen.
U of I Foundation releases FY21 financial and endowment report

Oct 1, 2021 10:15 am

Today the University of Illinois System and the University of Illinois Foundation released fundraising information for Fiscal Year 2021. The Foundation reports $400.2 million for cash* and $446.0 million for new business—the second year running that both figures crossed the $400 million threshold.
Pritzker Foundation donates $10 million to DPI

Dec 15, 2020 8:15 am

The Pritzker Foundation announced today it is giving $10 million over the next five years to The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) to support and develop promising and more diverse tech talent in Illinois.

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