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14/11/2023

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26/08/2023

21/08/2023

"It's been my mission as governor to make higher education more affordable for every Illinoisan, no matter their background. And I couldn't be prouder to say we're doing exactly that," said Governor JB Pritzker. "By restoring public funding directly to our universities, we're eliminating the need for major tuition hikes, so students know what to expect semester after semester."

Exciting day at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as Gov. Pritzker shared about the state's historic investments in education and equity. He was joined by state officials, Chancellor Robert Jones, students, and faculty to celebrate the start of a new school year.

Read more here:
https://ltgov.illinois.gov/news/press-release.26911.html

20/07/2023

The new Diverse Supplier Development Program helps businesses grow their capacity so they can become successful vendors for an even stronger Illinois economy.

“We’re here to help remove barriers that limit the success of people in disadvantaged areas and from underrepresented communities,” said Sharla Roberts, director of the University of Illinois System Office of Procurement Diversity.

Learn more: https://news.uillinois.edu/view/7815/509258063

28/06/2023

This , we are highlighting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers who have found that smoke exposure can decrease labor income, employment, and participation rates in various sectors, particularly among older workers, highlighting the potential amplifying effects of age or poor health. With recent winds carrying the pollution from Canadian wildfires to Illinois, Professors David Molitor and Mark Borgschulte have seen fit to investigate the quantifiable impact of these environmental disasters on the labor market.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/44oBcpU

21/06/2023

This , we are highlighting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign archaeologists who, using various techniques to date bone sediments, have been able to chronologically place early human occupation of a site in the Tam Pa Ling cave in northeastern Laos. The excavations, which took 15 years to complete, show that humans inhabited this space for likely over 70,000 years.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3CGR8IA

16/06/2023

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago discovered a second peptide antibiotic, called drosocin, which comes from fruit flies and protects insects from bacterial infections by binding to ribosomes. These scientists hope to help develop new antibiotics through their understanding of peptide mechanisms. Such pursuits are made possible by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) .
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3NyDKfC

14/06/2023

Today’s highlights University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers Bethany Anderson, Jenny Davis, and Christopher Prom. All of them lead Illinois’ part in the Doris Duke Native Oral History Revitalization Project in pursuit of making Native American oral histories from the ‘60s and ‘70s digitally accessible. Since the start of the project in 2021, student workers have worked closely with the Northern Arapaho, Eastern Shoshone and Hopi tribes, among others.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/3JgmqJL

12/06/2023

Today’s Monday Legislator Highlight is Representative Norma Hernandez. Representative Hernandez grew up in Melrose Park and is an University of Illinois Chicago alumni having received her Master’s in Urban Planning and Policy in addition to having worked at UIC's Great Cities Institute as an urban planner. She was also the first Latina to serve as a Trustee at Triton Community College, continuing her commitment there as a Board Member of Triton College. A few of the committees she currently sits on include Higher Education, Transportation Regulations, Roads & Bridges and more. Thank you for your service to Illinois Representative Hernandez