DEC 13: PRITZKER ADMINISTRATION RELEASES $37M+ TO FUND INNOVATION HUBS

Pritzker announced today the release of $37.3 million to launch facilities for five hubs of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), created to accelerate job creation and economic growth through groundbreaking education, research, and discovery. Educational institutions including NIU and SIUC are among those looking to prepare students for the jobs of today and tomorrow with new facilities.
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NOV 28: NORTHWESTERN TEAM AMONG 2 FINALISTS FOR $300 MILLION NASA MISSION

One of just two finalists, STAR-x, a space mission proposed to the agency's Explorer program that includes three Northwestern University astrophysicists, has been selected as one of two finalists to launch a research facility into space in 2028. As a finalist, STAR-X received $3 million to fund a nine-month-long detailed exploration of the proposed issue.
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NOV 18: TWO CHICAGO UNIVERSITIES CO-RECIPIENTS OF $51 MILLION GRANT FOR HEALTH EQUITY

Loyola University and Illinois Institute of Technology are among the co-recipients of a $51 million grant from the National Institutes of Health that will work to improve health equity, launching a community-based research network of nonprofits and other organizations who want to address the health issues plaguing their members by working with physicians and researchers.
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NOV 17: UIC WATER SURVEILLANCE PROJECT WINS CHICAGO INNOVATION AWARD

A University of Illinois Chicago Associate Professor, Rachel Poretsky, accepted a Chicago Innovation Award on behalf of a collaborative, multi-institution team effort to monitor the ebb and flow of COVID-19 in Chicago and Illinois by detecting the virus's presence in wastewater. Other collaborators include Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory.
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OCT 18: LOYOLA ANNOUNCES SCOLARSHIP HONORING ALUMNA MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY

Loyola University Chicago has announced the establishment of a scholarship honoring Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmet Till and a 1971 graduate of the University's Graduate School of Education, continuing her legacy of service to the youth of Chicago and the cause of justice for Black children everywhere by supporting a Chicagoland high school graduate who has been recognized for their engagement with the Black community through leadership or community service.
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