News from October 2024
UI Health faces potential second strike amid ongoing nurse contract negotiations
By A. D. Nghiem | Oct 31, 2024
Members of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA), representing registered nurses at UI Health, have voted to authorize a potential second strike.
Chicago school board president resigns after mayor's request
By A. D. Nghiem | Oct 31, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced the resignation of Reverend Mitchell Johnson, President of the Chicago School Board of Education.
Illinois professors receive grant for open textbook on building facade maintenance
By Southland Marquee | Oct 31, 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology's Associate Teaching Professor Edoarda Corradi Dell’Acqua and Professor Jamshid Mohammadi have secured funding from the Illinois State Library/Secretary of State Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant.
Study finds forgetting may aid brain's normal process for forming memories
By A. D. Bamburg | Oct 31, 2024
A new study from Northwestern University suggests that brief periods of forgetfulness, known as transient memory lapses, may be a natural part of the brain's memory formation process.