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Northwestern Law experts discuss legal challenges in wrongful deportation case
By Southland Marquee | Apr 16, 2025
The judge presiding over the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, has expressed the possibility of contempt proceedings against the Trump administration.
Astronomy professor Wendy Freedman named in TIME's 100 Influential People of 2025
By Southland Marquee | Apr 16, 2025
Wendy Freedman, a distinguished professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, has been recognized as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2025.
Illinois Tech hosts annual MMAE Student Research Poster Competition and awards ceremony
By Southland Marquee | Apr 15, 2025
The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Tech hosted the annual MMAE Student Research Poster Competition and departmental awards ceremony on March 28, 2025.
UChicago receives $100 million donation for Executive MBA program
By Southland Marquee | Apr 15, 2025
Entrepreneur Konstantin Sokolov has pledged $100 million to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business for its Executive MBA Program.
UChicago student awarded prestigious Carnegie fellowship in Washington, D.C
By Southland Marquee | Apr 15, 2025
University of Chicago (UChicago) student Cara Wilson, in her fourth year, has been chosen by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program.
UIC enhances summer travel with U-PASS+ including Metra Rail for students
By Southland Marquee | Apr 15, 2025
UIC students now have the opportunity to expand their transportation access as the U-PASS+ program offers an inclusion of Metra Rail.
Study reveals complexities in dopamine's role in learning
By Southland Marquee | Apr 15, 2025
Dopamine plays a crucial role in learning processes, particularly in avoiding negative outcomes, as revealed by a recent study at Northwestern University.
Study identifies inefficiencies in water splitting for sustainable energy solutions
By Southland Marquee | Apr 15, 2025
As the quest for sustainable energy continues, researchers at Northwestern University have uncovered a significant factor contributing to the inefficiency of water splitting.
Studies provide hope with new ulcerative colitis treatments
By Southland Marquee | Apr 14, 2025
Ulcerative colitis affects hundreds of thousands of Americans with not all patients responding to current treatments.
Illinois Tech's Chun Liu named SIAM fellow for 2025
By Southland Marquee | Apr 14, 2025
Chun Liu, a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics at Illinois Tech, has been named a fellow of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) for 2025.
Illinois Tech students visit industry leaders during spring break
By Southland Marquee | Apr 14, 2025
During their spring break from March 17 to March 24, 2025, a group of 88 students from Illinois Tech visited eight companies across the Chicago metropolitan area.
Medical student and his AI tool compete for major funding in national contest
By Southland Marquee | Apr 14, 2025
Tyler Smith, a third-year medical student, has been selected as a finalist in InnoFest, a national competition organized by the American Medical Student Association (AMSA).
Prominent opera director Yuval Sharon to give Berlin Family Lectures
By Southland Marquee | Apr 14, 2025
Yuval Sharon, a prominent figure in the opera world, is set to deliver the Berlin Family Lectures at the University of Chicago on May 6, 13, and 20.
Daley College celebrates 65th anniversary with community partners
By Southland Marquee | Apr 11, 2025
Richard J. Daley College marked its 65th anniversary on Thursday, April 10, 2025, with an event attended by students, faculty, staff, community partners, and elected officials.
Northwestern scholars record atomic level catalysis in real time
By Southland Marquee | Apr 11, 2025
Researchers from Northwestern University and international collaborators achieved a groundbreaking feat by observing catalysis at the atomic level in real time.
Supreme Court orders Trump administration to return wrongfully deported Maryland man
By Southland Marquee | Apr 11, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has supported a federal judge's order from Maryland, which requires the Trump administration to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States.
UChicago research highlights texture's role in enhancing battery performance
By Southland Marquee | Apr 11, 2025
University of Chicago researchers are focusing on a previously overlooked factor to enhance battery performance – the texture of metals used.
UIC chooses Canvas as new learning management system amid Blackboard phase-out
By Southland Marquee | Apr 10, 2025
Earlier this year, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) began exploring options for a new learning management system as the institution prepares to transition away from Anthology’s Blackboard Original platform, which is being phased out.
UIC addresses immigration, research, financial challenges amidst national policy changes
By Southland Marquee | Apr 10, 2025
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is addressing several pressing issues affecting its campus, involving immigration status changes, research funding challenges, and financial planning.
New genetic insights into Parkinson's disease risk and treatment possibilities
By Southland Marquee | Apr 10, 2025
On April 10, Northwestern Medicine published a new study in the journal Science that explored the genetic factors influencing Parkinson's disease.