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Community production center wins fifth MCHAP.emerge award
By Southland Marquee | Sep 27, 2024
The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) has announced the Community Production Center Las Tejedoras, designed by Natura Futura architect José Fernando Gómez and architect Juan Carlos Bamba, as the winner of the fifth MCHAP.emerge award. The center, located in Chongón, Ecuador, serves local women artisans by providing a space to learn, create, and showcase their handmade textiles.
University professor encourages students to embrace failure through playful learning
By C. D. McHugh | Sep 27, 2024
In his Aims of Education address to new University of Chicago undergraduate students, Prof. Patrick Jagoda posed a question that he often asks in his courses.
Northwestern University offers improv workshop series for youth who stutter
By M. N. Tirado | Sep 27, 2024
Northwestern University’s Center for Audiology, Speech, Language and Learning (NUCASLL) in the School of Communication is launching a series of free public workshops using improvisation to help young people who stutter. The series, titled “Break the Blocks,” was successfully piloted last year and is expanding this fall.
Northwestern expert comments on recent surge in executions
By K. R. Nelson | Sep 26, 2024
Since Friday, five men on death row have been, or are scheduled to be, executed within a one-week span. The most high-profile case is that of Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, who was executed in Missouri Tuesday night after a last-ditch effort to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court failed.
Navy Pier announces month-long Halloween festivities for all ages
By R. B. Pepalis | Sep 26, 2024
Navy Pier in Chicago is set to celebrate Halloween throughout October with a variety of events for all ages. Activities include haunted river cruises, giant spiders, and costume parties.
Federico Solmi's 'The Great Farce' displayed at Northwestern University
By A. D. Bamburg | Sep 26, 2024
Federico Solmi's media work "The Great Farce" is now on display at Northwestern University's Block Museum of Art until December 1. This exhibition marks the first time the museum has presented Solmi’s full installation, which consists of nine video projections covering the largest gallery space.
UIC highlights available student support resources as semester intensifies
By R. B. Pepalis | Sep 26, 2024
As the fall semester progresses, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) community is reminded to utilize available resources for support. The campus offers a range of services aimed at enhancing well-being and academic success.
University receives $100 million gift supporting leadership in free expression
By C. D. McHugh | Sep 26, 2024
The University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift from an anonymous donor to support its leadership in free expression and advance the work of the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. This donation will help promote understanding, practice, and advancement of free discourse both on campus and globally.
Faculty awarded pilot professional development fellowships for 2024-25 academic year
By K. R. Nelson | Sep 25, 2024
The Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, along with the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, has announced the recipients of the Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Professional Development Fellowship Pilot Program for the 2024-25 academic year.
UChicago announces new master's program in environmental science
By R. B. Pepalis | Sep 25, 2024
The University of Chicago is introducing a new master’s program in environmental science. This program aims to equip students with essential quantitative and data science skills applicable across various environmental science fields, including climate science, biogeochemistry, ecology, and oceanography.
University of Chicago welcomes new students with convocation events
By A. A. Sanchez | Sep 23, 2024
The University of Chicago community is set to welcome new graduate and undergraduate students to campus this week through various activities designed to introduce them to their peers and their new intellectual environment in Hyde Park.
Bruce Willis's journey highlights challenges in diagnosing frontotemporal dementia
By M. N. Tirado | Sep 23, 2024
Actor Bruce Willis was first diagnosed with aphasia in the spring of 2022 and later with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) nearly a year after. FTD is a disorder that can affect personality, social skills, and speech.
Northwestern University announces fall lineup at Wirtz Center Chicago
By J. D. Suayan | Sep 23, 2024
Northwestern University's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts in Chicago will host four productions this fall, each highlighting significant historical figures or cultural traditions and exploring art's healing power.
Scientists grapple with understanding mysterious force driving cosmic expansion
By A. A. Sanchez | Sep 20, 2024
Dark energy is a term scientists use to describe the unknown force causing the universe to expand at an accelerating rate. Though its exact nature remains elusive, it is believed to constitute about 70% of the universe's total energy and matter.
NSF-Simons Foundation launches $20M national AI research institute focused on astronomy
By K. R. Nelson | Sep 20, 2024
A large multi-institutional collaboration, including the University of Chicago and led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million grant to develop and apply new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to astrophysics research and deep space exploration.
Research program immerses students in big-city life
By Southland Marquee | Sep 20, 2024
Students from universities across the nation converged at Illinois Institute of Technology to engage in an intense 10-week research project and to see the benefits of studying in a large metropolitan city such as Chicago through the College of Computing’s Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).
Federal Assault Weapons Ban linked to prevention of up to 38 additional mass shootings
By A. I. Benavidez | Sep 20, 2024
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (FAWB) prevented up to five public mass shootings when it was active between 1994 and 2004, according to previous research. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found that had the ban remained in place, it would have prevented up to 38 more mass shootings between 2005 and 2022.
Northwestern University partners with City Colleges on early admissions agreement
By A. A. Sanchez | Sep 19, 2024
CHICAGO—(September 19, 2024)—Northwestern University School of Professional Studies (SPS) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have announced a partnership to facilitate early admissions for transfer students from CCC to Northwestern.
Jeremy V. Fine named CFO at Illinois Institute of Technology
By Southland Marquee | Sep 19, 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology appoints a chief financial officer with more than 25 years of experience in leadership at the CTA, the City of Chicago and other institutions
Ph.D. student researches enhanced lift technology for electric airplanes
By Southland Marquee | Sep 19, 2024
Nickolas Payne, a Ph.D. student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), is conducting research aimed at enhancing the performance of electric airplanes. His work focuses on improving the lift capability of airfoils used in electric aircraft.