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• Pritzker Foundation Donates $10 Million to DPI to Develop More Inclusive Tech Talent

  by Lauryn ScottDec 15, 2020 8:00 am |  3,201  Views

  The Pritzker Foundation announced today it is giving $10 million over the next five years to The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) to support and develop promising and more diverse tech talent in Illinois. 

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• Discovery Partners Institute Hires IWERC Director

  by Lauryn ScottOct 29, 2020 12:30 pm |  513  Views

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has appointed Meg Bates the founding director of the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC), which will conduct research to answer the questions most important to Illinois policy and education leaders.

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• Walder Foundation Awards Discovery Partners Institute $1.25 Million

  by Lauryn ScottOct 27, 2020 10:00 am |  2,376  Views

  The Walder Foundation has awarded a Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) science team led by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) $1.25 million to develop a prototype capability for detecting COVID-19 outbreaks and trends in Chicago’s wastewater.

   

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• City Scholars Program Expands At Discovery Partners Institute

  by Lauryn ScottSep 17, 2020 10:00 am |  456  Views

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and The Grainger College of Engineering are expanding the City Scholars program to now include the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech).

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• U of I trustees approve lease to expand DPI space

  by Lauryn ScottSep 10, 2020 1:00 pm |  4  Views

  The University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a lease that will roughly double the amount of space now occupied by the Discovery Partners Institute’s headquarters to accommodate the growing demand for programming space.

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• DPI Awards More Than $1 Million in R&D Grants

  by Lauryn ScottAug 27, 2020 10:00 am |  1,695  Views

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is launching eight, world-class research teams from the University of Illinois System and partner universities with more than $1 million in seed funding.

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• DPI Partners to Expand I-Corps Programs in Chicago

  by Lauryn ScottAug 10, 2020 9:30 am |  224  Views

  The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) has launched its inaugural I-Corps program, a virtual boot camp with 11 teams representing Chicago’s top research universities and community entrepreneurs. 

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• DPI and P33 Launch TechReady Illinois in response to COVID-19

  by Mark HarrisJun 8, 2020 8:00 am |  439  Views

  P33 and Discovery Partners Institute today launched TechReady Illinois, an effort to help Illinois residents hurt by COVID-19 gain new digital skills at steeply discounted tuition rates.

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• DPI launches education and workforce research center

  by Mark HarrisMay 12, 2020 9:00 am |  1,343  Views

  The Discovery Partners Institute has launched a new education and workforce research center, the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC), supported by $3.9 million from some of Chicago’s most influential philanthropists and foundations.

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• Gov. Pritzker commits $500 million to IIN and DPI

  by Benjamin TaylorFeb 12, 2020 9:00 am |  2  Views

  Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday announced that the State of Illinois is moving forward with $500 million in capital funding for the University of Illinois System's Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) and Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) - a network of research and innovation hubs that will serve as a magnet for technology and talent.

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