CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 11 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: Paul Carbone, Richard Gonzalez, Hilary Krane and Vasant Narasimhan named Trustees; Barry Fields elected chair of UCMC Board Paul Carbone, AB'83, Richard Gonzalez, Hilary Krane, JD'89, and Vasant "Vas" Narasimhan, AB'98, have been elected as new members of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees. "Paul, Richard, Hilary and Vas are all distinguished leaders in their respective fields, and we will greatly bene  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 11 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: ComEd, Elevate, and Illinois Green today announced that a proposal to expand building electrification in Illinois has been selected for a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The grant award, made possible by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will support the launch of a new Chicago building performance Hub, a collaborati  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 11 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell represented Swift Current Energy in closing project financing for the Double Black Diamond Solar project, an 800 MWdc (593 MWac) facility located 30 miles west of Springfield, Illinois. Double Black Diamond Solar is expected to be second-largest single-phase solar project in the U.S. and the largest solar project in MISO once it comes online, producing enough energy each year to po  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Combating climate change requires commitment and collaboration between international leaders, and Melinda Burgin '25 hopes to contribute to those efforts through her research as a 2023 Robert S. and Nell B. Eckley Summer Scholar. Burgin developed a passion for protecting the planet as early as elementary school, when she learned about the effects of climate change on endangered species and  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 11 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: Lonnie Randolph, J.D. '13, has been elected to serve on the board of directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The election took place during the organization's annual meeting in Chicago. Randolph, a former semi-professional basketball player, is a founding partner and the managing partner at Randolph & Randolph in northwest Indiana and Chicago. He also serves as   more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Aug. 5 -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Psychology Elayne Vollman's paper, "Worked Examples Moderate the Effect of Math Learning Anxiety on Children's Math Learning and Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic," was published in the Journal of Educational Psychology. "I hope that scientists and teachers alike learn about the benefits of worked examples as a means to support learning and reduce anxiety in the middle school math class  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 11 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that partners Andrew Pincus and Elizabeth Espin Stern served as honorary co-chairs of Legal Aid DC's 2023 Making Justice Real Campaign, supporting the organization in another record-breaking year. Thanks to the generosity of those at Mayer Brown and elsewhere, the campaign raised $3.49 million--beating its goal by roughly $95,000 and topping the previous record set just last year  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 11 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: Western Illinois University alumna and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Kay O'Brien has been honored as a Champion of the Illinois Bar Foundation. "Meaningful access to justice requires finding attorneys to represent people with limited means in order to protect their rights," O'Brien said. "The Illinois Bar Foundation helps support the efforts of legal aid clinics across Illinois with financial supp  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 5 -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: The Research Policy Committee honored Lynne Ling with the 2023 Frank J. Toth Award, the highest recognition for SIU School of Medicine research support personnel. Ling is lab manager in the Auditory Neurobiology Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology. She has worked at SIU for 22 years. "The lab would not be in the position it is in today without Lynne's t  more