CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Students, faculty share how they spent their summers studying everything from languages to glaciers * * * Pursuing the answers to interesting research questions often takes members of the University of Chicago community to fascinating corners of the world. This summer, some UChicago faculty and students enjoyed experiences out in the field--from examining ancient archaeological sites to doing  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- Governors State University issued the following news release: Governors State University's Center for Performing Arts has been awarded a $10,000 Powering the Arts grant from ComEd and League of Chicago Theatres. ComEd, partnered with the League of Chicago Theatres, created the Powering the Arts program to reach audiences that have had limited access to cultural offerings. The grant supports the efforts of cultural institutions in northern Illinois who sha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 20 -- Illinois State Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) released the following statement in response to multiple media reports that Esmeralda Aguilar was released to the public under the new cashless bail implementation despite four felony charges of aggravated battery to a peace officer. "Reports that on the very first day of no   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * * Using new high-resolution simulations, researchers discover completely new way that gas reaches a black hole to feed it * Conventional theory says supermassive black holes, which lurk at the centers of galaxies, eat over time scales of hundreds to hundreds of thousands of years * In new simulations, the eating process takes mere months * Some quasars, which are extre  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Is it possible to decolonize works by Mozart, Shakespeare and other renowned artists? Leading theatre professionals and scholars gather at Northwestern University to tackle that question and investigate how theatre can become more inclusive, equitable and culturally sensitive. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, "On Decolonizing Theatre" is a multi-disciplinary series of public  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 20 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan, Black Hills State University in South Dakota and Benedictine University in Illinois have received a $1.125 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to recruit students of diverse backgrounds into the field of physics. The grant, Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce, is awarded to the institutes with the aim of recruiting students from diverse backgrounds into t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on its $815 million project to build the state's first standalone structure dedicated to cancer care and research. The 575,000-square-foot, seven-story pavilion builds on the University of Chicago's decades of work and leadership in cancer research and its prestigious designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Sept. 19 event included remarks from Chicago Ma  more