CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Breakthrough could connect quantum computers at 200 times longer distance * Quantum computers are powerful, lightning-fast and notoriously difficult to connect to one another over long distances. Previously, the maximum distance two quantum computers could connect through a fiber cable was a few kilometers. This means that, even if such cable were run between them, quantum computers in downtown Chicago'  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Customer ratings could help identify gamers who have lost control * EVANSTON, Ill. - It appears a contradiction: a gamer trashes an online game and then goes on to spend more time and money playing it. A new Northwestern University study, however, finds this apparent contradiction to be prevalent among players of a popular online game and suggests it may signal problems with self-control and comp  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern experts on Netflix/Paramount bidding war for acquisition of Warner Discovery * EVANSTON, Ill. - Paramount Skydance announced today they have launched an all-cash "hostile bid" of $108.4 billion for the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery a move that disrupts Netflix's bid of $82.7 billion. David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, has attempted to appeal to the storied studio's sha  more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- Olivet Nazarene University posted the following news: * * * Olivet Launches Hybrid MBA Degree Program * Olivet Nazarene University has offered a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree for more than 30 years. What started as a traditional on-campus degree shifted to a fully online program a decade ago to offer an affordable and efficient method of graduate studies. Over the years, the University has supported more than 1,800 MBA students in many indust  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * UIS researcher publishes two studies helping cities address heat, water and environmental equity Author: Blake Wood Kyle Blount, an assistant professor of ecohydrology in the University of Illinois Springfield's Environmental Studies Program within the College of Health, Science and Technology, has co-authored two collaborative research articles that offer new guidance for  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * What are the new guidelines for infant hepatitis B vaccination? * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. On Dec. 5, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to discontinue its decades-long recommendation for universal vaccination against hepatitis B beginning at birth. Public health expert and infectious disease physician Janet A. Jokela   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 8 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Wireless device 'speaks' to the brain with light * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EMBARGOED UNTIL 5 A.M. EST (U.S.) ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025 * New non-invasive device conforms to the skull and delivers complex sequences of light through bone * * Scientists tested the device on mice with neurons that were genetically modified to respond to light * * With information transmitted via  more