ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Augustana College issued the following news: * * * Studying a link between sleep and Alzheimer's, dementia The July 10, 2025, issue of Science, one of the world's top academic journals, features Dr. Samantha Keil '12 as lead author on an article that summarizes what research has revealed about how the brain's glymphatic system may play a role in Alzheimer's disease. The glymphatic system helps clear waste from the brain. Research in animals has shown that it  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, posted the following news release: * * * Boeing Delivers B-52 with New Radar to U.S. Air Force for Testing * SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 11, 2025 - Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the first B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) flight test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for testing with the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The test airc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * ComEd Livens Expanded High Voltage Substation at Wilton Center, Built to Enable Largest Cluster of Wind and Solar Projects in Illinois * ComEd today announced it has livened an expansion of its 765 kilovolt (765 kV) Wilton Center substation in southern Will County. The substation expansion is a necessary upgrade to enable the largest cluster of utility-sca  more

CHARLESTON, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Eastern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * EIU's Peace Corps Prep Program empowers students to lead with purpose Building on Eastern's tradition of service and mentorship, the program ares future leaders for meaningful global impact * Eastern Illinois University is nationally recognized for the strong, meaningful relationships it fosters, making it a first-choice destination for prospective students looking to translate their passio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2025: * * * Illinois Supreme Court Announces Recall and Assignment of Eight Retired Circuit Court Judges Chief Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. and the Supreme Court of Illinois announced today the recall and assignment of eight retired circuit court judges from Cook, Will, and Pope counties to address a shortage of judges in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Section 15 of article VI of th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Inside the U.S. fight against the fentanyl crisis * In terms of illegal drugs, few have caused as much harm as fentanyl. The powerful synthetic opioid has been responsible for about 266,000 deaths in the United States since 2021 and now drives roughly two-thirds or more of all overdose fatalities. The nation's overdose death rate in 2023 was more than four times greater than it was in 1999with the vast  more

DEKALB, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * NASA Partnership Benefits NIU MBA Students NIU graduate students no longer must figuratively "shoot for the stars." Thanks to a new partnership with NASA, they'll be working with the people who help rockets get there. Beginning last spring and continuing through the spring 2026 semester, our College of Business has been collaborating with the Office of Technology Integration and Partnerships of Nationa  more

DEKALB, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * PE alumni launch mentorship program Members of the NIU Physical Education Young Alumni Network officially kicked off a mentorship program in the fall - and it's already thriving. Forty-five alumni mentors are now working with current P.E. majors, sharing advice, stories and support. "It's been inspiring to see the connections forming," says Zach Wahl-Alexander, EC Lane and MN Zimmerman Endowed Profess  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Rare image of Tatooine-like planet is closest to its twin stars yet * EMBARGOED UNTIL NOON EST (U.S.) ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025 * * Astronomers discovered a new exoplanet hidden in decade-old data * * Planet is bound to binary stars, which orbit each other every 18 days * * Planet is six times closer to its stars than other directly imaged planets orbiting binary systems EVANSTON,   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Shape-shifting cell channel reveals new target for precision drugs * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * * A cellular gate, called PANX1, accommodates cargo of vastly different sizes * * Study is first to find the channel uses a ring of amino acids to form a flexible gate that dilates and constricts * * Researchers also found a common antimalarial drug binds to a previously unknown site   more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU provides Air Force ROTC cadets with innovative mental health training By Christi Mathis Imagine a colleague comes to you, struggling with tough life problems, perhaps life-or-death questions. Thanks to an innovative new mental health training program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, cadets from Air Force ROTC Detachment 205 will be prepared to help if faced with such situatio  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * UIS study highlights risks facing Illinois CBD hemp farmers as new federal law creates uncertainty A new peer-reviewed study led by University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Megan Styles, part of the College of Health, Science and Technology, provides an in-depth look at the challenges CBD hemp farmers face in Illinois. The study has b  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * UNCG is One of Three Universities Selected to Launch Regional Virtual Reality Center UNC Greensboro (UNCG) has been selected as one of only three U.S. universities to receive a 2025 university grant from Virtualware and HTC VIVE. With the funding, UNCG, UCLA, and the Illinois Institute of Technology will establish cutting-edge extended reality (XR) centers to drive innov  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Ushering in a new era for writing education at UChicago * Famed author and University of Chicago alumna Susan Sontag, AB'51, once wrote: "I writeand talkin order to find out what I think." A new course in the College is allowing first-years to put that idea into practice as part of "Inquiry, Conversation, Argument," or ICA. The course serves as the first change to the Core curriculum writing requirem  more