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Women’s Board grant opens Maroon Tutor Match to more South Side students
10/07/2019
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Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering programs invite students into the world of STEM

The William Eckhardt Research Center at 57th and Ellis, home to the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME), has sleek glass walls. Rovana Popoff, PME’s senior associate dean and acting dean...
09/30/2019
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Record Number of Students Engage Chicago Through Civic Action

A dozen incoming University of Chicago College students dipped roller brushes into bright red, orange, and gray paint, applying a fresh coat to the Jazz Fence that surrounds the Great Migration Com...
09/11/2019
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The heart of Hyde Park: With UChicago support, black-owned businesses thrive on 53rd Street

For more than 15 years, Eric Williams’s shop, The Silver Room, set trends on Chicago’s North Side with an expertly curated mix of merchandise and an annual block party that drew thousands. But by 2...
09/06/2019
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Nonprofits focused on housing issues find support at the Community Programs Accelerator

UChicago students who sign on to help with projects for the South Side nonprofit Featherfist begin by going on a ride-along with the team that reaches out nightly to people experiencing homelessnes...
08/01/2019
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Through Polsky Center, South Side entrepreneurs find a place to grow

Steve Jobs famously advised budding entrepreneurs to “stay hungry.” For Boyede Sobitan, hunger was more than a metaphor: The Bronzeville resident was tired of having to travel to specialty markets ...
07/08/2019
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UChicago invests in local businesses to help build a stronger community

The people in charge of buying supplies for large institutions can be a tough group to reach, according to Jackie Dyess, owner of Inter-City Supply, a Chatham-based distributor of janitorial and of...
07/01/2019
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South Side organization participates in training to strengthen trauma-informed care at Parkway Gardens

"The city at large is trauma-filled. Parents are experiencing trauma every day. It has become normalized … and they don't understand how it impacts not only them but their children," said Jennifer ...
10/15/2019
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UCSC - Civic Engagement Challenge

Civic Engagement Challenge - University Community Service Center University of Chicago’s Civic Engagement Challenge is designed to encourage and recognize civic engagement through community-base...
10/14/2019
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Aerostar Avion gives wings to dreams

Tammera L Holmes is on a mission: To recruit as many students of color as possible to careers in aviation – and she believes in starting young.  “We actually start in kindergarten,” said Holmes,...
10/11/2019
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With Strong Harris Ties, Pilot Light Makes a Difference in Childhood Nutrition

Everyone needs to eat, but how many of us are thoughtful about what we put into our bodies? For Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, executive director of the non-profit Pilot Light, food education is key t...
10/02/2019
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MacArthur Fellow to teach UChicago course in environmental and urban studies

This fall, University of Chicago students will have the opportunity to learn from a MacArthur Fellow who was recently honored for his creative approach to community development. Urban designer E...
10/02/2019
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Which admissions process is tougher: CPS selective enrollment high school, or college?

Lisa Barrow, the author of a 2018 study of CPS selective enrollment high schools from the University of Chicago Consortium of School Research, weighs in on selective enrollment and acceptance rates...
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