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Dean Rashid Bashir: 'Illinois invented the future. This time, the quantum park will help us keep it.'

In a Chicago Tribune op-ed, Dean Bashir shares how the IQMP will help the state of Illinois transform groundbreaking research into lasting economic growth.

Illinois-led team selected for DOE Genesis Mission award

A team led by Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor Huimin Zhao has received a Phase I award through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission to develop the world's first foundation models specifically designed for metabolic engineering.

Advancing toward a new era of nuclear research on campus

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission met with representatives from U. of I. and NANO Nuclear to mark the start of its review of the Construction Permit Application for a campus microreactor.

Researchers develop compact, sustainable nitrogen reactor

The modular reactor generates ammonia with nitrogen and water instead of hydrogen, with the ultimate goal of turning air, water and electricity into food using as few resources as possible.

Engineers Without Borders students assist local and global communities

The award-winning student organization is updating a water treatment plant facility in Woodford County, Illinois, and building a gravity-fed water distribution system in Rwanda.

Chicago missed the tech boom. Quantum computing gives it a second chance.

The Wall Street Journal spotlighted Chicago's quantum computing ambitions and the University of Illinois' pivotal role in the region's emergence as a global hub for the technology.

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