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The joint initiative will prepare students for careers in an industry whose rapid growth is being driven by the AI boom.

The new Chicago Tribune opinion piece makes the case for a distinctly Chicago approach to AI: one grounded in responsibility and real-world impact.

This year marks 25 years since four airplanes leaving U.S. airports were hijacked by terrorists. During the aftermath of the tragedy, New York City-based Grainger Engineering alumnus Robert "Bob" Smilowitz played a key role studying the impact on buildings and rebuilding both the World Trade Center site and the Pentagon.

The Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship is making its Chicago presence permanent. It has established a base at the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), joining DPI’s growing hub of AI, interdisciplinary research, education and entrepreneurship to further strengthen the state of Illinois’ position as the global center for next-generation technologies.

There are eight NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes across the nation, and we are proud to be home to one of them. Today, NSF Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks has been renewed for another five years with $37.5M in funding.

Researchers have designed and built the first 3D device that can make objects invisible to heat. The advance could transform how we protect sensitive electronics, manage heat in microchips and shield equipment from thermal detection.