Science is a Verb. We Must Get Sciencing. The World Requires It!

Posted on April 14, 2018July 9, 2018

C2ST and ARCS Foundation, Illinois Chapter are proud to present an evening with Bridget Coughlin, president and CEO of the Shedd Aquarium, as she discusses the need for science today: Continue reading “Science is a Verb. We Must Get Sciencing. The World Requires It!”

Precision Medicine: Using Computer Code To Analyze Genetic Code

Posted on April 13, 2018April 16, 2018

By Robert Kriss

Sarah at five years-old was experiencing twenty-five seizures a day. Her doctors had started to treat her with one drug, but when that did not work, they tried another, and another and another. Sarah was taking four different drugs each day and still the seizures continued. These drugs had worked for some people, but not for Sarah.

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Local Farmers Will Replace Oil And Electric Companies, If A Purdue Prof Gets His Way

Posted on April 9, 2018June 13, 2018

By Jeff McMahon, Opinion, Forbes

Purdue researcher Rakesh Agrawal is leading work to develop solar cells that do not obstruct the light needed for crops to grow.

A Purdue University professor is developing a way for farmers to capture solar energy without blocking the sunlight their crops need.

The solar collectors being developed by Chemical Engineering Professor Rakesh Agrawal and his colleagues would capture infrared radiation for energy production while letting visible light pass through to crops.

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Science is a verb. We must get sciencing. The world requires it!

Posted on April 4, 2018August 3, 2018

Chicago Council on Science and Technology and ARCS Foundation, Illinois Chapter present

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Challenges and Opportunities in an Emerging Solar Economy

Posted on April 4, 2018August 3, 2018

Challenges and Opportunities in an Emerging Solar Economy

Presented by Chicago Council on Science, IIT Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), and Armour College of Engineering Departments of: Chemical and Biological Engineering; Civil and Architectural Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Continue reading “Challenges and Opportunities in an Emerging Solar Economy”