By Businesswire
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AKHAN Semiconductor is pleased to announce that it will be a supporting sponsor of Devil Hack 1.00, Warren Township High School’s first ever hackathon, on January 28th and 29th, 2017. Devil Hack is a weekend long “invention marathon” during which local area high school upperclassmen and community college students from the College of Lake County will work together to learn, build & share creations over the course of a weekend.
By Neil Murthy, Medill Reports
The current Zika Virus epidemic first began in Brazil last year, and has since spread to more than 25 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. With the World Health Organization declaring the virus to be a “public health emergency of international concern,” the CDC, along with state and local public health departments are bracing for potential cases of local transmission in the U.S. Illinois has already had 16 travel-associated cases of Zika, and now that the summer mosquito season is about to begin, what can we do to protect ourselves from Zika? Continue reading “Zika Virus: The Facts, The Fears and The Future”
By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
On the South Side of Chicago some local entrepreneurs are repurposing an old meatpacking plant in an effort to create something very unusual – a way of doing business that creates no trash.
John Edel owns the building and is the visionary behind the collaborative concept. He says the key to the whole endeavor is developing so-called circular economies.
Continue reading “Local Entrepreneurs Aim for Zero Waste with Plant Chicago”
By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
On Monday, a new report from the Obama administration warned that changes to the climate could lead to thousands more Americans dying prematurely every year from a variety of causes including extreme heat, polluted air and water, and the spread of tropical diseases.
Local scientist and professor Seth Darling, co-author of “How To Change Minds About Our Changing Climate,” says he became involved in the climate science debate after hearing a talk on the issue more than a decade ago.
Continue reading “Climate Disruption and the Path to a Sustainable Future”
By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Rising rates of addiction to heroin and prescription drugs have been making headlines across the country. People suffering with addiction have often been stigmatized and viewed as being too weak to address either moral or personal failings. But the reality is that addiction is one of the most common forms of mental illness that impacts tens of millions of Americans every year.
Recent advances in neuroscience have transformed our understanding of addiction and paved the way for new treatments.
