CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- The Art Institute of Chicago issued the following news release: A $25 million gift from the Bucksbaum family--Carolyn (Kay), Jacolyn (Jackie), and John Bucksbaum--will support future initiatives of the Art Institute of Chicago, with a focus on the creation of the Bucksbaum Photography Center. This remarkable support is a lead gift in the museum's visionary multi-year plan to expand and enhance the visitor experience. The Bucksbaum Photography Center will house the more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson and Tardy LLC, a law firm, issued the following news: Maron Marvel is pleased to announce director Shounak "Ruku" S. Sarkar has been selected as a 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow. In addition, associates Leslie Federer and Gabrielle Morrison were chosen for the 2024 LCLD Pathfinder Program. The LCLD Fellows Program is an intensive, yearlong professional development course that connects mid-career attorneys of  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- Barchart, a provider of market data and services, issued the following news release: Barchart, a leading provider of market data and technology solutions to the global financial, media, and commodity industries, is pleased to introduce key updates and promotions to its executive leadership team. This includes naming Mike Ehrenberg as Chief Technology Officer, Chris Harrison as Chief Product Officer, Colleen Sheeren as Chief Marketing Officer and Andrew Ward as Head more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- Governors State University issued the following agency statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Governors State University (GovState) recently learned that the US Department of Education is expecting additional delays in processing and sending information from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to all universities. The adjusted expected time to process a FAFSA will be about six weeks. This also affects the timing for the university's software ve more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: The Illinois State Treasurer's Office returned nearly $17.2 million in missing money during January, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today. The total includes more than $15.7 million in cash and interest and more than $1.4 million in stock value. All told, 25,434 claims were paid. "Putting money back in the hands of people is better for our state's economy than lett more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: A groundbreaking research initiative led by Weslynne Ashton, professor of environmental management and sustainability at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), has been awarded a $1 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) in partnership with the National Science Foundation. The project, Community  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Scientists want to develop ways to improve human lifespan, so people live longer, healthier lives * * * The Potocsnak Longevity Institute at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched the Human Longevity Laboratory, a longitudinal, cross-sectional study that will investigate the relationship between chronological age and biological age ac more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * * Role in skeletal muscle tissue has been an unknown for decades * Knocking out gene in utero or in adult mice resulted in 30% loss in muscle mass * Findings could aid in development of therapeutics for conditions resulting in muscle wasting * * * New research from Northwestern University has uncovered a previously unexplored relationship between a gene critical to immune cells and the e more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: NAFSA: Association of International Educators has awarded the prestigious Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award to Oklahoma State University. Named after the late U.S. Sen. Simon of Illinois, the award celebrates outstanding innovation and accomplishment in campus internationalization. The spotlight award is presented to no more than three institutions each year and highlights innovative internationalization pro more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society has selected eight new research projects for 2024-25. Each year, the Neubauer Collegium selects a diverse range of UChicago faculty-led research projects that require collaboration across disciplines. This year's projects will pose vital questions about complex challenges and test promising new ways to address them. "These new faculty research projects bring togeth more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Center for Undergraduate Research at Western Illinois University Malpass Library is delighted to announce its inaugural $500 Research Scholarship Competition. In collaboration with the Centennial Honors College and WIU Libraries, this research scholarship competition seeks to support and acknowledge outstanding research conducted by undergraduate students at WIU. Open to all WIU undergradu more PR