The Biota Awards funds early-career researchers based in the Chicago region who seek to restore, protect and conserve biodiversity locally and around the world. Learn more about the 2024 awardees.
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The innovative new planning tool that’s helping community leaders create a more sustainable Chicago.
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Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project provides urgent resources for a growing body of asylum seekers.
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New legal clinic aids Chicago asylum-seekers amid growing migrant crisis.
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Morton Arboretum and Shedd Aquarium bring global conservation power to Chicago in a new international partnership.
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A virtual learning program expands to reach schools worldwide.
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Arts ensemble Eighth Blackbird reopens transformative training program, igniting artistic exploration and collaboration.
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The Biota Awards funds early-career researchers based in the Chicago region who seek to restore, protect and conserve biodiversity locally and around the world. Learn more about the 2023 awardees.
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Strengthening our region’s food system during the pandemic and creating resilience for the future.
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Building a more diverse health workforce by removing barriers for internationally educated professionals.
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A new international network helps Orthodox Jewish women learn and grow together.
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Helping marginalized physician-scientists make up for lost time.
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A new Chicago yeshiva caters to needs of diverse learners.
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CRTI’s corporate sustainability program has helped 22 local corporations launch sustainability partnerships since 2020. Corporations can fund projects such as community tree plantings, park rehabilitation, and woodland ecosystem restoration, as well as larger, region-wide initiatives.
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Displaced female Afghan students begin studies at DePaul University.
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A new program brings specialized Jewish learning to female professionals in the Orthodox community.
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How one performing arts group is making the most of COVID-19 recovery to come back stronger, fairer, and more powerful than ever.
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After shutdown, HIAS re-emerged to support more than 70 Afghan refugees settle in the Chicago area.
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