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  1. "Built to Last" Young Professionals Meet-Up

    "Built to Last" Young Professionals Meet-Up

    PAST EVENT Reception
    Members of the Young Professionals network are invited to attend this private reception following the public program "Built to Last: Creating Climate Resilient Communities."
  2. Illustration of Chicago unicorn logos
    Elizabeth Sokolich

    A very real guide to Chicago's unicorn world

    Blog Post
    by Fiona Roach

    It's not your imagination. Chicago has experienced a unicorn explosion in recent years. What makes the area so appealing?

  3. Gillian Darlow headshot

    Gillian Darlow

    Cohort, 2012, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Social Media, Gillian Darlow is the CEO of the Polk Bros. Foundation, which focuses its grantmaking on reducing the impact of poverty and expanding access to quality education, the arts, preventive health care, and ...

  4. Tribal Solutions, Rat Infestation, and Baby Food

    January 27, 2023 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

  5. chinese food market

    China's Policies Will Reshape the Global Food System Long Past COVID-19

    Blog Post
    by Andrea Durkin

    China is looking beyond the current environment to shape the global food system for its own food security.

  6. A man checks on young plants in a greenhouse
    Michigan State University

    How One Plant Breeder Innovates to Tackle Potato’s Biggest Challenge

    Blog Post
    by Dave Douches

    This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.

  7. A remote worker at Lake Roland in Maryland.
    Julio Cortez / AP

    When digital nomads come to (Chi)town

    Blog Post
    by Nicole L. Cvetnic

    From Medellín to Chicago, digital nomads are on the rise, contributing significantly to the global economy. But locals worry these visitors are pricing them out.

  8. An illustration of an egg shaped like a beaker in a frying pan
    Elizabeth Sokolich

    Can You Get Rid of Forever Chemicals? More Countries are Finding Out

    Blog Post
    by Hope O'Dell

    While many PFAS chemicals are unregulated worldwide, more countries are acting to limit them, since they have been found in soil, water, and even people’s bloodstreams.

  9. Yifei Li

    Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, NYU Shanghai
  10. Emerging Leaders Class of 2011

    The Emerging Leaders Class of 2011 spent two years examining key issues that affect the world and impact the global city of Chicago.