American Ninja Warrior local leagues host ninja competitions
By Junie Burns Medill Reports After swinging, balancing, climbing and flying through the first 10 obstacles of the ninja warrior course, pro competitor Derrick Pavoni
American Ninja Warrior growth sparks Olympic bid effort
By Junie Burns Medill Reports Initially, American Ninja Warrior structured its TV presence so that the top Americans could compete in Japan. But as the
4,000 floating robots take on climate change
By Elena Bruess Medill Reports I ziplined recently with a scientist who told me that her work involved almost 4,000 floating robots and a massive
Homegrown Residency spotlights local Chicago musicians
By Chris McConaghey Medill Reports Every Tuesday night, Uncommon Ground’s Live Intimate Listening Rooms spotlight artists who might otherwise be plugging up to amplifiers in
New Grounds in Town: Newport Coffee brings taste of Stockholm to the North Shore
By Jake Holland Medill Reports Coffee has been big in Chicago since the ’90s, but the North Shore, says Mikael Bengtsson, can now hold its
Chicago Marathon runner Brigid Kosgei sets a new women’s world record
By Junie Burns Medill Reports It took 17 years to the day for Brigid Kosgei of Kenya to set a new women’s world record in
Plant power: Vegan track stars share how they compete in meets without meat
By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports Like 3 percent of Americans, DePaul University running stars Violet and Henry Harper self-identify as vegans. On a recent Wednesday
After-words bookstore owner shares how she got started
By Areeba Shah Medill Reports Beverly Dvorkin, owner of After-words in River North, discovered her love for stories as a toddler. At 15, she got
Two comedians discuss their journey from Northwestern to Twitter stardom
By Alex Schwartz The Daily Northwestern Twitter may be a fiery hellscape most of the time, but seeing a side-splittingly funny video makes scrolling through
Meet the woman building a community for Latinx parents at Evanston Township High School
By Paola de Varona Medill Reports Evanston Township High School’s Latinx pride can be found tucked away in Mercedes Fernández’s small office in the welcome
AI brings brand new experience in recruiting, while data poses challenges
Yixuan Xie Medill Reports Hiring the right people is crucial to an organization’s success and companies are turning to artificial intelligence to optimize that process.
AI for candidate screening: eliminating or reinforcing bias
Yixuan Xie Medill Reports While job applicants hope they are evaluated based upon their capabilities and skills when applying for a job, hiring decisions can