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Boats on San Francisco Bay near a beach

In chilly San Francisco Bay, open-water swimmers find warmth in community

Orlando Rivera, executive director and co-founder of the Chicago Cuatro Orchestra in Humboldt Park, strums a five-string tiple, a cousin of the cuatro instrument, on Jan. 8, 2026, at Humboldt Park Fieldhouse.

An orchestra reborn: How Chicago, the cuatro and a car crash reinvigorated Orlando Rivera’s career 

Rev. Jesse Jackson with two men, the Rev. Charles Jenkins and the Rev. Reginald Sharpe

WATCH: Chicagoans remember life, legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Bad Bunny at Super Bowl halftime show press conference

Rhetoric around Bad Bunny halftime show is projection, manifestation of America’s polarized political culture, scholars say

Meet the woman building a community for Latinx parents at Evanston Township High School

October 10, 2019

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

September 6, 2019

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

September 6, 2019

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

indoor market

Veggie co-op in North Lawndale brings fresh produce to residents with dietary restrictions

August 30, 2019

By Trina Ryan Medill Reports On a breezy Saturday afternoon, Reynaldo Engram arrives at work early to sift through boxes of carrots. He performs this

Athletes with disabilities in it to win it

August 23, 2019

By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports Rohan Murphy lost his legs at birth and grew up thinking that he wouldn’t ever be able to play sports.

On the verge of a state sanctioned championship, Lake View wrestler seizes the opportunities in front of her

August 20, 2019

By Krystina Iordanou Medill Reports For Lake View High School wrestling captain Dulce Reyes, competing against the boys has been common practice during her first

Young female soccer journalists chase dreams through Football for Friendship program

July 12, 2019

By Drake Hills Medill Reports MADRID — More than 14 million people in the United States watched this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup final in

Working to end the stigma: Athletes and mental health

July 3, 2019

By Kate Constable Medill Reports As sports fans, we often put athletes on pedestals, dehumanizing them in a sense. We think of them as strong,

Children learn wushu in Buenos Aires

Wushu master brings martial arts and Chinese culture to Buenos Aires

June 24, 2019

By Carolyn Chen & Tianqi Gou Medill Reports BUENOS AIRES — Chen Min, a former national Wushu champion in China, opened a martial arts school

Chicago river walk

In the ‘City of Neighborhoods,’ a summer of fun

June 19, 2019

By Ebony JJ Curry Medill Reports Chicago is the third largest city in America and also one of the most visited. Last year, nearly 58

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Despite launch delay, NU undergrads plow ahead with redesign for NASA freeze-casting experiments

June 19, 2019

By Lauren Robinson Medill Reports Young scientists are racing to deliver by October a satellite payload of instruments to test freeze-casting — technology that could

The story behind the ‘Bird City Saint’ and why the artist hopes it empowers others

June 19, 2019

By Jessy Zhou Medill Reports It’s common sight on murals in Chicago — a bird head on a human body, looking skyward, often accompanied by

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