Tech hub 1871 celebrates its seventh cohort of female start-up founders
By Alexa Adler Medill Reports The seventh cohort of WiSTEM, 1871’s pre-accelerator program for female start-up founders, celebrated the completion of its 12-week program and
New funding pushes lab-grown meat closer to reality
By Brady Jones Medill Reports Netherlands-based Mosa Meat announced Tuesday that it had secured €7.5 million in new funding to support its efforts to produce
Dairy Farmers Struggle With Economic, Health Challenges
By Brian Baker Medill Reports Andrews University opened its dairy farm in 1907. For more than a century, the private college in southwest Michigan used
Meet Jesus Coll, one of the first college students in the U.S. to receive an athletic scholarship for esports
By Daniel Comer Medill Reports The next big thing in college athletics is simmering beneath the city streets of downtown Chicago, tucked away in a
Families Belong Together rally in Chicago
By Katelyn Sabater Medill Reports While an estimated 2,000 immigrant children wait to reunite with their families, tens of thousands of protesters took to the
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship; day 2
By Darren Zaslau Medill Reports Three U.S. Olympians addressed the media prior to the start of the 2018 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at the Kemper
Chicago woman living her passion for eight decades
Loumay Alesali Medill Reports Doris Humphries, 93, has been dancing since childhood. She used to nail bottles caps to the soles of her shoes, so
Cherry Bombe Jubilee cultivates community for women changemakers in the food world
By Maia Welbel Medill Reports Between sips of Direct Trade coffee and hard kombucha, women at Cherry Bombe Jubilee this April in New York City
Science and tourism in the Rio Secreto caves of the Yucatan Peninsula
By Brittany Callan Medill Reports Rio Secreto, Yucatan Peninsula – The first thing that struck me was the darkness. The feeble light from our helmets
The pressure for success in Chicago sports
By: Nick Mantas and Aaron Rose Medill Reports The Chicago Bears and Bulls haven’t won a championship in this century. ESPN and Sun Times reporters weigh
Chicago’s Natural Healer
By Gwen Aviles Medill Reports Not too long ago, most “real” doctors would not consider employing natural medicine. In fact, naturopathic procedures were so stigmatized
The Maritime Maya and building an ancient island pyramid
By Brittany Callan Medill Reports Vista Alegre, Mexico – Exploring an overgrown Mayan temple in the old Mayan port city of Vista Alegre – located