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WIB – Chicago 3.8 Initiative Receiving Applications for 2021 Cohort

by Jed Weiner | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, iBIO News, Transform Illinois

Submission deadline is January 25, 2021 By Jed Weiner iBIO News Contributor White Oak Communications Twenty-first century leaders recognize that diversity of thought results in better business outcomes. In a perfect world, that fact would lead to more diversity in...

What you need to know: Illinois Expanded COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

by John Conrad | Jan 7, 2021 | COVID, Transform Illinois

Building on guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Governor JB Pritzker announced guidelines for the next stage of COVID-19...

AbbVie Announces Partners in $50 Million Program to Promote Health and Education Equity in Underserved Black Communities

by John Conrad | Dec 10, 2020 | Transform Illinois

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, is investing $50 million in a five-year program to support underserved Black communities across the United States. AbbVie will collaborate with six nonprofit partners, including Direct Relief, University of...

Horizon Therapeutics plc Provides $1 Million in Scholarships to Help Economically Disadvantaged Students and Students of Color Further Their Liberal Arts and Health Professions Education

by John Conrad | Dec 3, 2020 | Transform Illinois

Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced that it has provided $500,000 in scholarships to Lake Forest College and created a $500,000 Horizon Therapeutics Endowed Scholarship Fund at Howard University. The scholarships at both institutions will be...