The Grainger College of Engineering

Chicago has the assets to lead in AI. In @CrainsChicago, Gene E. Robinson shares how connecting Illinois research with Chicago businesses can turn that potential into progress while keeping people at the center of the work.

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No. 6 in the nation! 🌟

Grainger Engineering is ranked the No. 6 undergraduate engineering program in the country by U.S. News & World Report, with 6 undergraduate degree programs and specialties in the top five and 16 in the top ten nationwide. 🚀

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Grainger Engineering is partnering with Purdue Engineering to strengthen the nation’s semiconductor workforce.

The new memorandum of understanding will prepare students for careers across chip design, manufacturing, testing and advanced packaging.

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“Responsible AI — Made in Chicago.”

In a @Chicagotribune op-ed, Dean Rashid Bashir and @DiscoverDPI CEO Gene Robinson share how trusted AI can strengthen Chicago’s economy.

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There are eight @NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes across the nation, and we are proud to be home to one of them. Today, NSF Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks has been renewed for another five years with $37.5M in funding. Learn more: grainger.illinois.edu/news/stories/H…