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August 3, 2026
Resident company at The Q

The Q is now home to 25 resident companies

The Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q) has reached a significant milestone, becoming home to 25 resident companies commercializing ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ breakthroughs in just three and a half years. The achievement reflects the continued growth of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s innovation ecosystem and The Q’s role in helping science- and engineering-based startups launch and grow in Illinois. .

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ responds to NIH grants proposal

On Friday, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ submitted a response to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the to cap the number of simultaneous grants that can be held by a principal investigator. Among other points, the University’s response emphasizes differences between disciplines and fields, highlighting those where multidisciplinary work across multiple grants is needed to solve complex health problems.

Read the submission on ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Responding to Federal Policies website. 

Telescope

First AI-driven telescope goes stargazing

Every night, astronomers must carefully assess changing weather, the intensity of moonlight and shifting atmospheric conditions before deciding where to point a telescope. But now a group that includes ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ scientists has developed a new AI tool to automate and improve valuable observing time. .

Headlines

• Community engagement: ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ plans to launch the to connect workforce training to jobs.

• Data analytics: Baseball player data rarely tell the full story. Kellogg Professor Joel Shapiro is .

• Health: Two ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ experts explain how to  during the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak.

Events
Music pavilion on campus

Things to do at NU: This month, enjoy the summer weather with Lunch by the Lake and Sunset Sounds, meet a new colleague and cheer on the ’Cats. .

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