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Peoria Public Schools Hiring Teachers, Other Positions As New School Year Looms

Peoria Public Schools plugging some holes in its staffing as the summer comes to an end.

U.S. Mathematician Is The First Woman To Win Abel Prize

Karen Uhlenbeck is a mathematician at the University of Texas at Austin. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters gives the Abel Prize, the closest thing there is to a Nobel Prize for math.

Local Colleges Announce STEM Scholarships

The National Science Foundation awarded a combined $4.6 million grant to Heartland Community College, Illinois State, and Illinois Wesleyan universities…

Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing Driver Adam Carroll joins Jaguar Land Rover in bringing Jaguar Primary School Challenge to New York City ahead of the Qualcomm New York City ePrix at The Factory Building in Long Island City, New York. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Jaguar Land Rover)

One Small Hop on the Magic School Bus, One Giant Leap for STEM Education

As "The Magic School Bus" TV series celebrates its 25th anniversary, we talk about its enduring impact on STEM education.

Airbnb Regulations Headed to Peoria Council

The Peoria City Council will decide whether or not to regulate Airbnb's and other short-term rentals.

IWU Professor: EPA Rollbacks Raise Water Contamination Risk

An environmental sciences instructor at Illinois Wesleyan University is concerned that the Trump administration's rollback of regulations could be making…

Pints of freshly poured Guinness, poured from the back of the Hatfield House pub's converted delivery van, sit on the pavement before being collected by customers, after being delivered, to a customers' front door, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Irish Author Roddy Doyle On Connecting Over A Pint, At Pubs And Over Zoom

Oh, to once again enjoy a beer in a pub with a friend.

Members of the medical staff treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on July 2, in Houston, Texas. More than 700 military health professionals are being sent to regions with spikes in coronavirus cases, including Houston.

U.S. Military Is Sending Medical Staff To COVID-19 Hotspots

More than 700 military health professionals are being sent to southern and western states where cases have skyrocketed, military officials say.

Supporters raise their fists while standing at the State Capitol during a National Mother's March in St. Paul, Minnesota July 12, 2020. (Amanda Sabga/AFP via Getty Images)

America's Reckoning With Racism: The History Already Made In 2020

A conversation with legendary civil rights activist Bob Moses and historian Taylor Branch about this moment in American history.

Immigration Project Offers COVID-19 Cash Assistance

Immigrants who did not qualify for federal COVID-19 relief payments can now apply for direct cash assistance from the Normal-based Immigration…

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