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An aerial photo of Lake Shore Drive running north Lake Michigan, taken from downtown Chicago.

January 30, 2024

UIC brings research, workforce development to Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine 

NSF ReNEW program will develop new technologies to “turn waste into wealth”

Chicago River photo

July 17, 2023

A novel plan to recycle Chicago’s wastewater could prevent a future water crisis  

Recycling wastewater could offer a solution for communities west of Chicago running low on drinking water

Teresa Cordova, Rachel Havrelock, Krishna Reddy, UIC

July 17, 2023

Plan calls for recycling wastewater to avoid Chicago region water crisis

Report from Freshwater Lab and Great Cities Institute at UIC details a proposed “dual-pipeline” solution

Wastewater lab

May 26, 2021

UIC part of statewide project to test wastewater for potential COVID-19 outbreaks 

SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in wastewater before COVID-19 is detectable in humans