University of Illinois

Saint Elmo Brady—the first Black person to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry—was honored by the American Chemical Society.

  Two Chicago proposals to house the Obama presidential library face obstacles that could pave the way for New York’s Columbia University to land the institution, according to Politico, citing reports at the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. RELATED: Poll: President Obama, Hillary Clinton Are Most-Admired Americans Barack Obama Foundation officials reportedly have “major concerns” […]