AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV), the global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in North Chicago, announced on February 23, 2026, a major $380 million investment to build two new active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities at its North Chicago campus. This move represents a significant expansion of domestic pharmaceutical production and aligns with AbbVie’s broader strategy of strengthening U.S. manufacturing capacity while supporting next-generation medicines for neurological
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STEM in 2026 isn’t just “coding jobs” or “people in lab coats.” It’s the engine underneath nearly every major industry—healthcare, finance, logistics, energy, manufacturing, entertainment, sports, government, and education. And as AI becomes a standard layer in business (the way spreadsheets became standard decades ago), the definition of a “STEM job” is widening fast: technical roles, technical-adjacent roles, and skilled middle-skill roles that keep modern systems running.
At the same time, t
In the nation’s capital, three Latinas in lab coats are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Monica Mann, 34; Elizabeth Zelaya, 36; and Connie Maza, 33, analyze Covid-19 samples every day to track the spread of the virus and, more recently, to identify mutations. The three scientists and medical technologists are part of a small team in the Washington, D.C., Department of Forensic Sciences' Public Health Laboratory Division. READ MORE AT NBC NEWS
The under-representation of Hispanic girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers is a challenge being tackled locally.
#Community partners, like Whitman College and the local chapter of the American Association of University Women, are supporting the Garrison Middle School Space Project.
#Answering why Latinas are lacking in STEM fields is trickier to explain.
#“Just in general, girls don’t choose math and science, and Latina girls really don’t,” said Diana Erickson, forme
