RISE: Fall 2023

Read the feature stories, news briefs, and more from the fall 2023 edition of RISE.

Haley Dahl track photo with her hurdling the Willis Tower.
Photo Feature

When Haley Dahl is not competing at the NCAA Division I level for track and field at UIC, she has her sights set on becoming a water resources/environmental engineer. In addition to her studies as a civil, materials, and environmental engineering student, Dahl is getting closer to her career goal as a water resources engineering intern at Stantec’s Chicago Water Group and the creator of an independent research podcast called Green Exploration: Rockford. The podcast is geared toward raising awareness of environmental issues and promoting sustainability within Rockford, Illinois, while highlighting how inclusive, green infrastructure, or other nature-based practices, can offer viable solutions with a focus on equity.