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UIS offers high-tech computer science and STEM 'Orion Lab' for students and community use | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Logan Bricker

Published May 5, 2023 at 1:24 PM CDT

UIS computer science professor and director of the new Orion Lab Joshua Smith sat down with Community Voices to explain its creation, its current status, and how it is designed to allow accessibility to those who may not have access to the tools to help make their dreams a reality.