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CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Illinois at Chicago is getting $1.7 million and the Illinois Institute of Technology is receiving $1 million from the federal government to look for ways to educate the public about housing-related health and safety hazards.

In a news release, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says UIC and IIT are among seven universities and two research institutions around the country that are receiving a total of $8.4 million.