B1G Ten Academic AllianceTwelve of the Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions participate in this project. By collaborating, we can more effectively combine our efforts and expertise for the benefit of the consortium. Participant institutions include: the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Indiana University Bloomington, the University of Iowa, the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio State University, and the University of Chicago.