“I Wanted to Pursue My Dreams Here”
TRANSCRIPT Isma Mehraj (Civil Engineering Graduate Student): Coming to the U.S. was my dream as it gave me hope and courage that a girl from very small area in India and a very conservative family can...
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Illinois Tech Joins Prestigious Discovery Partners Institute
Illinois Institute of Technology announced its partnership in a new research center led by the University of Illinois System that will spark breakthrough discoveries, fueling economic growth of the...
From Illinois Tech Magazine: Toy Boys
Sam Unsicker (DSGN ’87) and Hiram Johnson (DSGN ’89) don’t go to work every morning. They go to play. “I play every day,” Unsicker says of his job as partner at Big Monster Toys in Chicago’s West Loop...
‘Sole’ of the City: Virgil Abloh, Nike Team Up to Showcase Chicago, Sustainability on Mies Campus
Students, faculty, and staff spending time on Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mies Campus this month will be treated to a new sight near S. R. Crown Hall’s south porch: an 8-by-12-foot box filled...
From Illinois Tech Magazine: Alexa, Challenge Me
From the time that Rohit Prasad (M.S. EE ’99)—now vice president and head scientist for Amazon Alexa—had his first serious talk with his father about the direction of his life, he had his eyes on the...
Sprout Safety Alliance Helping to Ensure Safer Production of Sprouts
The work started in the late 1990s, Tong-Jen Fu says. It hasn’t stopped since. Fu, a United States Food and Drug Administration research scientist at the Institute for Food Safety and Health at...
Leadership Academy Wins International Collegiate Leadership Competition
For the second consecutive year, Illinois Institute of Technology’s M.A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy is the winner of both the Collegiate Leadership Competition’s annual Ohio Valley Region...
Illinois Tech Student Aims to Use Grant from Coca-Cola to Spark Children’s Excitement in Science
“My role models are everything to me,” says Illinois Institute of Technology student Isabel Raymundo (CS 3rd year). From her sixth-grade teacher who led hands-on science experiments in the classroom...
CPS STEM Fair at Illinois Tech Exhibits Creativity, Ingenuity of Future Scientists
Tomorrow’s scientists gathered at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Hermann Hall to share their breakthroughs during the 69th annual Exhibition of Student STEM Research science fair during this past...
From Holograms to Cryogenics, Illinois Tech’s DuPage Area STEM Expo Sparks Curiosity
Recognized by Forbes as one of the “ Top 25 STEM Colleges 2018,” Illinois Tech is celebrating 35 years of its annual expo inspiring the next generation of STEM leaders and their families to make...