Teaching Tech Around the Globe
Growing up in Jordan, Jafar Al Zoubi (M.S. CS 2nd Year, Ph.D. CS 1st year) has always been fascinated by computers and technology. In high school he was introduced to programming languages and...
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The Rising Tide
When Mark Tamvakis ’25 attended the Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition banquet in his first year as a student at Chicago-Kent College of Law, he was struck by the camaraderie and...
Maintaining Chicago’s Historical Bridges
Jenelle Hill (CE ’11, M.A.S. PW ’16) joined Illinois Tech with an interest in math and a passion for doing work that would be used by generations, and she found civil engineering to be a natural fit...
Full Circle
Illinois Tech’s own Sejal Vaishnav (CS ’00, M.B.A. ’05) was recently named one of the 50 leading tech executives shaping the future of higher education by Chief Data Officer Magazine a recognition...
Where Soccer Meets Science
If you’re a fan of Illinois Tech’s women’s soccer team, you’re already familiar with the tenacity that two-time Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year Gabriella Baltes...
Cutting-Edge Biomedical Topics
Brennan Shapiro (BME, M.S. 5th Year) knew he wanted to be a scientist and says he started in biomedical engineering because it “sounded like the coolest science with the widest applications.” He knew...
Building an AI Career Through Mathematical Mastery
Earning an advanced degree in mathematics not only helped Hongwei Jin gain the knowledge that he needed to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at University of Illinois Chicago and become an artificial...
ID Alum Introduces Japan to Design Through Bestselling Book
Kunitake Saso (M.D.M. ’13) founded his strategic design consultancy, BIOTOPE, in 2015, just two years after completing his graduate degree at the Institute of Design and learning a whole new way of...
Leaving a Legacy Inside and Outside of the Lab
Adriana Zayia (CHEM 3rd Year) can usually be found where discovery meets the complex dance of molecules—immersed in her coursework, research, and extracurricular activities, and her journey at...
The Art of Law
“I got accepted to a couple of art schools, but I always wanted to be a lawyer,” says Joey Zawacki ’22. “I also wanted some kind of financial security, so I closed my little art dream and I put it...