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Anna Ylitalo ’25 was already immersed in the world of patents and intellectual property before coming to Chicago-Kent College of Law. After earning her B.S. in biomedical engineering from Michigan...
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Building a Chemistry Community
One of the most exciting things about studying chemistry for Jackie Trejo (B.S. CHEM 2nd Year) is its everyday impact, whether you’re at the doctor’s office or inside your own kitchen. “It’s all...
Getting Hands-On to Help
Jackson Frank ’24 has never cared much for sitting at a desk in a classroom. “After my first internship where I worked with the United States Department of Homeland Security and observed court almost...
Part-Time Program, Full-Time Benefits
“I am a much more well-rounded professional thanks to Chicago-Kent’s classes, student body, and faculty,” says Royal Farley ’25. Farley was already successful in a rewarding career before he decided...
Internships for Career Liftoff
Naia Lum, a fourth year student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, has been selected for the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship through...
An Internship Leads to a Long-Term Opportunity
James Benson says he was drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology for its excellent faculty, research focus, and the Accelerated Master’s Program, which allows students to complete both a bachelor’s...
Merging Architectural Engineering and Computer Science
Growing up in San Francisco, Chicago, and Detroit, Samantha Muller was fascinated by buildings. “Walking in the city with my eyes toward the sky, I asked myself how the buildings around me were even...
An Up-Close Look at How Industry Operates
After graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology in Islamabad, Pakistan, Fatima Rizwan started looking for graduate...
Keeping an Eye on the Goal
Sarah Thomas first heard about Illinois Institute of Technology through a soccer identification camp. When researching the school, she was attracted to its small class sizes and Illinois Tech’s...
Breaking Biases
Machine learning models have demonstrated powerful predictability capabilities, but also have demonstrated bias against certain demographic groups. Canyu Chen joined a research group that is working...