Illinois Tech In the News Archive

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro commented for Reuters on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 conservative majority.

July 11, 2017
"We will certainly see more cases where they are sharply divided," Carolyn Shapiro said.
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Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media Studies Carly Kocurek was a guest on the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast.

July 11, 2017
Carly Kocurek is the author of Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade (2015) and Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls (2017) and developer of games like Choice Texas. She chatted about Al Capone and money laundering, Disney and film preservation, video games (of course), and much more.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William Birdthistle was quoted in a CNBC “On the Money” article on retirement fund fees for target date funds.

July 6, 2017
"If the [target date fund] in your plan is charging more than 25 basis points, I would march in and complain," William Birdthistle said.
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Robert Brackett, Illinois Tech vice president and director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health, chats with Today.com about food poisoning myths we all get wrong.

July 6, 2017
“All people really have to do is play it safe,” said Robert Brackett, who is not planning on avoiding any picnics this summer. His advice: Go for burgers that are well done, keep cold foods cold and hot foods hot, keep surfaces clean, and keep everything securely wrapped so that you don’t cross-contaminate foods.
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Armour College of Engineering Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Matthew Spenko was quoted in New Scientist and NOVA Next about a gecko-inspired robot that has grippers that could clean up space junk.

July 6, 2017
“This ability to grab onto an object nearly anywhere, instead of needing a specific grapple point that may not even be there, is really advantageous,” said Matthew Spenko in the New Scientist.
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Stuart School of Business Clinical Professor of Accounting and Finance John R. Twombly is featured in Wallethub where he discusses business credit cards.

July 6, 2017
"When it comes to business cards versus personal cards, I would say that business cards are better for business expenditures and personal cards are better for personal expenditures. If one can maintain the separation and not mix the uses, it is a lot easier to do the monthly accounting for the business," says John R. Twombly.
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Three startups that work with Illinois Tech’s Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center were featured in a Chicago Inno roundup of 25 companies that are fighting cancer.

June 29, 2017
Latona Therapeutics, SurgiNet, and Thriveosity are all clients of the Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro spoke about the travel ban and other cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight.

June 29, 2017
The Supreme Court has given President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban a split decision. In an unsigned opinion, the court is allowing the ban but blocking other parts of the order.
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Illinois Tech students’ participation in the AquaHacking Challenge is mentioned by WTTW Chicago Tonight.

June 27, 2017
The students created a data collection program called “Boaters Tracking Blooms” that tackles the issue of toxic algal blooms, which are caused by warm water combining with high concentrations of phosphorus from urban wastewater and fertilizer runoff from farmland.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Lori Andrews comments for a Gizmodo article about companies using individuals’ web browsing data to recruit participants for medical research studies.

June 27, 2017
"If I haven't hit send, what they seem to be doing almost seems like hacking," says Lori Andrews.
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Illinois Tech In the News Archive

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro commented for Reuters on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 conservative majority.

Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media Studies Carly Kocurek was a guest on the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William Birdthistle was quoted in a CNBC “On the Money” article on retirement fund fees for target date funds.

Robert Brackett, Illinois Tech vice president and director of the Institute for Food Safety and Health, chats with Today.com about food poisoning myths we all get wrong.

Armour College of Engineering Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Matthew Spenko was quoted in New Scientist and NOVA Next about a gecko-inspired robot that has grippers that could clean up space junk.

Stuart School of Business Clinical Professor of Accounting and Finance John R. Twombly is featured in Wallethub where he discusses business credit cards.

Three startups that work with Illinois Tech’s Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center were featured in a Chicago Inno roundup of 25 companies that are fighting cancer.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro spoke about the travel ban and other cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight.

Illinois Tech students’ participation in the AquaHacking Challenge is mentioned by WTTW Chicago Tonight.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Lori Andrews comments for a Gizmodo article about companies using individuals’ web browsing data to recruit participants for medical research studies.

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