Illinois Tech In the News Archive

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz commented for American Lawyer about a new startup that rates legal services using new data systems.

June 8, 2017
Qualmet, a startup based in Louisville, Kentucky, is banking on the idea that corporate clients will pay to compare notes about working with different law firms—and that law firms will pay to learn from those ratings.
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College of Science Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Xian-He Sun is featured in several media outlets discussing a tool he and his team developed to move data seamlessly between Hadoop and parallel file systems.

June 8, 2017
The tool, called PortHadoop, will improve scientists' ability to merge high performance computing with cloud computing.
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Professor and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture Michelangelo Sabatino’s appointment as interim dean of IIT College of Architecture was featured in Archinect.

June 6, 2017
Michelangelo Sabatino is an architect and historian whose interdisciplinary research and teaching speaks to the intersections between design, culture, and technology in the built and natural environment.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William Birdthistle spoke to Barron’s about the Department of Labor’s soon-to-be-implemented fiduciary rule for retirement accounts.

June 6, 2017
“The jury is somewhat out on how much, if at all, investors will benefit,” said William Birdthistle.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Nancy Marder explained how jury selection works on Minnesota Public Radio.

June 6, 2017
Nancy Marder is the founder and director of the Jury Center at Chicago-Kent College of Law, which informs scholars about new work on the jury and also undertakes special projects.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro was a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and WGN’s Legal Face Off where she discussed recent and upcoming Supreme Court cases.

June 1, 2017
The Supreme Court is wrapping up the 2016–17 term at the end of June and during these final few weeks, the major decisions for the term are handed down.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis commented for the Indy Star about a recent Seventh Circuit decision in favor of a transgender student who challenged his school district’s restroom policy.

June 1, 2017
"That finding has incredibly huge implications, in both the Seventh Circuit and nationally," Anthony Michael Kreis told the Indy Star.
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Armour College of Engineering Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering Brent Stephens and a study he coauthored about microbes that inhabit hospitals were featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

May 30, 2017
The study examined the establishment of the microbiome, or set of microbes, during the first year of operation of a new hospital at the University of Chicago.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to the Chicago Tribune about Chicago law schools’ plan to consider accepting the GRE as a test alternative to the LSAT.

May 30, 2017
Law schools around the country are starting to consider accepting an admission test other than the LSAT. And Chicago-area schools are watching closely.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Greg Reilly spoke to Reuters about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that would tighten the rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed.

May 25, 2017
"This is a positive step for those who think there is a problem of a lot of poor-quality patents being enforced," Greg Reilly told Reuters.
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Illinois Tech In the News Archive

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz commented for American Lawyer about a new startup that rates legal services using new data systems.

College of Science Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Xian-He Sun is featured in several media outlets discussing a tool he and his team developed to move data seamlessly between Hadoop and parallel file systems.

Professor and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture Michelangelo Sabatino’s appointment as interim dean of IIT College of Architecture was featured in Archinect.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor William Birdthistle spoke to Barron’s about the Department of Labor’s soon-to-be-implemented fiduciary rule for retirement accounts.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Nancy Marder explained how jury selection works on Minnesota Public Radio.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro was a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and WGN’s Legal Face Off where she discussed recent and upcoming Supreme Court cases.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis commented for the Indy Star about a recent Seventh Circuit decision in favor of a transgender student who challenged his school district’s restroom policy.

Armour College of Engineering Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering Brent Stephens and a study he coauthored about microbes that inhabit hospitals were featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Dean Harold Krent spoke to the Chicago Tribune about Chicago law schools’ plan to consider accepting the GRE as a test alternative to the LSAT.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Greg Reilly spoke to Reuters about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that would tighten the rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed.

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