Illinois Tech In the News Archive

Armour College of Engineering Distinguished Bodine Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohammad Shahidehpour is quoted in Sustainable Chicago about Illinois Tech’s microgrid.

March 24, 2017
Mohammad Shahidehpour says the Illinois Tech microgrid has two main functions: “Educate the next generation of students, and create prototypes that get the message out about what modernizing the grid looks like.”
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro is a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight where she discusses U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

March 22, 2017
The second day of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a marathon session.
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Stuart School of Business Assistant Professor of Economics Priyanka Sharma is featured in a WalletHub article on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

March 20, 2017
"The framework of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was extremely favorable to the U.S. and would have benefited the economy by facilitating higher growth rates and generating jobs," says Priyanka Sharma.
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Illinois Tech Director of Student Accounting Jacqueline Anderson is quoted in the Huffington Post where she discusses money questions international students should ask themselves.

March 17, 2017
Jacqueline Anderson urges international students to budget for social expenses and emergencies.
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Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of History Marie Hicks discusses the problems associated with teaching women to code in the Guardian.

March 17, 2017
Marie Hicks says, these coding initiatives are, consciously or not, betting on their graduates’ failure. If boot camp graduates succeed, they’ll flood the market, devaluing the entire profession.
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis wrote an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times in favor of a new Illinois bill that would ban the “gay panic” defense.

March 16, 2017
"It is imperative that the state pushes back against the secondary victimization that occurs when a defendant assigns blame for a victim’s fate to their sexual orientation or gender identity," Anthony Michael Kreis writes.
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Illinois Tech’s participation in an effort to keep entrepreneurs in Chicago is highlighted in several media outlets.

March 15, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Tech, and four other Illinois universities will launch Global Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) programs geared toward retaining foreign-born founders through the H-1B visa.
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School of Applied Technology Industry Associate Professor of Information Technology and Management Jeremy Hajek discusses the security vulnerabilities of chip cards with CBS Chicago.

March 15, 2017
Jeremy Hajek says hackers can install a device called a “shimmer” inside a chip reader or ATM. When you insert your card, at the same time your withdrawal or purchase is being processed thieves can electronically steal that unique code and PIN and send it to a hacked ATM at another location.
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Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health is listed by Inc. as a reason why Chicago is the best city to start a business in food.

March 14, 2017
IFSH is home to partnerships with more than 50 food companies, 50 FDA personnel, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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In an op-ed for The Hill, Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro suggests potential questions for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation hearings.

March 13, 2017
Carolyn Shapiro recommends Democratic senators ask Judge Neil Gorsuch about Brown v. Board of Education and other historical cases to get a better sense of his judicial philosophy and his views on judicial independence.
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Illinois Tech In the News Archive

Armour College of Engineering Distinguished Bodine Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohammad Shahidehpour is quoted in Sustainable Chicago about Illinois Tech’s microgrid.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro is a guest on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight where she discusses U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings.

Stuart School of Business Assistant Professor of Economics Priyanka Sharma is featured in a WalletHub article on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Illinois Tech Director of Student Accounting Jacqueline Anderson is quoted in the Huffington Post where she discusses money questions international students should ask themselves.

Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of History Marie Hicks discusses the problems associated with teaching women to code in the Guardian.

Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Anthony Michael Kreis wrote an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times in favor of a new Illinois bill that would ban the “gay panic” defense.

Illinois Tech’s participation in an effort to keep entrepreneurs in Chicago is highlighted in several media outlets.

School of Applied Technology Industry Associate Professor of Information Technology and Management Jeremy Hajek discusses the security vulnerabilities of chip cards with CBS Chicago.

Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health is listed by Inc. as a reason why Chicago is the best city to start a business in food.

In an op-ed for The Hill, Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Carolyn Shapiro suggests potential questions for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Senate confirmation hearings.

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