University News Archive

  • IIT Family Weekend 2013

    IIT Family Weekend 2013

    IIT Family Weekend 2013 will take place October 12–13! Open to all IIT families, faculty and staff, it is a time for the entire IIT community to partake of the same spirit that embraces our students on campus throughout the academic year. Visit the IIT Family Weekend website to learn more and to RSVP.

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  • Nutrition Study Seeks Participants

    Nutrition Study Seeks Participants

    You may be eligible to participate in this nutrition research study if you are a healthy individual who: Is between 18–45 years of age Is a non-smoker More details on this study: There is a total of three study visits Each study visit will last ~10 hours at the Nutrition Center Blood samples will be collected at each study visit A dinner meal will be provided the day before each study visit, and a breakfast meal, a snack and three beverage drinks will be provided during the study visit You will be compensated up to $400 for completing the study.

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  • The Honorable Diane Wood

    The Honorable Diane P. Wood to Deliver Keynote at IIT Chicago-Kent’s U.S. Supreme Court IP Review

    The Honorable Diane P. Wood, a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, will deliver the keynote address at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's fourth annual U.S. Supreme Court Intellectual Property Review (SCIPR) on Thursday, September 26. The one-day conference will be held at the law school. Wood will address the topic "Is It Time to Abolish the Federal Circuit's Exclusive Jurisdiction in Patent Cases?"

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  • IIT Stuart’s Ben Van Vliet Featured at John Lothian Summer Intern Series

    Ben Van Vliet, assistant professor of finance at IIT Stuart School of Business, presented at the John Lothian Summer Intern Education Series “MarketsWikiWorld of Opportunity” on July 30.

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  • RTW Veteran Center Canned Food Drive at The Commons

    Please support the canned food drive to assist clients of the RTW Veteran Center. Canned and nonperishable food items can be dropped off at The Commons through Friday, November 22.    …

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  • IIT College of Architecture Students Display Work at Lubeznik Center for the Arts

    IIT College of Architecture Students Display Work at Lubeznik Center for the Arts

    “Cash Your Vote” for your favorite design! In a unique partnership with the Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA), IIT College of Architecture students designed and built donation boxes inspired by LCA's mission, and is also helping to raise funds for the center. The design that obtains the most cash value wins. The boxes will be displayed in as part of "Fabricating for Funding," in the center's inner lobby during the First Friday @ 5: Opening Reception for New Exhibits event on Friday, August 2 from 5:00–8:00 pm.

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  • Summer 2013 IPRO Day a Success

    The culmination of the summer semester’s Interprofessional Projects (IPRO) Program was held on IPRO Day on July 26. Twelve teams exhibited and presented their semester-long work in the Hermann Hall Ballroom. Dedicated panels of workplace professionals, faculty and graduate students spent the day judging the IPRO projects, and voting on the best exhibits.

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  • Professional Master of Health Physics Program Appoints New Directors to the Academic Board

    Professional Master of Health Physics Program Appoints New Directors to the Academic Board

    S. Y. Chen, director of the Professional Master of Health Physics Program at IIT, announced the appointment of seven directors to the program’s academic advisory board. The board consists of a list of prominent professionals who are well regarded in the field of radiation protection and health physics.

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  • Psychology’s Patrick Corrigan Awarded the Prix Perspectives 2013

    Psychology’s Patrick Corrigan Awarded the Prix Perspectives 2013

    Patrick Corrigan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and his group won the Prix Perspectives 2013 in Zurich for their work on the Coming Out Proud (COP) program. COP is meant to help people with serious mental illness deal with stigma. The prestigious prize includes an award for 12,000 swiss francs to conduct a randomized controlled trial in Switzerland.

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  • Book Fair in the UTP Atrium

    "Books Are Fun" will be on IIT Main Campus in the University Tech Park atrium on Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31 from11:00 am–3:00 pm. The company has a wide assortment of books and gifts at 30–70% off retail. Stop by to browse or buy! "Books Are Fun" is a BBB-accredited business. Check them out on Pinterest and Facebook.

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