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  • Institute of Design Strategy Conference, May 14-15 (Early Registration Ends March 18)

    March 15, 2013
    IIT Institute of Design Strategy Conference brings together thought leaders from industry, civic organizations and government to see and discuss news ways of working that fit the volatility of today.

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  • “Appellate Courts as First Responders” by IIT Chicago-Kent Distinguished Professor Joan E. Steinman wins the AAAL Eisenberg Prize

    March 14, 2013
    Appellate Courts as First Responders: The Constitutionality and Propriety of Appellate Courts' Resolving Issues in the First Instance, a law review article by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Distinguished Professor Joan E. Steinman, has won the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers' (AAAL) 2011–12 Eisenberg Prize.

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  • Free Air Force Museum Trip

    March 14, 2013
    The Department of Aerospace Studies will be conducting a day trip to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, this Saturday, March 16. Departure time will be 5:00 am sharp from IIT Tower with a return time between 9:00–10:00 pm.

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  • ACaPS Office Returns to Hermann Hall

    ACaPS Office Returns to Hermann Hall

    March 14, 2013
    Access, Card, and Parking Services is returning its customer service to the larger space on the second floor of Hermann Hall beginning Friday, March 15. An elevator is available just before the northwest staircase to facilitate accessibility.

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  • Segerstrale Presents at World Academy of Art and Science Forum in Trieste

    March 13, 2013
    Ullica Segerstrale, professor of sociology, gave a presentation at the Trieste Forum of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS), held March 4-7 at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy. The forum’s theme was “Impact of Science and Technology on Society and Economy.”

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  • TEAMS Competition a Success at IIT Main Campus

    TEAMS Competition a Success at IIT Main Campus

    March 13, 2013
    IIT’s Main Campus hosted the TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science) competition on March 8. The annual event is designed to help middle and high school students discover their potential for engineering.

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  • IIT Boeing Scholars Academy Staff Highlights the Value of Summer Learning Programs

    IIT Boeing Scholars Academy Staff Highlights the Value of Summer Learning Programs

    March 13, 2013
    Last week, IIT Boeing Scholars Academy Program Director Marya Spont presented at the Illinois Association of College Admission Counseling’s District Seminar, a professional development opportunity for 120 counselors from Chicago and South Suburban high schools.

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  • Dining Services Survey

    Dining Services Survey

    March 12, 2013
    IIT Dining Services wants to know: How is your dining experience? Please take a few minutes to complete our online survey regarding your experiences in The Commons and Center Court. Your responses will help to improve dining services on campus. In return for your participation, we will donate $1 to the RTW Vet Center for each survey submitted.

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  • Read on Spring Break: Books to Talk About

    Read on Spring Break: Books to Talk About

    March 12, 2013
    Plan to engage in a lively discussion at Paul V. Galvin Library in celebration of both Women's History Month and the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf. Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood by Fatima Mernissi and The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam by G. Willow Wilson are the books that will be featured. One reflects the life of a girl born in Morocco in the 1940s, while the other is a recent account of a young woman's conversion and travels.

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  • Associate Professor of Physics Jeff Terry Gives Colloquium at Columbia University

    March 12, 2013
    Jeff Terry, associate professor of physics, gave the Material Science and Engineering Colloquium at Columbia University. His talk, titled “Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Advanced Nuclear Energy Materials,” focused on the application of synchrotron techniques to measure the electronic structure and the nano- and meso-scale geometric structure of materials of interest to the nuclear community.

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