University News Archive

  • Betts Announces 2012 Dean’s Excellence Awards

    Betts Announces 2012 Dean’s Excellence Awards

    Russell Betts, dean of the College of Science and Letters and professor of physics, announced the winners of this year’s Dean’s Excellence Awards at a holiday gathering at the Bog. He named winners in four categories: junior faculty; research, senior faculty; teaching; and staff.

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  • Fall 2012 IPRO Day a Success, Awards Posted

    Friday, November 30, 2012, marked the culmination of the fall semester’s Interprofessional projects (IPRO). Over 40 teams exhibited and presented their semester long work. Dedicated panels of workplace professionals faculty and graduate students spent the day judging the IPRO Projects, and voted on the best exhibits and presentations.

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  • CTBUH and IIT Begin $300,000 Research Project to Study the Life Cycle of Tall Building Structural Systems

    The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), in conjunction with Illinois Institute of Technology, has launched a multi-faceted research project to study the life cycles of various tall building structural systems, sponsored by a $300,000 grant from ArcelorMittal. “A Whole Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings” will create a definitive comparison of the life-cycle implications of steel, concrete and composite structural systems in tall buildings.

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  • Architecture Assistant Professor Marshall Brown’s New Exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

    Architecture Assistant Professor Marshall Brown's new exhibit, "A Concept for Future Development: Sugar Hill Arts District Minority Report" can be viewed at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit from November 28 - December 16.

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  • IIT Ethics Bowl Team Competes in Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl

    Congratulations to IIT’s Ethics Bowl Team members for their dedication and teamwork this semester, and an incredible performance at the Upper Midwest Regional Ethics Bowl at Loyola University Chicago’s Water Tower Campus on December 1

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  • Department of Social Sciences High School Outreach Day

    On November 27, 150 Advanced Placement students from suburban high schools visited campus as part of a high school outreach program designed by the Department of Social Sciences in collaboration with the European Union Center at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. Students took tours of IIT and attended three separate events on campus.

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  • Input Tools Enabled for Google Apps—Type in Dozens of Other Languages

    Office of Technology Services has enabled Input Tools for Google Apps that let you write in other languages using phonetic typing and virtual keyboards. Input Tools makes it easy to type in other languages such as Hindi or Chinese.

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  • Associate Vice President Jean Bingham Retires from IIT

    Associate Vice President Jean Bingham Retires from IIT

    After a long and distinguished career at Illinois Institute of Technology, Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services Jean Bingham is retiring on Monday, December 31.

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  • IPRO Day is Today at Hermann Hall

    IPRO Day is taking place today from 10 am - 3 pm in Hermann Hall. The IPRO Day event is the culmination of IPRO teamwork via exhibits and presentations. At this semester's IPRO Day, over 40 IPRO teams showcase and share their accomplishments.

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  • Provost Alan Cramb and VP Darsh Wasan Named AAAS Fellows

    Provost Alan Cramb and VP Darsh Wasan Named AAAS Fellows

    IIT Provost Alan Cramb and Vice President for International Affairs Darsh Wasan have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

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