University News Archive

  • IIT Applied Math Alumnus Jacob Matijevic Honored Posthumously for Work on Mars Rover Missions

    Jacob “Jake” Matijevic (Math ‘69), a great space engineer, died on August 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, Calif. Matijevic received his bachelor’s degree from IIT and later earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1973. In honor of Jacob’s contribution to the Mars rover missions, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory named the rock found by the Curiosity rover, “Jake Matijevic.”

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  • 8th Annual IIT Pumpkin Launch Results and Photos

    8th Annual IIT Pumpkin Launch Results and Photos

    Student teams braved the wet weather on October 13 to compete with pumpkin launchers they designed and built. Team Insulators took first place in both the distance and accuracy competitions.

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  • Astronomer and Discovery Channel Star Phil Plait at IIT – October 24

    Union Board is proud to announce that Phil Plait — astronomer, author, and blogger — will talk about how giant impacts from cosmic objects have shaped our planet's history, how they may do so again, and why Hollywood always seems to get them wrong, at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 24 in the IIT Tower Auditorium.

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  • Presidential Lecture Series, Inaugural Lecture

    IIT President John L. Anderson will host the inaugural IIT Presidential Lecture, welcoming Hudson Institute Fellow Irwin Stelzer, who will discuss "Sustainable Growth: Common Sense and Compromise Rather Than Ideological Purity," on Friday, October 19, 2012.

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  • Student Services Closing for Relocation

    Student Services Closing for Relocation

    The Office of Financial Aid, the Office of the Registrar, and the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs will be relocating from Main Building the week of October 22. IIT’s new One Stop Office in the MTCC will be available for all questions and inquires.

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  • Engineers Without Borders – IIT Wins Premier Student Chapter Award

    The Engineers Without Borders USA IIT chapter has been named the 2012 EWB-USA Regional Premier Chapter for the Great Lakes Region, edging out over 40 other student chapters.

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  • October Sustainability Forum

    IIT's Office of Campus Energy & Sustainability invites you to our October Sustainability Forum on the topic of "Achieving Energy Efficiency: Passive Building Design vs. Efficient Building Systems," from noon - 1:30 pm on Friday, October 19 in the MTCC Ballroom.

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  • IIT Chicago-Kent’s Intellectual Property Law Society Continues “Patent Wars” Discussion Series

    The Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law will present “Patent Wars Strike Back! Apple v. Samsung: The Rise and Wrath of Design Patents.” Attorney Christopher V. Carani of McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., will be the guest speaker. The program will be held October 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the law school’s Governor Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium, 565 West Adams Street (between Clinton and Jefferson streets) in Chicago.

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  • IIT Dining Services Survey Request: Talk to Us

    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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  • Graduate College Offices Moving To IIT Tower October 17 – 19

    Graduate College Offices Moving To IIT Tower October 17 – 19

    The Graduate College Office of the Dean and Vice Provost for Research, the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs, and the Office of Research Compliance and Proposal Development will be in the process of moving to the seventh floor of IIT Tower from Wednesday, October 17–Friday, October 19.

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