University News Archive

  • Man on the Bench Leaving Campus Temporarily for Restoration

    Man on the Bench Leaving Campus Temporarily for Restoration

    The "Man on the Bench" sculpture in Morton Park will be leaving campus on Friday, March 30 to be restored. The sculpture will be back in time for commencement in May.

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  • IIT Third-Year Undergraduate Triple Play

    IIT Third-Year Undergraduate Triple Play

    Anita Thomas (AMAT 3rd year) will present her research, "Sampling Within the k-Means Algorithm to Cluster Large Datasets," at the Infinite Possibilities Conference, March 30-31 at the University of Maryland. Thomas reduced the amount of data needed to obtain accurate clusters, thus decreasing runtime to a reasonable speed.

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  • Adjunct Professor Andrew Metter to Discuss Urban Farms at AIA Chicago

    Adjunct Professor Andrew Metter to Discuss Urban Farms at AIA Chicago

    Architecture Adjunct Professor Andrew Metter will lecture on "Urban Farm and Food Pantry Prototype for the 21st Century" at AIA Chicago at 6 pm on Thursday, April 5. Metter will discuss his model for a more sustainable method for food production and distribution to Chicago's hungry families, based on both his personal research and IIT studio investigations. Metter's lecture is part of AIA Chicago's "A Year to Grow" series, exploring the role of architects in urban agriculture and food systems.

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  • Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society Featuring Jon McGinnis

    Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society Featuring Jon McGinnis

    The Lewis Department of Humanities will host the Spring 2012 Sawyier Philosophy Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society, featuring Jon McGinnis, at 2:30 pm on April 13 in Life Sciences, room 111. McGinnis is an associate professor of philosophy at University of Missouri—St. Louis and is a Greco-Arabist who also has interest in medieval Latin science, philosophy and theology.

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  • IIT Faculty Teaching Award Winners

    IIT Faculty Teaching Award Winners

    IIT Provost Alan Cramb presented this year’s faculty teaching awards at the Faculty Recognition and Awards Reception on March 27.

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  • WBEZ Reporter Gabriel Spitzer to Present Sigma Xi Lecture at IIT Research Day

    Gabriel Spitzer, creator of WBEZ's Clever Apes and reporter at KPLU Seattle, will present this year’s Sigma Xi lecture, “Science into Stories: The Human Angle on Research and Discovery,” from 2:30 - 3:30 pm on Wednesday, April 18 in the IIT Tower Auditorium.

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  • Diversity Forums

    Diversity Forums

    Thank you to those who have participated in the diversity forums held recently. Most participants found them to be valuable experiences, and the Diversity Committee expects to begin working on programs to address issues that have been raised in the forums. There are three more forums yet to be conducted.

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  • Google Honors Mies van der Rohe with a Crown Hall Doodle on His Birthday

    Google Honors Mies van der Rohe with a Crown Hall Doodle on His Birthday

    Google today pays homage to legendary architect and educator Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with a Crown Hall-themed doodle, a variation of the Google logo. Born on March 27, 1886 in Aachen, Germany, Mies is widely acknowledged as one of the 20th century's greatest architects. By emphasizing open space and revealing the industrial materials used in construction, he helped define modern architecture.

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  • 2012 Alumni Awards: Outstanding Young Alumni and Lifetime Achievement Awards

    2012 Alumni Awards: Outstanding Young Alumni and Lifetime Achievement Awards

    Illinois Institute of Technology is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Alumni Awards. On April 13, 2012 a luncheon will be held in Hermann Hall to honor the nine winners for their contributions to their professions, to the…

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  • IIT Chicago-Kent College Of Law To Exhibit Art Created By Alumni And Law Students

    IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's Art and Cultural Property Law Society will transform the law school into an art gallery on Thursday, March 29 at its first "Gallery Night." The show will feature artwork created by attorneys who are IIT Chicago-Kent alumni as well as current IIT Chicago-Kent law students.

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