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  • ITM Informatics: Data-Driven Methods to Improve Human Health

    ITM Informatics: Data-Driven Methods to Improve Human Health

    The Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) will host a presentation from Samuel Volchenboum, MD, PhD—professor of pediatrics at University of Chicago ad Associate director of ITM, and director of Data for the Common Good—titled "ITM Informatics: Data-driven methods to improve human health" on Friday, April 19, from 3–5 p.m. This event will take place in-person at the Robert A. Pritzker Science Center (PS) - Auditorium Room 111 on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus; however, a virtual option is also available. 

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  • Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen Studies Transition to Carbon-Neutral Economy

    Nobel Laureate Lars Peter Hansen Studies Transition to Carbon-Neutral Economy

    Join the Department of Applied Mathematics in welcoming Nobel laureate Lars Peter Hansen, David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and Statistics, University of Chicago as he delivers "How Should Climate Change Uncertainty Impact Social Valuation and Policy?" in room 104 of the John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center from 1:50 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. April 15.

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  • Attend Innovation Day Happening April 26

    Attend Innovation Day Happening April 26

    Join us for Innovation Day on Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship. This semester we’re excited to showcase a new variety of student-built innovations from interactive toys created from scratch to rainforest drones.

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  • Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Sciences’

    Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Sciences’

    Join the Social Sciences Colloquium at the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Fahui Wang, Cyril and Tutta Vetter Alumni Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology, and associate dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School at Louisiana State University (LSU). This seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 27, from 5–6:15 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center, as well as online.

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  • April Community-Engaged Speaker Series Seminar: ‘Community-Based Research Network: Bridging the Gap in Research’

    April Community-Engaged Speaker Series Seminar: ‘Community-Based Research Network: Bridging the Gap in Research’

    Don’t miss this virtual Community-Engaged Research lecture featuring Christie Edwards and LaDawne Jenkins from RUSH University on Tuesday, April 9. Edwards and Jenkins will discuss their work on the creation of the Community-based Research Network and how they plan to engage both academic researchers and community partners in advancing and sustaining equitable research goals.

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  • MMAE Seminar Series: ‘From Fundamental to Flight Test’

    MMAE Seminar Series: ‘From Fundamental to Flight Test’

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents their spring 2024 seminar series featuring guest speaker Matthew McCrink, a Research Assistant Professor at Ohio State University, who will present, “From Fundamental to Flight Test.” This seminar is open to the public and will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • Faculty and Students Invited to Undergraduate Research Banquet on April 24

    Faculty and Students Invited to Undergraduate Research Banquet on April 24

    On April 24, join the Student Committee on Research Affairs to celebrate undergraduate research. This is the largest student research event of the year.

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  • All Women Invited to No Shade, All Tea on March 30

    All Women Invited to No Shade, All Tea on March 30

    No Shade, All Tea is a groundbreaking and immersive dinner experience designed to create an inclusive space for women of color to engage in open, honest, and solution-oriented discussions hosted by Illinois Tech's Black Student Union, Healthy Hood Chicago, and the Lambda Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. This experience is aimed at addressing and dismantling the taboos, standards, and challenges faced by women of color from marginalized communities.

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  • Learn More About #YouElevated Local Awareness Campaign

    Learn More About #YouElevated Local Awareness Campaign

    You’ve seen the ads on buses, on trains, and even on billboards. Now, it’s time to learn more about the #YouElevated local awareness campaign. The Office of Marketing and Communications will be at The McCormick Tribune Campus Center on March 28 during lunch hours to offer additional insight into the campaign—and so much more!

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  • Great Problems Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Making Music Cities — Creative Economies in Urban Policy and Planning’

    Great Problems Great Minds Seminar Series: ‘Making Music Cities — Creative Economies in Urban Policy and Planning’

    Join the Social Sciences Colloquium at the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Ola Johansson, a professor and chair in the Department of Geography at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, who will give a presentation on “Creative Economies in Urban Policy and Planning.” This seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 20, from 5–6:15 p.m. over Zoom. 

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