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  • Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Info Session Open to All Students

    Grainger Computing Innovation Prize Info Session Open to All Students

    Attention Illinois Tech Bachelor’s and Master’s Students: Do you have a bold idea that could make a real difference in the world? Here’s your chance to bring it to life. The Grainger Computing Innovation Prize invites ALL Illinois Tech bachelor’s and master’s students from ANY major to use computing, data science, and AI for social good. Over the fall semester, teams will compete for $30,000 in prizes. Attend the information session on Tuesday, March 24, at the MTCC Ballroom.

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  • ECE Research Seminar Series by Ziqing Hu: “Training at Scale: Data, Algorithm, and Infrastructure for LLMs”

    ECE Research Seminar Series by Ziqing Hu: “Training at Scale: Data, Algorithm, and Infrastructure for LLMs”

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will continue its Seminar Series on Friday, February 27, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. via Zoom, featuring guest speaker Ziqing Hu, Ph.D., technical staff on the post-training team at Perplexity. The talk will be titled "Training at Scale: Data, Algorithm, and Infrastructure for LLMs."

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  • ECE Research Seminar Series by Lily Weng: “Towards Trustworthy AI: Automated Interpretability, Adversarial Robustness, and AI Safety”

    ECE Research Seminar Series by Lily Weng: “Towards Trustworthy AI: Automated Interpretability, Adversarial Robustness, and AI Safety”

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will continue its Seminar Series on Friday, March 6, from 12:45-1:45 p.m. via Zoom, featuring guest speaker Lily Weng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at UC San Diego. The talk will be titled "Towards Trustworthy AI: Automated Interpretability, Adversarial Robustness, and AI Safety."

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  • ChBE Seminar by Marcella Vaicik: “Rethinking Scale in Polymerization: Miniemulsion Strategies for Adipocyte Gene Therapy”

    ChBE Seminar by Marcella Vaicik: “Rethinking Scale in Polymerization: Miniemulsion Strategies for Adipocyte Gene Therapy”

    Join the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE) for a lecture by Marcella K. Vaicik, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering and faculty director of Illinois Tech @ Fulton Labs. The talk, titled “Rethinking Scale in Polymerization: Miniemulsion Strategies for Adipocyte Gene Therapy” at 3:15–4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 25, in the Perlstein Hall Auditorium (room 131).

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  • OER Adoption Workshop for Faculty

    OER Adoption Workshop for Faculty

    With high textbook costs, many professors are looking for alternative course material options that save students money, and Open Educational Resources, or OERs, represent one such option. These are teaching, learning, and research materials that are freely available to use, adapt, and share. In this workshop at 12:45-1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, join librarians from Galvin Library and faculty member Edoarda Corradi Dell' Acqua to learn more about OER options.

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  • WISER Joint Distinguished Lectureship by Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chairman and CEO, LanzaTech: “Innovation for a Circular Carbon Economy”

    WISER Joint Distinguished Lectureship by Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chairman and CEO, LanzaTech: “Innovation for a Circular Carbon Economy”

    Illinois Tech's Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) and Armour College of Engineering, with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) will present the 2026 Distinguished Lectureship on Wednesday, March 4, at 3:30 p.m. This year's lectureship will feature Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Chairman and CEO of LanzaTech; Member and Chair, Board of Directors, LanzaJet; and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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  • Nominate Students for Service and Leadership Awards

    Nominate Students for Service and Leadership Awards

    Nominations are now being accepted for Illinois Tech’s Student Service and Leadership Awards, honoring students who have made notable contributions to campus life. The awards listed below will be presented at the 49th annual Clinton E. Stryker Award Reception on Wednesday, April 22. Nominations for these awards must be submitted by Friday, March 6. (Self-nominations will be accepted.)

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  • Information Technology and Management (ITM) Hosting Four Events on AWS and Terraform

    Information Technology and Management (ITM) Hosting Four Events on AWS and Terraform

    The College of Computing’s Department of Information Technology and Management invites you to four events, including a GameDay competition using AWS and Terraform. Before that, spend three training sessions honing your skills and learning new techniques. Each event is held on a Friday through to March 13.

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  • Free STI / HIV Testing Event on Thursday, March 5

    Free STI / HIV Testing Event on Thursday, March 5

    Did you know it's healthy to get tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) regularly if you're sexually active? Come get a free test Thursday, March 5. Walk up to the Big Blue Mobile Unit on 34th and State for free STI / HIV testing from 2–6 p.m.

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  • Book a Tutoring Appointment with Math and Science Help (MASH) in the Galvin Library

    Book a Tutoring Appointment with Math and Science Help (MASH) in the Galvin Library

    The Math and Science Help (MASH) on campus is open and taking tutoring appointments in the Galvin Library. Math and Science Help (MASH) is part of the Academic Resource Center (ARC), and it provides support for undergraduate students through one-to-one peer tutoring and weekly group review sessions led by supplemental instructors for STEM courses.

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