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  • Attend Pre-Med/Pre-Health Orientation Seminar on Aug. 27

    Attend Pre-Med/Pre-Health Orientation Seminar on Aug. 27

    Dr. Kathryn Spink will present a seminar on the academic requirements and professional development activities expected of competitive health profession school applicants. Attendees will meet other pre-health students and have an opportunity to ask questions of Dr. Spink. This event will be in the Robert A Pritzker Science Center room 129 at 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27.

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  • Community-Engaged Research Series: A Community-Engaged Approach to Identifying Racial Disparities in Long COVID Diagnosis

    Community-Engaged Research Series: A Community-Engaged Approach to Identifying Racial Disparities in Long COVID Diagnosis

    Don’t miss this virtual Community-Engaged Research lecture on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 8–9 a.m. featuring ITM-Advocate Aurora Health researcher Jana Hirschtick, PhD, MPH. Hirschtick will present on “A Community-Engaged Approach to Identifying Racial Disparities in Long COVID Diagnosis.”

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  • Planning Ahead With Financial Aid

    Planning Ahead With Financial Aid

    Whether it’s understanding any missing requirements reflected on your Financial Aid Dashboard or understanding your aid offered, students are encouraged to meet with the Office of Financial Aid to help you plan for the semester ahead. As a reminder, if students are facing severe financial challenges through parent job loss, severe medical expenses, or other change in household circumstances may apply for a financial aid hardship appeal.

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  • Chemistry Colloquium with Nobel Laureate Susan Solomon (CHEM ’77): ‘Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again’

    Chemistry Colloquium with Nobel Laureate Susan Solomon (CHEM ’77): ‘Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again’

    The Department of Chemistry presents a Chemistry Colloquium with Susan Solomon (CHEM ’77), Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who will be presenting, “Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can Do It Again.” This presentation will take place on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, from 11:25 a.m.–12:40 p.m. in room 121 of the Pritzker Science Center. This event is open to the public and will take place over Zoom.

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  • Join Us for Fall Leadership Retreat—Registration Now Open

    Join Us for Fall Leadership Retreat—Registration Now Open

    The M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy is thrilled to welcome students back to campus and is inviting second-year, third-year, and transfer students to an exciting weekend of team building, field games, low and high ropes courses, canoeing, and other activities at Pretty Lake Camp in Mattawan, Michigan.

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  • MMAE Chair Louis Cattafesta’s Team Receives Office of Naval Research (ONR) Grant

    MMAE Chair Louis Cattafesta’s Team Receives Office of Naval Research (ONR) Grant

    The Office of Naval Research has selected the proposal “Ground Effect on Wings and Its Control in High Sea States,” led by MMAE Chair Louis Cattafesta for a 5-year, nearly $4 million grant.

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  • Galvin Library Hosting Event for Making Pronoun Pins

    Galvin Library Hosting Event for Making Pronoun Pins

    Galvin Library, in partnership with Illinois Tech’s DEI’s LGBTQIA2+ Subcommittee, is hosting a pronoun pin-making event on Wednesday, August, 21, from 2–4 p.m. Join us and create a pin with your pronouns, or design a pronunciation pin for your name.

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  • MMAE Seminar Series: ‘Towards Robot Companions: How Legged Robots Affect Human Gait Behavior,’ Featuring Amy Wu

    MMAE Seminar Series: ‘Towards Robot Companions: How Legged Robots Affect Human Gait Behavior,’ Featuring Amy Wu

    The Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering presents the 2024–2025 seminar series featuring Amy Wu, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Queen’s University and the Mitchell Professor in Bio-Inspired Robotics. Wu will present “Toward Robot Companions: How Legged Robots Affect Human Gait Behavior.” This seminar will take place on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in room 104 of the Rettaliata Engineering Center.

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  • Galvin Library Holding Open House on Friday, August 16

    Galvin Library Holding Open House on Friday, August 16

    Join us for the Galvin Library Open House on Friday, August 16, from 2–5 p.m. Paint a pet rock, make a friendship bracelet and play in a library mystery game.

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  • Judges Needed for Illinois Tech Welcome Week Student Project Showcase

    Judges Needed for Illinois Tech Welcome Week Student Project Showcase

    We are looking for faculty, post-docs, and staff judges from all departments to help judge the Welcome Week Student Project Showcase, which is Wednesday, August 14, 2024, from 2–4 p.m. in Hermann Hall. This Welcome Week event celebrates the excellent research and project work being conducted by our students, and introduces new students to our community and opportunities to get involved themselves.

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