Students
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Certificate Program in Sensor Technology and Experiential Learning Is Recruiting Students Now!
September 24, 2026 -
Join the FDSN Food Club Community: Cozy Autumn Flavors Potluck!
September 22, 2026 -
Grainger Computing Innovation Prize — Concept Note Submission Deadline Is This Friday
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AWS JAM—Live Cloud Challenge or AWS Jam at Illinois Tech!
September 22, 2026 -
Communications Lab (Formerly the Writing Center) Is Now Open!
September 17, 2026 -
Student Volunteer Opportunities with the Office of Graduate Admission!
September 15, 2026 -
Come Work with Graduate Admissions!
September 15, 2026 -
Student Volunteers Needed for PACK EXPO International 2026
September 10, 2026
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Certificate Program in Sensor Technology and Experiential Learning Is Recruiting Students Now!
Athletics
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Scarlet Hawks Soar Across All Sports
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Tennis Wins NACC Opener
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Starting the Season on the Right Foot
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Away We Go
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Women’s Track and Field Athletic to Make 6th NCAA Championship Appearance
May 21, 2026
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Scarlet Hawks Soar Across All Sports
Research
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Funded Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity to Develop an AI-Augmented Platform
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Share Your Academic Advising Experience (2-Minute Student Survey)
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Students: Share Your Perspectives on Seeking ADA Accommodations in Higher Education
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Students: Share Your Perspectives on Seeking ADA Accommodations
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The Ethics Center Is Looking for Participants for an Interview Study on Research Lab Environments
May 19, 2026
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Funded Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity to Develop an AI-Augmented Platform
Biology Archive
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IIT Researchers Win American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Science Honor Award
March 27, 2013Illinois Institute of Technology researchers Krishna Pagilla, professor of environmental engineering, Benjamin Stark, professor of biology, and graduate students Marina Arnaldos (Ph.D. ENVE ’12) and Stephanie Kunkel (BIOL) were awarded the Honor Award for University Research by the American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Scientists (AAEES) for their research, “Improving Energy Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment by Low DO Nitrification Process.” -
Honoring Dale Webster, Bacterial Hemoglobin Pioneer – March 7
February 25, 2013The biology department will honor Dale Webster, distinguished professor of biology, professor emeritus, and founder of the field of bacterial hemoglobins, on Thursday, March 7. The day’s activities will include a lunch, campus tour, and visit to the department. -
Associate Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Joseph Orgel’s research studying surviving collagen found in fossilized bones of dinosaurs was featured on WBEZ’s Clever Apes on March 7. The following day, biochemistry undergraduate Faraz Hussain wrote a guest post for Clever Apes investigating a variety of research into the evolutionary developmental biology of birds such as chickens, ancestors to the theropods.
March 9, 2012Clever Apes #27: Breaking the fossil record Clever Apes: Cooking up a dino-chicken… -
Menhart Receives Three-Year MDA Research Award
March 1, 2012Associate Professor of Biology Nick Menhart was awarded a three-year research grant totaling $265,251 from the Muscular Dystrophy Association to study the properties of modified dystrophin proteins in Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophies. In all, MDA selected 38 research projects totaling $12 million that focus on identifying the underlying causes of neuromuscular disease and finding treatments to slow, stop and reverse damage caused by disease processes. -
IIT Biology and Environmental Engineering Researchers Explore How VHb Enhances Ethanol Production in E Coli in Diverse Growth Media
February 8, 2012Biology and environmental engineering researchers at IIT describe how Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) can enhance ethanol production in Escherichia coli in a variety of growth media by increasing the oxygen supply in a new article in Biomass and Bioenergy. The work is an important step in research in the production of ethanol from biomass.



