Students
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Poster Submissions for Pittcon 2027 Due in November
October 22, 2026 -
Food Science & Nutrition Club Throwing Halloween Party
October 22, 2026 -
Halloween Lunch & Learn at Attribute Analytics
October 22, 2026 -
Learn About Earning Your Graduate Degree with Plus One Accelerated Master’s
October 13, 2026 -
All Students Invited to Participate in Food Science Club’s Shark Tank Competition
October 08, 2026 -
Certificate in AI Fluency Available to All Undergraduates
October 08, 2026 -
All Invited to Attend Pack Expo
October 06, 2026 -
Industry Tour at Imbibe — Sign Up Today!
October 06, 2026
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Poster Submissions for Pittcon 2027 Due in November
Athletics
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Volleyball Notches Pair of NACC Wins
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Tennis Earns Fifth Straight NACC Win
October 13, 2026 -
Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Men’s Soccer Posts Unbeaten Week
October 06, 2026 -
Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Soccer Pushes Winning Streak to Six Games
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Scarlet Hawks Soar Across All Sports
September 22, 2026
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Volleyball Notches Pair of NACC Wins
Research
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Participate in Food and Metabolism Study to Earn up to $695
October 22, 2026 -
Fall Responsible Conduct of Research Webinar
September 29, 2026 -
Funded Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity to Develop an AI-Augmented Platform
September 15, 2026 -
Share Your Academic Advising Experience (2-Minute Student Survey)
September 15, 2026 -
Students: Share Your Perspectives on Seeking ADA Accommodations in Higher Education
August 04, 2026
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Participate in Food and Metabolism Study to Earn up to $695
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.