Students
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Students Invited to Institute of Food Technologists’ Suppliers’ Day
November 03, 2026 -
Winter Term Courses Offered by the School of Design and Society
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Celebrate National Career Development Month with Illinois Tech Career Services!
October 27, 2026 -
National Stress Awareness Day Event
October 27, 2026 -
Poster Submissions for Pittcon 2027 Due in November
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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
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Students Invited to Institute of Food Technologists’ Suppliers’ Day
Athletics
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Basketball Opens Season with Win
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Help Cheer the Women’s Soccer Team to the NACC Tournament Title
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Pair of NACC Games
November 03, 2026 -
Join Us, and Cheer on the Illinois Tech Soccer Teams as They Open NACC Tournament Play!
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Vathulya’s Big Game Sparks Women’s Soccer
October 27, 2026
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Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Women’s Basketball Opens Season with Win
Research
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Participate in Food and Metabolism Study to Earn up to $695
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Fall Responsible Conduct of Research Webinar
September 29, 2026 -
Funded Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity to Develop an AI-Augmented Platform
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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
Center for Nutrition Research Archive
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Participants Needed for Research Study on Meal Plans
October 21, 2021The Center for Nutrition Research is looking for participants for a study on meal plans. The study seeks to understand how diets that incorporate certain foods influence your body's ability to metabolize blood sugar and blood lipids, like cholesterol, and help blood move through your body, including your eyes and into your brain to think better. -
Participate in Black Bean and Chickpea Nutrition Research: Looking for Volunteers!
September 9, 2021We are looking at the health benefits of black beans and chickpeas and their effect on human physiology and cognitive function. -
Participate in Mango Nutrition Research: Looking for volunteers!
September 9, 2021Interested in learning about the effects of daily consumption of mango on your gut microbiome? -
COVID-19 Observational Study: Looking for Volunteers!
September 9, 2021We are looking to assess the incidence of infection or reinfection in healthy adults with or without prior COVID 19 infection. -
COVID-19 Observational Study
April 1, 2021Illinois Tech's Center for Nutrition Research is looking for participants for a COVID-19 Observational Study. They are looking to test the effects of infection and reinfection among those with or without prior COVID-19 infection. -
Illinois Tech researchers’ study examining organic produce purchasing is mentioned in the Washington Post.
January 19, 2017Illinois Tech researchers surveyed more than 500 low-income shoppers about their thoughts on organic and conventional vegetables and fruit, and published the results in the journal Nutrition Today. -
Director of the Center for Nutrition Research at Illinois Institute of Technology Britt Burton-Freeman is interviewed by U.S. News & World Report about her recent research into how low-income shoppers feel about organic produce.
November 2, 2016Britt Burton-Freeman and her team found that small increments in income within the low-income population was associated with differing attitudes and beliefs regarding organic and conventional growing of fruits and vegetables. -
Illinois Tech researchers’ study of low-income shoppers’ attitudes toward produce is featured in several media outlets.
October 3, 2016The study was initially published in Nutrition Today. -
Illinois Tech Researchers Find Cost of Organic Fruits and Vegetables a Significant Barrier for Low-Income Shoppers
September 30, 2016The study found that lower-income shoppers have heard organic messages via various media outlets and associate organic with pesticide free; and the use of pesticides with conventional fruits and vegetables. -
Illinois Institute of Technology study on the benefits of eating tomatoes in reducing inflammation is mentioned in an article in Men’s Health.
March 4, 2016Read the article in Men’s Health Magazine here.…