Lectures Archive

IIT Trustee and Harris myCFO President Joe Calabrese to Present “Investing in Illusions”

November 7, 2012
On Thursday, November 15, at 4 pm, IIT Trustee and President of Harris myCFO Joe Calabrese will present “Investing in Illusions” at IIT’s downtown campus. Most financial and economic models assume that humans are rational, decision-making units always seeking to maximize the “utility” of their decisions. In real life we know that nothing could be further from the truth.
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Benjamin Franklin Project Public Debate – The Power of the President: How Much is Too Much?

October 31, 2012
Join WBEZ's Alison Cuddy and presidential scholars Alberto Coll and William Howell for a public debate on the powers and limitations of the President of the United States as Commander-in-Chief, Head of State, and Chief Executive on November 1st at 5:30 p.m. in Illinois Institute of Technology’s Hermann Hall Ballroom.
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WISER/Galvin Smart Grid Lecture Series – Aoife Foley: “Recreating the Electrical Energy Supply Chain up to and beyond 2050” (Canceled)

October 30, 2012
The Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation will host Aoife Foley, Faculty member and lecturer at Queen's University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, who will present "Recreating the Electrical Energy Supply Chain up to and beyond 2050" on Friday, November 2.
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IIT Galvin Center Seminar – Transmission Planning and Renewable Energy: Global Experience and Emerging Practices from the Developing and Developed World

October 24, 2012
The Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation will host World Bank Senior Energy Specialist Marcelino Madrigal, who will present "Transmission Planning and Renewable Energy: Global Experience and Emerging Practices from the Developing and Developed World," at 11:30 am on Friday, October 26 at the Galvin Center on the 16th floor of IIT Tower.
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2012 Darsh Wasan Lecture Online

October 24, 2012
National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh delivered the 2012 Darsh T. Wasan Lecture, "Challenges and Opportunities for Global Science," on Tuesday, September 18 in the Smith Olson Auditorium.
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Astronomer and Discovery Channel Star Phil Plait at IIT – October 24

October 22, 2012
Union Board is proud to announce that Phil Plait — astronomer, author, and blogger — will talk about how giant impacts from cosmic objects have shaped our planet's history, how they may do so again, and why Hollywood always seems to get them wrong, at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 24 in the IIT Tower Auditorium.
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Presidential Lecture Series, Inaugural Lecture

October 19, 2012
IIT President John L. Anderson will host the inaugural IIT Presidential Lecture, welcoming Hudson Institute Fellow Irwin Stelzer, who will discuss "Sustainable Growth: Common Sense and Compromise Rather Than Ideological Purity," on Friday, October 19, 2012.
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Actuarial Science Guest Lecture this Friday, October 12

October 10, 2012
Tom Duffy, director & actuary of Aon will give a presentation from 2:30-4:30 pm on Friday, Oct 12 in E1 104. An actuary is a professional business position that requires both strong ability in math and a good sense of finance. Duffy's lecture is a great opportunity to learn about the industry.
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Architecture Dean Wiel Arets’s October 3 lecture is reviewed by Lynn Becker on his blog, ArchitectureChicago Plus.

October 9, 2012
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Sigma Xi Lecture: Chuck Knapp – The role of Aquariums and Zoos in Field Conservation

September 27, 2012
Chuck Knapp, vice president of conservation and research at the Shedd Aquarium, will deliver the fall 2012 IIT Sigma Xi Lecture, "The role of Aquariums and Zoos in Field Conservation," at 3:50 pm on Tuesday, October 9 in Life Sciences, room 111.
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Lectures Archive

IIT Trustee and Harris myCFO President Joe Calabrese to Present “Investing in Illusions”

WISER/Galvin Smart Grid Lecture Series – Aoife Foley: “Recreating the Electrical Energy Supply Chain up to and beyond 2050” (Canceled)

IIT Galvin Center Seminar – Transmission Planning and Renewable Energy: Global Experience and Emerging Practices from the Developing and Developed World

2012 Darsh Wasan Lecture Online

Astronomer and Discovery Channel Star Phil Plait at IIT – October 24

Presidential Lecture Series, Inaugural Lecture

Actuarial Science Guest Lecture this Friday, October 12

Architecture Dean Wiel Arets’s October 3 lecture is reviewed by Lynn Becker on his blog, ArchitectureChicago Plus.

Sigma Xi Lecture: Chuck Knapp – The role of Aquariums and Zoos in Field Conservation

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