College of Science and Letters Archive

Master of Data Science Program Hosts Data Science Partners Luncheon

August 28, 2013
On August 15, nearly 30 Chicago professionals from the business, consulting, entrepreneurial, and government domains attended a luncheon at IIT’s downtown campus to learn about the new Master of Data Science program and how they might partner with IIT. Attendees included technical and executive-level people from MethodCare, TempoDB, Braintree, DataMade, LLC, IBM, Optum Insight, Open BI, Groupon, State of Illinois, Lab42, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Sagence and Spartz.
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Professional Master of Health Physics Program Appoints New Directors to the Academic Board

July 29, 2013
S. Y. Chen, director of the Professional Master of Health Physics Program at IIT, announced the appointment of seven directors to the program’s academic advisory board. The board consists of a list of prominent professionals who are well regarded in the field of radiation protection and health physics.
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IIT Emeritus Professor Peter Lykos Has Passed Away

July 24, 2013
Illinois Institute of Technology Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Peter Lykos passed away on July 16. Peter Lykos joined the Department of Chemistry in 1955, retiring in 2013. He had a distinguished academic career as a physical chemist and a strong interest in the area of computers in chemistry, now known as computational chemistry. Lykos was a pioneer in the use of computers in the classroom, introducing them to IIT classes in 1959, and was also instrumental in the development of IIT’s Saturday program, teaching computer science to thousands of high school students and their teachers in the 1960s.
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Computer Science Chair and Professor Xian-He Sun discusses Amdahl’s Law in PC World.

July 22, 2013
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International Students Attend Annual APS/IIT XAFS Summer School

July 17, 2013
Grant Bunker, physics professor and chair, and Carlo Segre, Duchossois Leadership Professor of Physics, welcomed 25 students from five countries to IIT Main Campus for the annual APS/IIT XAFS Summer School, held July 8–12.
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Thomas Irving Gives Presentation on Scattering Techniques at International Symposium

July 17, 2013
Thomas Irving, biology executive associate chair and professor of biology and physics, gave the talk “Sub-Millisecond Solution Scattering at the BioCAT Facility at the Advanced Photon Source” at the International Symposium on Diffraction Structural Biology held May 26–29 in Nagoya, Japan.
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Jose De Arcos Wins Pengnian Scholarship

July 17, 2013
Jose De Arcos, a Ph.D. candidate in physics, has been awarded a Pengnian Scholarship to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing this fall. De Arcos, a student of Christopher White, professor of physics and vice provost for academic affairs, focuses on neutrino physics and has worked on the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment in China. At Tsinghua University, he will be in the nuclear science and technology program in the Department of Engineering Physics.
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CSL’s Matt Bauer Helps to Shape New AP Computer Science Course

July 16, 2013
Matt Bauer, associate dean of IIT College of Science and Letters and a senior instructor of computer science, is part of a national initiative to develop a new computer science Advanced Placement (AP) course to expand participation in computing to more women and underrepresented minorities.
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David Salbego (MS, CS ’00), Infrastructure and Operations Group department head, discusses work in Argonne National Laboratory newsletter.

July 10, 2013
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Professor and BioCAT Director Thomas Irving is co-author of a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on how muscle generates power.

July 10, 2013
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- IRS Announces Business Mileage Rate Increase Effective July 1, 2022
  June 23, 2022
  Beginning on July 1, 2022, the standard mileage rate for privately owned vehicles while on official IIT business will be 62.5 cents per mile, up 4 cents from the January 1, 2022 rate.
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- TIAA June 2022 Educational Webinars
  June 14, 2022
  TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from during the month of June.
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- BCBS Fitness Program Enrollment Fee Waived in June!
  June 02, 2022
  Illinois Tech health plan members looking to shake up their fitness routines or save on gym membership can save when you sign up for the BCBS Fitness Program in June!
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- Summer 2022 Session A Course Evaluation Survey
  May 31, 2022
  The Summer Session A Course Evaluation Survey will open on Monday, June 13 and will remain open through Saturday, June 25.
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- Join Us for a 5K Fun-Run on June 15!
  May 26, 2022
  Through Illinois Tech's partnership with Equinox Fitness clubs, we're excited to offer a 5k Fun Run event on Wednesday, June 15, 2022!
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- Find your summer savings with Perkspot!
  May 19, 2022
  Looking to save a little money on your summer fun? Check out Perkspot! Perkspot offers Illinois Tech employees access to tens of thousands of discounts.
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- Don’t miss out on your 403(b) retirement plan match!
  May 10, 2022
  Are you a faculty member approaching your first anniversary or a staff member approaching your second anniversary? You may wish to take a moment to review your current 403(b) contribution percentage and submit a new Salary Reduction Agreement Form to take advantage of the university match, if you are not already doing so.
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- TIAA May 2022 Educational Webinars
  May 05, 2022
  TIAA, one of Illinois Tech’s 403(b) Retirement Plan vendors, has announced several Financial Essentials webinars running from during the month of May.
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- Focus on Your Physical and Mental Wellbeing with Hinge Health, a BCBS Program
  May 03, 2022
  If you experience ongoing pain and discomfort you probably know your emotions often feel just as intense, and it’s easy to feel stuck. Why not take a few minutes during May, which is Mental Health Month, to focus on yourself and how you can heal?
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- Lifeworks Resources for Mental Health Month, New CareNow Programs
  May 03, 2022
  Feeling blue? Distracted at work? Can't quite put your finger on what's wrong? It's not just you—mental health issues don't always present themselves in an extreme or obvious manner.
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College of Science and Letters Archive

Master of Data Science Program Hosts Data Science Partners Luncheon

Professional Master of Health Physics Program Appoints New Directors to the Academic Board

IIT Emeritus Professor Peter Lykos Has Passed Away

Computer Science Chair and Professor Xian-He Sun discusses Amdahl’s Law in PC World.

International Students Attend Annual APS/IIT XAFS Summer School

Thomas Irving Gives Presentation on Scattering Techniques at International Symposium

Jose De Arcos Wins Pengnian Scholarship

CSL’s Matt Bauer Helps to Shape New AP Computer Science Course

David Salbego (MS, CS ’00), Infrastructure and Operations Group department head, discusses work in Argonne National Laboratory newsletter.

Professor and BioCAT Director Thomas Irving is co-author of a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on how muscle generates power.

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