College of Science and Letters Archive

Meet an Innovative Faculty Member: Jialing Xiang and Cancer Research

April 23, 2013
Could a cure for cancer be found on IIT Main Campus? Maybe so—Associate Professor of Biology Jialing Xiang’s research team has uncovered a tumor suppressor found only in cancer cells. Read about her innovation here.
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Professor Segerstrale to Discuss Her New Book, Nature’s Oracle

April 22, 2013
Professor Ullica Segerstrale will talk about her new book Nature’s Oracle: The Life and Work of W. D. Hamilton (Oxford 2013) on May 2 at 3:15 pm, Perlstein Hall Auditorium. There will be a reception and book-signing afterward; books will be available for cash only at a discount for those who would like to purchase one.
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2013 Writing Contest Winners Announced

April 18, 2013
The Department of Humanities is pleased to announce the winners of the 48th Annual Writing Contest. A reception for all entrants, with awarding of prizes, will be held on Thursday, April 25 at 12:30 pm in the Welcome Center.
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IIT Students Excel at Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium

April 15, 2013
More than 160 undergraduates in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, economics, humanities and engineering, among others, and from nearly a dozen institutions participated in the Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium held on April 6 at the Hermann Hall Conference Center on IIT Main Campus. IIT students excelled at the annual event, winning in three categories: Overall Poster Presentation—Barrett Leslie Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology—Catalina Rivera Math, Computer Sciences, Engineering, Physics—Xin Zheng: A Novel Approach in Detecting the Normal and Shear Forces at the Fingertips with Minimal Hysteresis
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IIT Screening of Alan Turing Drama-Documentary “Codebreaker”

April 11, 2013
Join the Lewis Department of Humanities for a special screening of the new Alan Turing drama-documentary, Codebreaker, which will be shown at 8 pm on Thursday, April 11 in the MTCC Ballroom. Executive Producer Patrick Sammon will hold a Q&A session following the screening.
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Physics to Hold Joint Meeting with American Nuclear Society April 17 at IIT

April 11, 2013
The American Nuclear Society Chicago Local Section and the IIT Department of Physics will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, April 17, at 6:30 pm in LS 111. Jeff Terry, associate professor of physics, will present the lecture, “Synchrotron Radiation Studies of Advanced Nuclear Energy Materials.” Terry’s talk will focus on the application of synchrotron techniques to measure the electronic structure and the nano- and meso-scale geometric structure of materials of interest to the nuclear community. The methods that have been used to handle radioactive materials safely at synchrotron radiation facilities will also be discussed.
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Segerstrale Publishes “Nature’s Oracle”

April 9, 2013
Ullica Segerstrale, professor of sociology and director of the Camras Scholars program, has published Nature’s Oracle: The Life and Work of W.D. Hamilton. She will give a lecture, “The Edge of Creativity: A Look at the Scientific Life of W.D. (Bill) Hamilton,” with reception and book-signing at IIT on May 2 from 3:15-4:50 p.m. in Perlstein Hall Auditorium.
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2013 CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Stipend Program Nomination Deadline Approaching

April 4, 2013
IIT College of Science and Letters Associate Dean Matt Bauer announced that the college is accepting nominations for $5,000 CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Stipends for summer 2013. Up to eight stipends will be awarded. All CSL majors are eligible, and all IIT faculty may nominate a student. Nominations are due by Monday, April 15.
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A Nature article exploring new approaches to publishing academic scholarship cites IIT Associate Professor of Technical Communication Karl Stolley’s Push, a new web-based, open source academic journal focused on the research and applied theory of source-level digital writing.

April 3, 2013
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Physics Major Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

April 3, 2013
Emily Hommerding, a senior physics major, has received a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes outstanding senior undergraduate and doctoral-level students in the natural, social, and engineering sciences at U.S. institutions.
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College of Science and Letters Archive

Meet an Innovative Faculty Member: Jialing Xiang and Cancer Research

2013 Writing Contest Winners Announced

IIT Students Excel at Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium

IIT Screening of Alan Turing Drama-Documentary “Codebreaker”

Physics to Hold Joint Meeting with American Nuclear Society April 17 at IIT

2013 CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Stipend Program Nomination Deadline Approaching

A Nature article exploring new approaches to publishing academic scholarship cites IIT Associate Professor of Technical Communication Karl Stolley’s Push, a new web-based, open source academic journal focused on the research and applied theory of source-level digital writing.

Physics Major Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

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