Why Choose the College of Science and Letters?

Smaller departments and classes where students are known.

The opportunity to do hands-on research, including major projects funded by such organizations as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF) and others, with professors even as undergraduates (see CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Stipends). This is an opportunity not typically available in larger schools and one that gives students an advantage before they enter the job market or graduate school. More >

View the 2009 CSL Undergraduate Summer Research Stipend winners here.

News

Xian-He Sun Named Computer Science Chair

CSL Dean Russell Betts announced June 18 that Professor Xian-He Sun has been appointed the new Chair of the Computer Science Department. Professor Sun will assume his duties at the start of the 2009-2010 academic year.
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Xian-He Sun Gives Keynote Speech at INFOSCALE09 in Hong Kong

Xian-He Sun, professor of computer science and director of IIT's Scalable Computing Software Laboratory, gave the keynote speech "Reevaluating Amdahl's Law in the Multicore Era" at INFOSCALE09 on June 10 in Hong Kong.
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Schalliol's Complex Urban Landscapes Featured in Multiple Venues

David Schalliol, visiting assistant professor of social sciences, graduate student in sociology at the University of Chicago, and managing editor of Gapers Block, is profiled on the City of Chicago "Explore Chicago" website.
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Computer Science Alumnus Chih-Wei Yi named Outstanding Young Engineer by the Chinese Institute of Engineers

Yi (Ph.D., CS, 2005) was named an Outstanding Young Engineer by the Chinese Institute of Engineers. Yi was a doctoral student of Professor Peng-Jun Wan and is an assistant professor of computer science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Announcements

Saturday, July 18, Hermann Hall, Check-In from 8:30 am - 9:00 am: Undergraduate Open House, Registration required
Thursday, August 6, 5:00 - 7:00 pm: Graduate Open House at Rice Campus
Saturday, August 8, Hermann Hall, Check-In from 8:30 am - 9:00 am: Undergraduate Open House, Registration required
Saturday, August 8, Hermann Hall, Check-In from 8:30 am - 9:00 am: Undergraduate Open House, Registration required
Monday, August 10, 4:30 - 6:30 pm: Graduate Open House at Main Campus, MTCC
Thursday, August 13, 4:30 - 6:30 pm: Graduate One Stop Registration and Orientation for newly admitted part-time students at Main Campus, MTCC
Wed., August 19 & Thursday, August 20: Graduate Orientation for all newly admitted fulltime students
2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science: The 2009 Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science (DHCS) will be held at IIT, November 14-16, 2009. The deadline for submissions is August 30, 2009.
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