Is Democracy at Risk?
In a year in which more than 60 countries around the world are holding elections that will impact billions, Sam Pitroda (M.S. EE ’66), an innovator, entrepreneur, and former advisor to the prime...
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Illinois Tech, Chicago Humanities Examine How Technology Is Impacting Our Lives
A slate of renowned designers, artists, architects, media personalities, and artificial intelligence pioneers converged on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus on May 18 to participate in a...
ISTC Names Four Illinois Tech Faculty Among Its 2024 Researchers to Know
The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition recently announced its annual list of Researchers to Know for 2024, and four Illinois Institute of Technology faculty members have been recognized—setting...
Engineering as Architecture
For those interested in the design of new urban structures—particularly those that greatly increase density—is it better to focus one’s study on the principles of engineering, or architecture? One...
Rethinking the High-Rise “Pro Forma”
Commercial office. Multi-family residential housing. Architects have been incorporating these ubiquitous uses into high-rises for decades. But this year—with the intensely integrated input of a...
Building Beyond Sustainability
Many architects talk of incorporating sustainability in their projects. But what if there’s little left to sustain? That’s a question posed to 22 students by Illinois Institute of Technology College...
Institute of Design Professor Contributes to New Academic Career Online Tool Reformscape
For years, the way academic careers are assessed has been criticized as being unfair, biased and unfit for purpose. Talent has gone overlooked and diversity, equity, and inclusion disregarded. Today...
Ronan to Lead Design of National Memorial Honoring Fallen Journalists
A national memorial honoring journalists who lost their lives in pursuit of press freedom will be designed by an Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture professor. John Ronan, John...
Procuring Greater Equity and Sustainability in the Food System
A research project led by Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability Weslynne Ashton has received a $1 million grant from the United States Department of...
Illinois Tech Awarded Engineering News Record’s ‘Highest Honor’ Best Project Award
Illinois Institute of Technology received recognition in the November 2023 issue of Engineering News Record Midwest, one of the most authoritative publications in the construction industry. Illinois...