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Amazon Alexa VP Delivers 2018 Darsh T. Wasan Lecture
“The way I think about Alexa is the way AI is revolutionizing daily convenience,” said Rohit Prasad (M.S. EE ’99), vice president and head scientist at Amazon Alexa, as he opened the 2018 Darsh T...
NACC Names Student-Athletes as Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year
The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference has honored an Illinois Tech student-athlete approaching the end of her undergraduate education and one who is just beginning hers. Weronika Halicka (CHE...
Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Class Reaches Gender Parity
This fall Illinois Tech not only welcomed its largest class of first-year students in 30 years, but its Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering ( CAEE) in Armour College of...
The Kaplan Institute: Bold Ideas for an Innovative Future
TRANSCRIPT Peter Kilpatrick, Provost: The Kaplan Institute is really an idea. Integrative, interdisciplinary experiences that focus on making things and projects that address societal impact are an...
Illinois Tech Celebrates Kaplan Institute Grand Opening
Illinois Institute of Technology today opened a sparkling, new 70,000-square-foot home for student-driven innovation and entrepreneurship. Unlike other university innovation centers (which are more...
Institute of Design Returns to Its Campus Roots
In 1949 the Institute of Design (ID)—founded as the New Bauhaus—joined Illinois Institute of Technology and soon moved into Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s campus crown jewel, S. R. Crown Hall. Some 50...
Illinois Tech Researchers Find Avocados for Breakfast Could Boost Heart Health
A new study from researchers at Illinois Tech recently published in the journal Nutrients suggests that eating a meal containing one half or a whole avocado compared to a meal with similar calories...
Illinois Tech Jumps to #96 on U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges List
In the U.S. News & World Report 2019 Best Colleges rankings, released this month, Illinois Tech is ranked among the top 100 schools in the National Universities category, climbing to #96. The ranking...
John L. Anderson Nominated As Next National Academy of Engineering President
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) 2019 nominating committee has recommended John L. Anderson, president emeritus and distinguished professor of chemical engineering at Illinois Tech, as the...