Anonymous Data Doesn’t Mean Private, Researchers Say
A research team at Illinois Institute of Technology has extracted personal information, specifically protected characteristics like age and gender, from anonymous cell phone data using machine...
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Jennifer deWinter Appointed as New Lewis College Dean
Illinois Institute of Technology Interim Provost Kenneth T. Christensen has announced that Jennifer deWinter has been appointed as the new dean of Lewis College of Science and Letters, effective...
‘Alternative Facts’ Are Cons, Philosopher’s Paper Argues—And Journalists Can Help Quash Them
Journalists need not cover both sides of an argument when one side is advancing what experts widely regard as a con, Illinois Institute of Technology John and Mae Calamos Endowed Chair in Philosophy J...
Keep Your Distance? Global Study Reveals the Psychology Behind Effective Social Distancing Messages
A massive, global study of social distancing motivations has yielded new, psychology-based insights into the effectiveness of different styles of social distancing messaging. Illinois Institute of...
Political Science Professor Receives Fulbright Award to Advance Green Technology Research in South Korea
With the support of a Fulbright United States Scholar Program award, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Political Science Matt Shapiro will travel to Seoul, South Korea, during the 2022...
Your Next Personal Nutritionist Could Be AI
Illinois Institute of Technology is one of 14 centers collaborating on a new nationwide nutrition study that will gather more data on human responses to different dietary interventions than any other...
Professor Honored by American Psychological Association for Distinguished Contributions to the Field
Illinois Institute of Technology Distinguished Professor of Psychology Patrick Corrigan has been selected to receive the 2022 American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished...
Is Technology the Best Policy? Examining Artificial Intelligence in Farming and Agriculture
TRANSCRIPT Monika Sziron (THUM Ph.D. Candidate): Artificial intelligence is playing a big role in farming and agriculture. AI helps farmers with improving efficiency, labor reduction, and cost...
Tech Talk: Illinois Tech Partners with Axios to Discover Americans’ Feelings on Key Issues
Even if it doesn’t often feel that Americans can agree on much, there is at least one major issue that brings people together, regardless of political ideology: online privacy. More than 80 percent of...
Black Students with Disabilities to Benefit from New STEM Career Program
Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professors of Psychology Eun-Jeong Lee and Nicole Ditchman are collaborating to develop a new 10-week online educational curriculum for Black students with...