Creating a Buzz
What can bumblebees teach us about the link between individuality, group behavior, and the brain? For Matthew Smith, who joined Illinois Institute of Technology as an assistant professor of biology at...
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Federal Award Funds Breakthrough Startup
When Illinois Institute of Technology recently received federal funding to help researchers move their projects from the lab to the marketplace, they wanted undergraduates to get involved in a big way...
The Rising Problem of Stormwater Infrastructure Inequity
An uncommonly strong complex of thunderstorms, classified as a derecho, battered Illinois in mid-July, with 31 confirmed tornadoes and some areas recording more than seven inches of rainfall in 24...
A Breath of Fresh Air: Illinois Tech Professor Leads Discovery on Lung Function
Take a long, deep breath. In through your nose, and now hold it in your lungs for a few seconds. Finally, exhale. It sounds relaxing, but for Illinois Institute of Technology Associate Professor of...
Creating Support Systems with Psychology
For Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Psychology Eun-Jeong Lee, creating better, more effective support systems for individuals from marginalized communities is just another day’s work...
Please Innovate Responsibly: New Book Examines How to Integrate Ethics into STEM
How can a culture of responsible innovation be built into a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree? For Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Philosophy Elisabeth...
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...
Astrophysics Student Jonte Williams Expands His Scope
TRANSCRIPT Jonte Williams (ASPY/PHYS 4th Year): I first came here as an astrophysicist, you know, that’s what I applied to IIT for. I was kind of looking for top schools for physics and part of the...
Goodbye Gasoline, Hello Water
Running a vehicle on water—not gas—sounds like an idea pulled straight from fiction. A breakthrough discovery by a team of scientists from Illinois Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute...
Unraveling the Secrets Inside Our Universe
Unraveling the biggest mysteries that the universe has to offer has been a lifelong passion for Claire Zwicker (PHYS, ASTR ’23). “My grandfather actually taught physics at Illinois Institute of...