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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The Battery of the Future is All Solid
Leon Shaw has received a three-year, $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to establish the Center of All-Solid-State Batteries, the first center of its kind in the United States, at...
An Honor Befitting the Work: Illinois Tech to Invest Three New Endowed Chairs
Fittingly, as the university community comes together to celebrate all that makes Illinois Institute of Technology unique during the annual Homecoming celebration, it will also take time to recognize...
Microfluidic Tool Aims to Catch Dental Decay Before It’s Too Late
A multidisciplinary team of Illinois Institute of Technology professors led by Professor of Chemistry Rong Wang received an award from the National Institutes of Health to develop a device that will...
Illinois Tech ‘Spinout’ Startup Influit Energy Has Created the World’s First Rechargeable, Safe, Electric Fuel
It was only a matter of time—before Influit Energy would need to hire more scientists, before the 2,100-square-foot lab space that the company occupies in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood would grow...
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...
New NSF Grant Aims to Foster ‘Effective, Caring, and Empathetic’ Teachers Equipped with Anti-Racism Training
Illinois Institute of Technology has received a new $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant to fund scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the university’s joint bachelor of...
‘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...
Lewis College Launches Spring 2022 Issue of Big Picture Magazine
Lewis College of Science and Letters has published the spring 2022 edition of Big Picture, the Lewis College online magazine. The publication is distributed via email newsletter to faculty, students...