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Illinois Tech Recognized in Cure Innovation Index for Translating Scientific Discoveries into Real-World Health Impact

04/29/2026

CHICAGO—April 29, 2026—Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has been named a 2026 “Most Innovative Institution” in the inaugural 2026 Cure Innovation Index, a national benchmark assessing how effectively U.S. biomedical research institutions translate scientific discovery into real-world health impact. Illinois Tech ranked #11 among the Index’s top 20 “punching above their weight” institutions, a distinction recognizing translational research performance that exceeds expectations based on funding levels. The recognition highlights Illinois Tech’s ability to generate outsized impact through scientific excellence, entrepreneurial culture, industry engagement, and focused execution.

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Illinois Tech Grows Research Footprint, Securing Prime Space at TCC’s Fulton Labs

11/03/2023

CHICAGO—November 3, 2023— Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has leased approximately 34,295 square feet in Trammell Crow Company’s (TCC) Fulton Labs innovation hub, announced today by...

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Learning by Doing Through Research Opportunities

04/30/2020

Saikiran Yerraguntla (CS/AMAT ’20) discovered plenty of research opportunities as an undergraduate student while studying at Illinois Institute of Technology, making research an integral part of his...

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Internet Expert Named Director of New Computational Thinking Center

02/14/2020

Anita Nikolich, research professor of computer science, is ready to tackle the challenges of incorporating computation across Illinois Institute of Technology as the inaugural director of the Active...

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Applied Mathematician Cialenco Adds New International Appointments to Résumé

02/12/2020

Igor Cialenco, associate professor of applied mathematics at Illinois Tech, was appointed as a managing editor of the International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance (IJTAF), one of the top...

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Combating a Long-Standing Database Security Issue

12/02/2019

Akvile Kiskis (ITM ’19, M.A.S. CYF ’19), who was awarded a Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship in 2017, has addressed a long-standing problem in database security in a paper published in...

Advances in Cleaner Production Network Honors Ashton with Young Researcher Award

11/14/2019

Stuart School of Business Associate Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability Weslynne Ashton received the Young Researcher Award for 2019 from the Advances in Cleaner Production...

Argonne Experts to Present DOE National Labs Research Careers Seminar

10/16/2019

The global community is experiencing disasters of increasing complexity, intensity, and frequency. Urbanization, rapid population growth, a widening wealth gap, climate change, and technology adoption...

Anita Nikolich Co-Directs $20 Million Internet Project

10/10/2019

Anita Nikolich, cybersecurity research fellow with Illinois Tech’s Department of Computer Science, has been named co-director of the FABRIC project, which will test new architectures that could enable...

Architecture and Engineering Faculty Named to Elite Researchers List

10/07/2019

Assistant Professor Rahman Azari, director of the Ph.D. program in architecture at the College of Architecture; Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Boris Pervan, Armour College of...