A Sustainable Approach to Public Health Innovation
André Nogueira’s research—focused on how design frameworks and methods can improve the well-being of people, organizations, and ecosystems—has caught the attention of the Bill and Melinda Gates...
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A Problem-Solver’s Mindset: How Mentorship Shaped a Career
(Chemistry ’15)Since graduating from Illinois Institute of Technology, John Clark (CHEM ’15) has gained professional experience in diverse roles: He has worked as a consultant at Accenture, as a technical...
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‘Knowing By Doing’ Yields Career Opportunities
(M.S. MANL ’22)Courses that aligned with her career goals and the Chicago location were deciding factors for Sharanya Sreenivasan when she chose Stuart School of Business. “I wanted to take my understanding of...
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Internship Opens Career Opportunities
(Ph.D. Computer Science 3rd Year)The skills learned and the contacts made during an internship at Intel will help accelerate Brian Tauro’s career and help him meet his career goals after he earns a Ph.D. in computer science from...
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A Wealth of Opportunity
Digital Humanities 3rd YearWhen Angela Petrone, an international student from Napoli, Italy, first researched universities and degree programs online, it was easy to see how she clicked with Illinois Institute of Technology. In...
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Where Psychology Meets Food Science
(Behavioral Health and Wellness 4th Year)As a fourth-year student majoring in behavioral health and wellness and specializing in nutrition, Rebecca Oziemkowski is bridging the departments of Psychology and Food Science and Nutrition to...
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Ready to Tackle the Global Corporate Environment
(M.B.A./M.P.P.A. ’22)Before moving from the United Kingdom to Chicago to begin the Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Policy and Administration dual-degree program at Stuart School of Business, Ambika...
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Treated More Like a Colleague Than a Student
(Ph.D. MSC ’22)Will Gogolak first heard about the Stuart School of Business program when he was working at CME Group as a specialist in risk management modeling for banks and derivative products. “There were a...
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Finding the Method to Create Design Solutions
Master of Design ’22It was during her graduate design studies in India that Gauri Bhatt (MDes 2022) first learned about 101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization, a book...
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Gaining Practical Experience in Engineering
(Electrical Engineering, M.S. Electrical Engineering 4th Year)After growing up in Lockport, Illinois, Kaitlyn Graves initially wanted to go to college far away from home, but she says she’s found that living in Chicago has felt like the best of both worlds....