Building a Strong Future in STEM
Kanishga Balamurrugarajan always pictured herself attending college in a big city to take advantage of the diverse career opportunities. She was particularly drawn to Illinois Institute of Technology...
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Advancing Kidney Disease Research
For Abigail Gunderson, participating in student research means bringing to life topics she learns about in the classroom and integrating them into her community. “Research helps me understand what I...
Designing the Next Generation of Prosthetics
Ever since she was 5 years old, Jennifer Sabatka (BME 1st Year) knew she wanted to be a doctor. But when her family—which is full of engineers—encouraged her to try an engineering program in high...
Don’t Be Afraid of Failure
The April 2020 issue of ChannelPro magazine, an information technology and business publication for information professionals, features Will Foret (ITM ’10) on its cover. President of Spot Migration...
Making a Meaningful Impact in Cell and Tissue Engineering
As a biomedical engineering student, Tran Le describes RES-MATCH as one of her favorite experiences during her time studying and working at Illinois Tech. Through the university’s hands-on research...
Utilizing Innovative Technology to Better Detect Cancer
Sophia Nelson enjoyed her time working as an undergraduate researcher within the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering through the university’s RES-MATCH program. Sophia was matched...
Developing Solutions to Improve Lives
Diana Velasquez was born and raised in El Salvador, where she remembers the hardships that many people struggled with on a daily basis. At a young age she became inspired to improve health care in her...
Research Both In and Out of the Lab
Katia Flores worked with Associate Professor Kenneth Tichauer’s team on his cancer research project, “lymph node in vivo.” Her role consisted of studying different imaging agents used to detect...
Fernando Olmedo Regidor: Product Analysis in Turtle Wax
Fernando Olmedo Regidor (MITO ’19) began this project with the objective being to study a manufacturer of car products that enhance automotive appearance by analyzing the correlation that may exist...
Gaining (ISC)2 Status—and a Desire to Protect Society
Illinois Tech information technology and management (ITM) graduate student Chris Hayes reflects on his circuitous journey to cybersecurity, which began on the basketball court of Chicago’s Mount...