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Working on a Groundbreaking Wireless Prosthesis Device

(Biomedical Engineering ’18, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Candidate)

Omar Tawakol received first place in the Vodovnik Student Paper Competition at the 2022 International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society conference. His paper detailed his work conducting...

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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 Year

When 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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Finding a Home Away From Home

(Biomedical Engineering 4th Year)

Teni Akinwale (BME 4th Year) came to Illinois Institute of Technology for the unique opportunity to specialize in biomedical engineering as an undergraduate student. Coming from Lagos, Nigeria, she...

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Launching Experimental Aircraft

(Aerospace Engineering, M.Eng. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 4th Year)

Rosemary Johnson’s Camras Scholars interview as a high school senior turned out to be even more important than she bargained for. Not only did she receive the scholarship, securing herself full...

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A Guiding Hand in Service

(Information Technology and Management/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security 5th Year)

Sofia Martinez says she wants to help people in any capacity that she can, which is why she enrolled in the Master of Cyber Forensics and Security program at Illinois Institute of Technology. “I’d...

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Growing into a Leadership Role

(Information Technology and Management, M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security 5th Year)

Anthea Gonzalez says she treasures her time as an M. A. and Lila Self Leadership Academy scholar the most out of all her Illinois Tech experiences. The academy presents numerous opportunities to...

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The Journey From Student to Professional

(Mechanical Engineering/M.Eng. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 5th Year)

As a systems engineering intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in summer 2021, Seth Graham worked on code to analyze flight trajectories for a proposed mission called Mars Sample Return. The...

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Shooting for the Stars

(Computer Science 1st Year)

Kaya Jones aspired to hone her computing skills the summer before beginning her college experience as a computer science major. She found her chance with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation...

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