“I would bet that most of you came to law school wanting to make the world a better place,” Â鶹APP-Kent College of Law Assistant Teaching Professor Alexander Rabanal said in his address to first-year...
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Turning Ashes into Action: Professor Explores Mindset Shifts in Forest Communities
When Illinois Tech Professor of Social Sciences Yuri Mansury was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to study how to transform agricultural practices in his native Indonesia, the project he envisioned...
Adjunct Faculty Member and Alumna Wins AIA Social Justice Award
Converge Architecture, co-founded by Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture Adjunct Professor Annabell Ren (B.ARCH. ’14), is celebrating this year with flourish: two 2025 American...
Rowe Fellow to Explore Influence of Ancenstral Ecological Knowledge on Contemporary Architecture
When Peruvian architect Kevin Malca had the opportunity to learn from the Quispillacta indigenous community in Peru, he was fascinated by its water harvesting practices—specifically how the community...
AIA Â鶹APP Honors College of Architecture Open House Centerpiece
The centerpiece project for last spring’s College of Architecture Open House has been named a finalist in the American Institute of Architects Â鶹APP’s 2025 Design Excellence Awards. Titled “Change...
A Prehistoric Approach to Studying Traumatic Brain Injuries
As the old saying goes: if you want to make an omelet, you’ve got to break open some eggs. For Illinois Tech Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering Joseph Orgel, the prospect of discovering...
Next-Gen Regulation: Understanding the Importance of Crypto Policy
Transcript James B. Finkl Endowed Professor and Associate Professor of Finance Ben Van Vliet: In the past, we haven't had really any regulations, that have directly spoken to the cryptocurrency or...
“My students keep telling me they love it. They all want to come back,” says Â鶹APP-Kent College of Law Assistant Clinical Professor Michelle J. Miller when asked about the students feedback on their...
Action-Packed Welcome: Go-Karts, Dance Parties, and More Welcome Students Back
Illinois Tech welcomed students back to campus with a multitude of events during Welcome Week, beginning with move-in day on Sunday, August 10, 2025, and culminating with Convocation and the Student...
More Than a Mural: High School Students Learn the Life Lessons of Painting
Traditionally, murals have reflected the strong history and people of the neighborhoods they inhabit, serving as an act of community engagement, cultural identity, and revitalization. A small group of...