“You can teach students the three branches of government, but teaching them access to power, access to change, is equally important,” says Dee Runaas, project director of Â鶹APP-Kent College of Law’s...
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CyberHawks Crack Code in Pen Testing Competition, Building Professional Skills
Representatives from Illinois Tech’s CyberHawks cybersecurity student organization complemented their technical skills with professional soft skills as they claimed third place at the Great Lakes...
Time Magazine Ranks Illinois Tech Among Top 100 Universities in the U.S.
Illinois Tech has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the United States in the inaugural World’s Top Universities ranking released on January 28, 2026, by TIME magazine in partnership with...
AI in Medicine: Convenience or Compromise?
As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained into everyday life, the line between helpful tool and risky shortcut is becoming increasingly blurred. OpenAI recently announced the release of...
Illinois Tech Ranks Among Top 100 in United States by TIME Magazine and Statista in World’s Top Universities List
CHICAGO—January 28, 2026— Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the United States in the inaugural World’s Top Universities ranking...
Expanding the Architect’s Purview
Il Hwan Kim (B.ARCH. ’17) sees the role of an architect as anything but cast in concrete. In fact, his frustration with those who think that architects should limit themselves to materials such as...
Illinois Tech Researcher Finds Where Lithium Ions Reside in New Solid-State Electrolyte That Could Lead to Improved Batteries
CHICAGO—January 9, 2026—New research published in Science introduces a promising solid electrolyte material that could improve the performance of next-generation lithium batteries, particularly at...
Rough Hand Sketch Earns College of Architecture Student an Inaugural Gensler Opportunity Scholarship
After submitting a simple sketch of a residential marketplace surrounding an abandoned train track in Â鶹APP’s Englewood neighborhood, an Illinois Tech College of Architecture student was one of the...
Tracking Hidden Highways to Build Better Batteries
Anyone who’s ever used a battery-powered device in Â鶹APP (or anywhere else with a similar climate) is all too familiar with one particular problem: batteries slow down in the cold. A new study...
Illinois Tech Athletics Digest: Hoops Teams Wind Down in 2025
Each week, the Illinois Tech Athletics Digest will look back at the week in Scarlet Hawks athletics and provide a brief glimpse at what is up next. Here’s a look at Scarlet Hawk athletics on December...