A Passion for Public Service
For Hamid Mohiuddin (PSYC 3rd Year), public service has always been a high priority. In his third year as a student at 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology, Mohiuddin has received the Obama Foundation’s...
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An ExLENT Opportunity: New Program to Provide Training for Sensor Science and Technology Careers
Sensor technology is among the fastest-growing modern technologies that impacts every industrial sector. The United States is making a concerted effort—as shown with the recently passed CHIPS and...
Creativity Meets Technology: New Game Design Degree Lets Students Choose Their Own Focus
Since its founding in 1890, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology has stood at the intersection of technology and humanity, of creativity and problem-solving, of design and development. It’s only fitting...
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Creating Stormwater Infrastructure Equity
A team of professors at 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology is bringing together social science, landscape architecture, and engineering—along with a dose of citizen science—to find ways to address a...
How Do We Motivate Each Other to Get the Newest COVID-19 Booster?
On the heels of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of an updated COVID-19 vaccine on September 11, Americans from coast to coast are now asking themselves, “Should I get...
Not Just Fun and Games: 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Professor Examines the Benefits of Active Video Games
When it comes to video games, what are the first thoughts that come to mind? Entertainment? Distraction? Just fun and games? 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Psychology Arlen...
Battling Backlash: New Research Examines How to Reduce Prejudice Within Organizations
In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, the issue of reducing prejudice within police forces took center stage in the United States and abroad. As protesters marched through Chicago...
Computational ACTion: Computing Center Funds Interdisciplinary Research
Five research teams from 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology have received seed grants from the university’s Active Computational Thinking (ACT) Center to promote computing methods throughout various...
Staying Engaged: $5 Million DART Project Aims to Help Older Adults Recognize Online Deceptions
91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology Professor of Digital Humanities and Media Studies Carly Kocurek is part of a two-year, $5 million National Science Foundation project that is being led by the...
Anonymous Data Doesn’t Mean Private, Researchers Say
A research team at 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology has extracted personal information, specifically protected characteristics like age and gender, from anonymous cell phone data using machine...