Features Amy Campanelli An unemployed veteran with mental health issues commits a nonviolent crime in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, which could put them behind bars for years. Instead, they visit the Cook County Veterans Treatment Court and walk out under an individualized program to stay out of the criminal system.
Features Myetie Hamilton Public service—and Chicago—run in Myetie Hamilton’s blood. At 48, Hamilton (M.P.P.A. ’03) serves as vice president and executive director of City Year Chicago and as board president of the Chicago Park District. Rewind to her childhood, and you’ll find the first-born daughter of a teenage mother growing up in the South Side Chicago neighborhood of South Shore.
Features A ‘Powerful Way to Open Doors’ In an industry where there aren’t enough internships for everyone—and competition for those that are available is steep—Vinesh Kannan (CS ’19) and his peers realized they could fill a void.
On Campus Planting a Connection to the Community The seeds of innovation—and interaction—have been planted at the corner of 33rd Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago‘s Bronzeville neighborhood, the beginning of a budding partnership between Illinois Institute of Technology and the community.
On Campus Leading the Way: With the academic year in full swing at Illinois Institute of Technology, a new group of leaders who will play key roles leading the university now and into the future are taking hold.
On Campus Headliners “I think apps are a really important way to connect how consumers are currently accessing information with the behavior change that needs to happen to develop food waste solutions.” —Associate Professor Weslynne Ashton discussing an app that helps cut down on food waste on Chicago television station Fox 32 “I...
Research Briefs Putting a Charge in Fuel It was only a matter of time—before Influit Energy would need to hire more scientists, before the 2,100-square-foot lab space that the company occupies in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood would grow too small, and before the three co-founders of the startup whose history is inextricably linked to Illinois Institute of Technology would be ready to publicly disclose what they have created: the world’s first rechargeable, safe, electric fuel.
Alumni News Harnessing the Ripple Effect The term “ripple effect” is used to describe the spreading effect of a single action or event and serves as a representation of the idea that we are all connected. Each moment is like a stone being dropped into a body of water; it creates an awe-inspiring pattern that keeps multiplying and expanding outward.
