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CEO of Optima Inc., David Hovey Sr. to Receive Honorary Doctor of Architecture from Illinois Institute of Technology

CHICAGO—May 11, 2024—Illinois Institute of Technology will award David Hovey Sr. (ARCH ’67, M.S. ’71), an esteemed alumnus and pioneering architect and developer, an Honorary Doctor of Architecture, honoris causa. Internationally known as an architect who controls all aspects of a project from financing through design and construction, Hovey’s unique model of development has led to award-winning buildings and exceptional living experiences for thousands of residents.

Visionary Fintech Entrepreneur Jenny Just to Receive Honorary Doctor of Business from Illinois Tech

CHICAGO—May 11, 2024—Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) will award Jenny Just, a renowned entrepreneur and one of the few self-made female billionaires in the United States, an Honorary Doctor of Business, honoris causa. After cutting her teeth on the trading floor in �糵����, Just launched her own investment firm and transformed it into a fintech empire, including more than 15 companies that she has started or helped turn around.

Crypto Has a Trust Problem, and Illinois Tech Professor Has a Solution

Fraud, terrorist financing, money laundering. All too often, when cryptocurrency is in the headlines, the news isn’t good. “Finance depends on trustworthy institutions, and the problem with the...

The Pritzker Architecture Prize presents ‘Community: The Architect as Catalyst for Change,’ the 2024 Laureate Lecture and Panel Discussion

�糵����, IL (May 9, 2024) — The Pritzker Architecture Prize and Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture, in partnership with the �糵���� Architecture Center, present Community: The...

2024 ECE Day: Seminar and Student Research Competition

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Illinois Institute of Technology recently held its annual ECE Day event on April 5, 2024. This day-long event showcased the department’s...

Engineering Professor Yu Cheng Named to 2024 Class of IEEE Fellows

Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yu Cheng has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. According to IEEE, this...

Illinois Tech Sees Unprecedented Growth as Undergraduate Applications and Admissions Surge 35% Year-Over-Year

CHICAGO—May 8, 2024— Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) has recorded a remarkable increase in student applications and enrollments, marking the highest numbers in three decades. Amid a...

High Return on Investment for Illinois Tech Team in Finance Competition

A team of students from Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology scored a second-place finish in the 2023–24 �糵���� Quantitative Alliance (CQA) Investment Challenge, a rigorous...

Goodbye Gasoline, Hello Water

Running a vehicle on water—not gas—sounds like an idea pulled straight from fiction. A breakthrough discovery by a team of scientists from Illinois Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute...

Jacqueline Garcia ’26 grew up with a negative view of the justice system. “I know many people who have made mistakes in their lives, including some family and friends,” she says. “One of my earliest...