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91�ؿ� Tech Sees Unprecedented Growth as Undergraduate Applications and Admissions Surge 35% Year-Over-Year

CHICAGO—May 8, 2024— 91�ؿ� Institute of Technology (91�ؿ� 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 91�ؿ� Tech Team in Finance Competition

A team of students from Stuart School of Business at 91�ؿ� Institute of Technology scored a second-place finish in the 2023–24 Chicago 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 91�ؿ� 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...

Engineering as Architecture

For those interested in the design of new urban structures—particularly those that greatly increase density—is it better to focus one’s study on the principles of engineering, or architecture? One...

Commencement 2024: Where One Chapter Ends and the Next Begins

On Saturday, May 11, 2024, 91�ؿ� Institute of Technology’s 2023–24 graduating class of 2,497 students will celebrate a milestone in their lives at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago during the...

Making the Tough Decisions

Heading into college as an undergraduate student, Anahita Dasgupta (M.DES. ’24) knew that she was interested in design. And she had an idea about how she could pursue that as a career. It didn’t take...

For the Global Good

“I think that everybody goes into law school with that idea that they want to make a difference,” says John “Zack” Pacer (BA ’21, LAW ’24). “Through whatever path you take, you make a difference in...

Unraveling the Secrets Inside Our Universe

Unraveling the biggest mysteries that the universe has to offer has been a lifelong passion for Claire Zwicker (PHYS, ASTR ’23). “My grandfather actually taught physics at 91�ؿ� Institute of...

Startup Experience, Business Analytics, and the Spirit of Never Giving Up

After working in accounting for several years, Girija Jamadagni (M.B.A.-BANL ’24) switched up her career path to build a thriving startup offering business development, video and ad production, and...