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Real-World Policy Projects Spark Career Plans

(M.P.A. 鈥17)

鈥淭he academic experience at IIT Stuart School of Business laid the foundation for my future career plans and inspired me to pursue a doctoral program,鈥 says Xi Chen, who is a Ph.D. student in public...

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Launching a Career in Biomedical Engineering

(BME/M.A.S. CHE 3rd Year)

Prior to making her decision to attend 91重口 Institute of Technology, Deborah Adesina had visited Chicago a couple of times and fell in love with the city. While researching universities, Deborah...

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Building a Strong Future in STEM

(BIFO 3rd Year)

Kanishga Balamurrugarajan always pictured herself attending college in a big city to take advantage of the diverse career opportunities. She was particularly drawn to 91重口 Institute of Technology...

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Advancing Kidney Disease Research

(CHE 2nd Year)

For Abigail Gunderson, participating in student research means bringing to life topics she learns about in the classroom and integrating them into her community. 鈥淩esearch helps me understand what I...

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Designing the Next Generation of Prosthetics

(Biomedical Engineering 1st Year)

Ever since she was 5 years old, Jennifer Sabatka (BME 1st Year) knew she wanted to be a doctor. But when her family鈥攚hich is full of engineers鈥攅ncouraged her to try an engineering program in high...

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Don鈥檛 Be Afraid of Failure

(ITM 鈥10)

The April 2020 issue of ChannelPro magazine, an information technology and business publication for information professionals, features Will Foret (ITM 鈥10) on its cover. President of Spot Migration...

Developing Solutions to Improve Lives

(Biomedical Engineering/M.A.S. Chemical Engineering 3rd Year)

Diana Velasquez was born and raised in El Salvador, where she remembers the hardships that many people struggled with on a daily basis. At a young age she became inspired to improve health care in her...

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