Southland Marquee News
NASA funds $6 million project on uncrewed aircraft systems
By Southland Marquee | Nov 4, 2024
Boris Pervan and Samer Khanafseh from Illinois Institute of Technology are collaborating on a NASA-funded project worth $6 million.
Illinois professors receive grant for open textbook on building facade maintenance
By Southland Marquee | Oct 31, 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology's Associate Teaching Professor Edoarda Corradi Dell’Acqua and Professor Jamshid Mohammadi have secured funding from the Illinois State Library/Secretary of State Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant.
Flying Food Group leads corporate philanthropy with major investments and charitable donations
By Southland Marquee | Oct 31, 2024
Flying Food Group (FFG), a global airline catering company headquartered in Chicago has established a significant philanthropic presence through the Sue Ling Gin Foundation.
Three Mile Island set to reopen for Microsoft data centers
By Southland Marquee | Oct 30, 2024
The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, known for a partial meltdown in 1979, is set to reopen.
New professor explores copyright law at Chicago-Kent College of Law
By Southland Marquee | Oct 28, 2024
Chicago-Kent College of Law has welcomed Professor Cathay Y. N. Smith to its faculty in the fall of 2024.
Mathematicians aim for sustainable solutions amid California's groundwater challenges
By Southland Marquee | Oct 15, 2024
Severe drought and climate change have impacted groundwater aquifers worldwide. In response, an Illinois Institute of Technology researcher is collaborating to aid California's agriculture industry in redistributing this dwindling resource. Igor Cialenco, a professor of applied mathematics, has secured a National Science Foundation grant alongside Mike Ludkovski, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Their goal is to create a mathematical solution for groundwater distribution.
Illinois Tech launches $2M initiative for skills training in Bronzeville
By Southland Marquee | Oct 15, 2024
Illinois Tech, located in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, is set to strengthen its ties with the community through a new initiative supported by a $2 million federal grant. The project, named the Bronzeville Opportunity Engine, aims to provide skills training for thousands of local residents.
Rogers: 'I am a candidate for President for the Village of Hazel Crest to make an effective change '
By Southland Marquee | Oct 15, 2024
Java Rogers, currently serving as a trustee for the Village of Hazel Crest, announced her candidacy for Mayor on October 14. She said, "I am committed to building an economic engine that will sustainably support our village and lead to an overall improvement in our community."
Crime expert joins Chicago-Kent faculty after tenure at Kirkland & Ellis
By Southland Marquee | Oct 14, 2024
Zach Sommers has joined Chicago-Kent College of Law as an assistant professor in fall 2024, fulfilling a long-held aspiration to work in academia. "It's not an exaggeration to say this is my dream job," he stated. His journey into academia comes after four years with the white-collar-crime group at Kirkland & Ellis, where he gained extensive experience conducting investigations and defending against them.
Jamie Franklin named NCJI academic fellow
By Southland Marquee | Oct 14, 2024
Chicago-Kent College of Law has announced that Associate Clinical Professor Jamie Franklin has been appointed as an academic fellow of the National Civil Justice Institute. Franklin joined the faculty in August 2020 and serves as a supervising attorney for the C-K Law Group’s Civil Litigation Clinic. Her expertise spans employment discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour law, qui tam litigation, class actions, and other complex litigation for plaintiffs.
AI's impact on credit scores explored by racial justice writing competition winner
By Southland Marquee | Oct 14, 2024
Jay Esparza Castillo, a student at Chicago-Kent College of Law, has won the A Perfect Union Racial Justice writing competition with his paper titled "Fair Lending in the Age of AI: Regulations to Combat Discrimination in United States Credit Scoring Systems." In his work, Castillo explores how artificial intelligence could influence credit scoring systems and potentially lead to discriminatory lending practices.
Lewis College welcomes new faculty across humanities, psychology, physics
By Southland Marquee | Oct 14, 2024
Lewis College of Science and Letters has announced the addition of four new faculty members for the 2024-25 academic year. These educators are set to contribute significantly to their departments and areas of research.
Students explore Red Summer race riots through creative projects
By Southland Marquee | Oct 11, 2024
High school students gathered at the Illinois Institute of Technology in summer 2024 to participate in a program titled Healing 1919. The initiative aimed to explore the race riots of the "Red Summer" of 1919 and foster discussions on race relations. Students, known as justice ambassadors, were encouraged to create projects that promote civic action and racial healing.
Illinois Tech welcomes six new faculty members to College of Computing
By Southland Marquee | Oct 11, 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology's College of Computing has introduced six new faculty members for the fall 2024 semester. This addition aims to cater to an increasing student population and promote innovation through research.
Jesse Jackson, Operation Push endorse Fioretti
By Southland Marquee | Oct 9, 2024
Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder of Operation Push organization in Chicago, has publicly endorsed Republican candidate Bob Fioretti for Cook County State's Attorney in the upcoming November election.
Victor Love launches Let's Go For A Ride podcast
By Southland Marquee | Oct 9, 2024
Victor Love, a Chicago businessman, has announced the launch of his new podcast, Let's Go For a Ride, to begin in the fall of 2024 with local figures.
Southland Municipalities Seek To Take Advantage Of Federal EV Fleet Opportunities
By Southland Marquee | Oct 1, 2024
The federal government is providing new funding sources for electric vehicles (EVs) and charging infrastructure for municipalities to take advantage of and utilize in their communities, including Southland's Advantage Dealer Group.
Enclave chosen over IWG, Industrious for new suburban space
By Southland Marquee | Oct 1, 2024
Enclave Coworking, a venture backed coworking startup that is currently raising a financing round, will open two new spaces in Wheaton and La Grange, IL later this year. Both location expansions come amid industry leaders Industrious and IWG, which operates Regus, also making expansion efforts.
Illinois Tech team competes in XPRIZE Rainforest finals
By Southland Marquee | Oct 1, 2024
A team led by Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) Professor Matthew Spenko has returned from the Amazon after competing in the finals of the XPRIZE Rainforest competition. The team, named Welcome to the Jungle, included members from Purdue University, Natural State, The Morton Arboretum, the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden-Chinese Academy of Sciences, and local Indigenous communities.
Architecture student wins second place in national preservation competition
By Southland Marquee | Oct 1, 2024
Thomas Lozanovski, a fifth-year architecture student, was inspired by a flyer in S. R. Crown Hall to participate in the Charles E. Peterson Prize competition, hosted by the National Park Service’s Heritage Documentation Programs. The competition recognizes the best set of measured drawings prepared by students according to Heritage Documentation Programs standards.