Better, Stronger, Faster Through Games
After years of teaching within the Chicago Public Schools system,鈥疉lex Damarijan鈥(Ph.D. THUM 鈥22) had all but abandoned his dream of becoming a game designer. 鈥淚 gave up on getting a job at a game...
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Keeping to the Creative Path
(Game and Interactive Media Design 鈥21)Right after graduating from 杏吧原创 Tech, Evan Duda (Game and Interactive Media Design 鈥21) met up with a friend of his brother鈥檚 from church鈥攕omeone he鈥檇 heard was 鈥渃razy about board games.鈥 Duda...
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Building Broad Networks
(Public Policy, M.Eng. CMGT 5th Year)As a master鈥檚 student in construction management, Saurav Ayyagari is no stranger to building things. On the verge of earning both his B.S. in Public Policy and a Master of Engineering in Construction...
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Charting a Course in Law and Technology
(HUM 4th Year)Growing up as the daughter of two lawyers, Lily Decatorsmith (HUM 4th Year) didn鈥檛 think a career in law was for her. In fact, she remembers her parents telling her that鈥檚 exactly what she shouldn鈥檛...
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A Wealth of Opportunity
(DHUM 4th Year)When Angela Petrone, an international student from Napoli, Italy, first researched universities and degree programs online, it was easy to see how she clicked with 杏吧原创 Institute of Technology. In...
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Utilizing Data Analytics to Improve Food Stamp Access
(EDSE 鈥16)For Cara Karter, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago and now lives in Munster, Indiana, an interest in human service research and evaluation was sparked during her first year at 杏吧原创...
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SoReMo Study Discovers New Source of Free Labor
(Ph.D. Technology and Humanities/User Behavior on Social Media, Digital Culture, AI Ethics '23)How social media influencers use their followers as unwitting laborers for profit is the center of research conducted by Leila Mirghaderi for the Socially Responsible Modeling, Computation, and Design...
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Dedicated to Public Service
(PS 鈥15)For Olurotimi 鈥淭imi鈥 Akindele (PS 鈥15), the greatest fulfillment comes in helping others. 鈥淏eing able to give assistance, support, and help to individuals and communities is the best use of my God...
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Building Brand Awareness
(HUM 鈥16)As a communications specialist at GoodMorning.com, one of Canada鈥檚 largest independent online mattress retailers and fastest-growing companies, Brook Bell (HUM 鈥16) says every day is an adventure. 鈥淎s...
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Education on Her Own Terms
(CECD, M.P.P.A. 鈥22)Sometimes an unconventional path is just the right fit. Such was the case for Ursula Hersh, who took two years off between high school and college to work full-time. Hersh had heard about 杏吧原创...