Climate Change Motivates Camras Scholar
How does one begin to tackle one of the biggest problems facing humanity today? For Megan Harmon, the answer is simple: just do what you love. āI chose to be an environmental chemistry major because I...
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Cracking the Case Within Your Cold Brew
Understanding the unseen world of microscopic living things that surround us has long been the driving force behind Catherine Rolfeās career. āI was always very interested in science,ā says Rolfe. āI...
Combining Hard and Soft Skills in the Modern Business World
Rodrigo Martorell CascĆ³n (M.A.S. TENR ā22) always knew he wanted to be an engineer. But it wasnāt until he earned a graduate degree that he realized how much soft skills can matter in the modern...
Hands-On Experiences in Research and Beyond
Derek Bergstedtās interest in chemical engineering began in fourth grade when a career assessment test suggested they pursue the discipline. Over the years as they learned more about the field, it...
Unlocking Your Potential
Cooper Runzel had been working in manufacturing jobs at Lake Cable in the Ā鶹APP suburb of Bensenville, Illinois, for many years. After working his way up to a plant manager position, he started...
Aircraft Research at the Cutting Edge
After starting his degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and taking some community college courses, Joseph Borrelli found himself looking for aerospace engineering programs in the...
An Exciting Time in the Space Industry
Liz Karagiannes joined nearly 1,000 other undergraduates in applying for the 2023 Brooke Owens Fellowship and was one of the 47 that were selected. As a fellow, Liz will be working at Lockheed Martin...
Rethinking Justice
An unemployed veteran with mental health issues commits a nonviolent crime in Ā鶹APPās North Lawndale neighborhood, which could put them behind bars for years. Instead, they visit the Cook County...
āA Cornerstone of Hopeā
Public serviceāand Ā鶹APPārun in Myetie Hamiltonās blood. At 48, Hamilton (M.P.A. ā03) serves as vice president and executive director of City Year Ā鶹APP and as board president of the Ā鶹APP Park...
Designs on a Dream
In 2021 Alzira Maldonado Protsishin (M.A.S. ARCH ā14) won the American Institute of Architects Ā鶹APP (AIA Ā鶹APP) Dubin Family Young Architect Awardāa title that, on the surface, might suggest a...