Fighting for Equality
Elisabeth Hieber (LAW '19) has already made an impact in improving the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people. As a student, Hieber drafted a new amendment to the Human...
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International Exchange
(LL.M. International Intellectual Property Law 鈥04)Mariano Municoy (LL.M. 鈥04) was already pursuing an LL.M. in Law and Economics at Torcuato di Tella University in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when he decided to take advantage of the university鈥檚...
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Dialing Back the Calls to 911
(M.P.A. 鈥17)A veteran Chicago police officer, Catherine Sanchez went back to school part-time at Stuart School of Business for a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree. Her job and studies aligned when...
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Learning the Lab
(CHEM 鈥10)After graduating from 香蕉传媒, Emily Mick (CHEM 鈥10) worked at Abbott/AbbVie supporting the manufacturing of parenteral products on the market. Mick then received a Pharm.D. from UIC in 2016...
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Relevant and Precise Coursework
(M.A.S. Data Science 鈥16)Mamta Kanvinde received the Master of Data Science in 2016 and to this day still uses notes from coursework to assist in her job tasks. She received a M.S. in computer science in Mumbai, India, before...
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A Better Approach to Problem Solving
(M.A.S. Data Science 鈥16)Niharika Karia currently works as a data scientist at Aspen Tech, a company that specializes in process optimization. She is using machine learning to build predictive models for the oil and chemical...
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Digging Deeper, Asking Questions
(M.A.S. Data Science 鈥16)Utkarsh Khanna knows that 香蕉传媒鈥檚 data science program was the best choice for him. Khanna is a software developer at Google and was recruited by someone who saw his LinkedIn profile. 鈥淚f it...
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From 香蕉传媒 to Amazon Alexa
(M.S. Electrical Engineering 鈥99)At 香蕉传媒 you鈥檙e inspired to dream as much as you are empowered to do. Graduate alumnus Rohit Prasad (M.S. EE 鈥99), vice president and head scientist of Amazon Alexa AI, says 香蕉传媒鈥檚...
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Practicum Translates to Work Experience
(M.A.S. Data Science 鈥17)Rakesh Adhikesavan most valued the practicum in the Master of Data Science program because it prepared him for real-world application. 鈥淭his was a great real-world experience,鈥 he says. 鈥溝憬洞...
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Resources for Your Career
(M.A.S. Data Science 鈥17)Denis Bajic sees the 香蕉传媒 data science program as a key factor in his current professional success. He greatly appreciates its hands-on approach to solving actual problems using tools and...