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Dean's Research Challenge Symposium

Please join us on October 11 for the inaugural Dean's Research Challenge Symposium. There will be presentations throughout the day on our themes of "Equity" and "Environment". Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Mariela Fernandez, University of Illinois, “Advancing Environmental Justice Research through Community Partners". The event will be held from 8am-5:30pm in STV 401 and all are welcome.

Dr. Mahua Biswas working on the Scanning Electron Microscope.

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2024 Sustainability Research Conference

Illinois State University will host the IIN Sustainability Research Conference on Oct. 17-18, 2024.  The conference will give attendees an opportunity to learn about diverse research that has been supported by the IIN, network with scholars from across Illinois, and learn about funding opportunities. 

Photo of Oriette D'Angelo and Lupita Eyde-Tucker

Award-winning author, translator team to visit ISU, September 19

Award-winning Venezuelan poet Oriette D’Angelo and award-winning poet and translator Lupita Eyde-Tucker will visit Illinois State University on Thursday, September 19, to discuss D’Angelo’s poetry collection Homeland of Swarms (co•im•press, 2024) followed by a bilingual reading from the book.  

Photo Dr. Wolfgang Stein working with student Charlotte Steiger

Crab Lab takes ISU to forefront of climate research with international study

When you think of climate change consequences, the nervous systems of crabs might not be at the top of your list. However, these 10-legged crustaceans could be a bellwether of how the planet’s warming temperatures impact other animals. 

Student Researcher Accomplishments

Sarah Schroeder digs for pottery

Anthropology and art history major uncovers career passion during archeological dig

At an archaeological site in Central Italy, Illinois State University student Sarah Schroeder discovered something profound about herself.

Sivanujan Suthaharan with Dr. Alice Johnson

Graduate student wins award for distilling research from the Royal Society of Chemistry

The results of long lab hours can be difficult to pare down to the length of a research paper, let alone a two-minute, single-slide presentation. But that’s exactly what Sivanujan Suthaharan, a master’s student in computational chemistry, was asked to do at the  2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Dalton Division Meeting  in England.

Alina Niftulaeva the September 2024 GradBird Scholar

Meet the September 2024 GradBird Scholar:  Alina Niftulaeva

The Graduate School has selected Alina Niftulaeva as its September 2024 GradBird Scholar recipient. GradBird Scholar is an initiative to recognize graduate students for their scholarly endeavors at Illinois State University.

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