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Research by students, faculty, and staff in the College of Arts and Sciences advances knowledge and contributes to our global society. CAS members are deeply engaged in a wide variety of research and creative projects. Find out what we are doing and how you can get involved!
Research in Focus
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Resources For Faculty
Faculty and Staff in the CAS can access important resources by visiting the CAS Faculty/Staff Intranet