Protecting pets in the face of disaster

Ashley Farmer and Sarah DeYoung with one of the Hurricane Harvey cats at an animal shelter.

While working on a project on hurricane evacuation and sheltering, as a graduate student at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, Ashley Farmer, currently a criminal justice science professor at Illinois State, discovered the gap in research on pet preparedness in the face of disasters.

ISU alum steps into the batter’s box

John O'Donnell '90

When John O’Donnell ’90 learned about an opportunity to step into the batter’s box at Busch Stadium and swing for the fences, he knew he had to take action.