Illinois State’s Solar Car Raycing Team has harnessed the rays of the sun to power its racing machines for 20 years, becoming one of the University’s most visible registered student organizations along the way.
Then and Now: Solar Car Raycing Team
Topic: Technology
Class notes: Winter 2025
Keep up with what fellow alumni are doing in our class notes for the winter 2025 alumni magazine issue.
Houses on hold: Redbirds seek solutions to problem with many causes
The housing shortfall and skyrocketing home price Central Illinois is largely representative of what’s happening across the country.
Born accessible: Redbird scholar addresses inequalities in STEM education
Special Education faculty member Natalie L. Shaheen is conducting National Science Foundation-funded research to make classrooms “born accessible.”
Artificial Intelligence Brown Bag Series begins November 15
The AI Brown Bag Series will provide a platform for faculty and staff to engage in how artificial intelligence is being used on campus across a number of units and discuss AI’s role in research and teaching.
School of IT students capture award
School of Information Technology students Ashley Strenhow and Katelyn Bale secured honors at the IEEE Real-Time Communication Conference held October 8-9 in Chicago.
Research methods and skills support now available to all Redbirds
Thanks to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Illinois State University now has access to over 280 hours of structured online learning in the teaching and learning of research methods.
Technology sheds light during recent power outage
A far more efficient method of tracking the power status in campus buildings has been developed by Tech Solutions’ Networking team. This team has developed a dashboard to better assist the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), along with the University Police Department and Facilities Management, allowing them to quickly understand the scope of a power outage, in order to be able to communicate information with the campus community.
Answering the call: STEM Ambassadors’ research inspires FAQs page
Seven sophomores are leading the charge to make introductory STEM classes at Illinois State University more inclusive, accessible, and equitable.
The importance of cybersecurity with Dan Taube
The most important lesson I’ve learned and accepted is that this is a marathon that doesn’t end. In terms of cybersecurity, there is no real endgame where we can consider everything online to be safe and secure. While there are certainly techniques that are most effective to reduce the likelihood and impact of a cyberattack, eliminating it is impossible because of technology and threat actors continuing to rapidly evolve. This ultimately requires cybersecurity to constantly adapt to different threats and attacks, which is all a part of the marathon we are currently in.
