The Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra will present Music for All, a free sensory-friendly concert for children and adults with cognitive, physical, and behavioral exceptionalities, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 10, in the University’s Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.
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Illinois State releases updated faculty experts guide
Illinois State University has faculty experts in hundreds of fields. Do you want to know about bicycle history, the antebellum period, or the Gilded Age? We have those covered and another 34 areas of history. Do you need experts in economics, education, nursing, politics, or the natural sciences? We have professors specializing in those subjects, too.
New Food Science Lab, food management sequence making future sweeter
The new Food Science Lab opens this fall at Illinois State University. The state-of-the-art culinary facilities and new Food Nutrition and Management options give students an edge.
Harris’ NSF grant to study how atoms take a heavy beating
Assistant Professor of Physics Allison Harris recently received a grant of more than $100,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop a different way to follow the path particles take after collisions.
Egypt’s former vice president to give Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Mohamed ElBaradei will help celebrate 50 years of the inception of the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. September 30.
A pleasant diversion: Keeping material out of the landfill
As landfills reach capacity, the University is finding new and inventive ways to practice landfill diversion and recycling efforts.
Chipping away at the Fuchs’ problem: Sunil Chebolu makes mathematical strides
Associate Professor of Mathematics Sunil Chebolu has unraveled some secrets on a problem that has been plaguing mathematicians for more than 50 years.
Research and Honors
Performances, presentations, and publications, of Illinois State faculty and staff.
Volkswagen scandal confirms why Clean Air Act still vital
Volkswagen’s blatant fraud has consequences that adversely impact public and environmental health worldwide. The car manufacturer may face billions in fines from the United States for violating the Clean Air Act. Illinois State University’s Director of Sustainability Missy Nergard talks about why the 45-year-old act is still so important.
CAST Hall of Fame inductees for 2015
The College of Applied Science and Technology Hall of Fame induction will be Friday, October 2, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Uptown Normal.