All members of the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to attend the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Symposium on Friday, October 11, 401 Stevenson Hall. The keynote address, “Advancing Environmental Justice Research through Community Partners,” will be delivered at 11:30 a.m. by Dr. Mariela Fernandez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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CAS welcomes new director of student success, retention, and recruitment
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Katie Raisner, its first full-time director of student success, retention, and recruitment.
Physics grad student publishes class project in top journal
Using ISU’s new supercomputer, Dany Yaacoub (MS 2025) solved a 50-year-old plasma physics problem in his spring astrophysics course – that work has just been published in Physical Review Letters, the premier physics journal in the U.S.
SCI-LSAMP to develop initiatives to increase diversity in Illinois’ STEM degree programs
The Southern and Central Illinois Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (SCI-LSAMP), consisting of six institutions in Southern and Central Illinois, has recently been established by a grant awarded by the National Science Foundation.
Acclaimed poet, translator, editor Chloe García Roberts to visit Illinois State for two events, October 24
Mexican-American writer, translator, and editor Chloe García Roberts will visit Illinois State University on October 24 for two events at University Galleries.
STEM Fellows making substantial positive impact on STEM degree programs
The Inclusive Excellence STEM Fellowship is a program funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that supports STEM faculty in making the introductory STEM experience at ISU welcoming and supportive.
Twelve Thousand Bombs seminar series continues in fall 2024
The Twelve Thousand Bombs seminar series on nuclear weapons will continue this fall with four eminent scholars and public figures speaking at ISU. The series, sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, was inaugurated in 2023 and aims to raise awareness of nuclear weapons issues in the Bloomington-Normal community.
Department of Psychology Alumni Day awardee: Dr. Eric Wesselmann, M.A. ’05
The Department of Psychology will recognize Alumnus of the Year/Lifetime Achievement awardee Dr. Eric Wesselmann, M.A. ’05, on Alumni Day 2024.
Dr. Nathan Stephens returns from Summer Learning Academy in Johannesburg
Dr. Nathan Stephens, assistant professor in the School of Social Work and affiliate faculty member in African American Studies, recently returned from a two and a half week visit to the University of Witwatersrand-Johannesburg, South Africa.
Legacy of Danny Mathews to live on through scholarship
The Danny Mathews Memorial Scholarship is being established to honor the memory and legacy of Danny Mathews.