The team led by Dr. Justin Bergfield, associate professor of physics, undergraduate researcher Runa Bennett, and AFRL senior research scientist Dr. Joshua Hendrickson has uncovered how quantum interference—a phenomenon where particles behave like waves and either reinforce or cancel each other—can efficiently generate a “spin-voltage” to control the flow of quantum information.
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Dr. Glen Nelson named Vice President for Finance and Planning
President Aondover Tarhule is pleased to announce that Dr. Glen Nelson has accepted the role of vice president for finance and planning, effective January 6, 2025.
14 scientists at Illinois State University recognized on global list of highly cited researchers
New data from the 2023 calendar year published by the Elsevier Data Repository in Fall 2024 names 14 scientists from Illinois State University as in the top two percent (top 100,000) of cited researchers globally.
Illinois State University recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
The designation recognized 471 colleges and universities nationwide for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
Winter 2024 Commencement, December 14
Illinois State University’s winter commencement will be held in two ceremonies on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in CEFCU Arena.
Retirement reception for Florence Buchanon to be held December 13
Retirement reception for Florence Buchanon to be held December 13.
Illinois EPA – Public Notice
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requires public water suppliers to notify the members of the community about certain monitoring and reporting violations. Illinois State University is a public water supplier to the campus community that utilizes public water supplied and concurrently tested by the Town of Normal.
HR news and notes for December 2024
HR news and notes features information about winter closure, iPeople hourly reporting for the holidays, and state legislation impacting employment at Illinois State University
MLK Jr. Cultural Dinner featuring Baratunde Thurston, February 15, 2025
Emmy-nominated, multiplatform storyteller and producer Baratunde Thurston will be the featured speaker for the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 6 p.m., in the Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center.
Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) notice of funding opportunity and call for Letters of Intent
A pilot program will support interdisciplinary research and creative scholarship teams.