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Living art: Ruth Burke is using a pair of oxen to create earthworks that will honor the land and the Indigenous Peoples who called it home.

Volume 10 • Number 2 • Spring 2025

Ag art: Ruth Burke uses oxen team to create pollinator-friendly earthworks

Wonsook Kim School of Art Assistant Professor Ruth Burke is using a pair of oxen to create earthworks that will honor the land and the Indigenous Peoples who called it home.

Redbird Scholar Q&A: 5 questions with Provost Ani Yazedjian

In the Redbird Scholar Q&A, Dr. Ani Yazedjian, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, discusses Illinois State’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities as a research institution.

Grad student’s VR app to help blind people navigate the world

Illinois State University graduate student Loiy Qasrawi is developing SenseWay, a software application for the Apple Vision Pro, that would help visually impaired people move through unfamiliar spaces.

Developing a ‘mindset of passion’ drives founding chair of electrical engineering

Dr. Vijay Devabhaktuni is bringing a wealth of research, teaching, and administrative experience to his role as the inaugural chair of Illinois State University’s Department of Electrical Engineering.