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Volume 3 • Number 1 • Fall 2017
No forgetting: Poet and performer dissolves trouble in sea of words
The power and musicality of Duriel E. Harris’ poetry can strike an audience dumb. The violence in the words reveals real trauma she transforms into a transcendent experience for her readers and listeners.
Seeing the need: ISU trains providers for young children with blindness
Parents of children who were visually impaired used to be on their own until the child was ready for preschool.
Bridging the gap: Professor’s teaching model brings research into classroom
Round-robin reading just does not work. A body of research has shown that having grade school students take turns reading from a book is an ineffective way to develop literacy.
Q&A with Ronnie Jia: Autism, IT, and technology’s dark side
Ronnie Jia, a professor in the School of Information Technology, talks about autism, IT, and technology’s dark side in this Q&A.
Aspiring hydrogeologist offers a fresh take on water quality
In the late 1980s, a lengthy drought across Central Illinois left lake levels dangerously low.
Student’s biology research recognized as ‘new and notable’
Three years of experiments at Illinois State University, combined with over a dozen trips to collaborating laboratories at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, led the research of student Kevin Stanley, Ph.D. ’17, to be featured as “new and notable” in Biophysical Journal.
Research center spotlight: Normal Editions Workshop
Since 1976, Normal Editions Workshop has served as an incubator for hundreds of printmaking projects created through collaborations between professional artists and Illinois State faculty and students.
Ask a Redbird Scholar: Why is abstract art relevant?
Why is abstract art important and relevant? My kids could do that. I don’t get it
Ask a Redbird Scholar: What does ‘naturally flavored with natural flavors’ mean?
Why do some products carry the line “Naturally flavored with natural flavors”? Also, what qualifies as a natural flavor?
Ask a Redbird Scholar: Why do gas prices bounce up and down weekly?
Gasoline prices change at the local level because the contracted price for delivery of gasoline changes between the gasoline retailer and wholesaler in response to the change in crude oil prices.
Grant news: Vets in justice system, circus history, Taiwan conference
Here is a roundup of some grants received by Illinois State faculty and staff.
Redbird media: New books by ISU scholars
Here are some recent books published by Illinois State University faculty.
