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Volume 8 • Number 1 • Fall 2022
Bug grub: Redbird anthropologist Dr. Gina Hunter investigates past, present, and future of insects as human food
In Dr. Gina Hunter’s new book, Edible Insects: A Global History, the Illinois State University anthropologist explores the past, present, and future role of insects in diets around the world.
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Here are some of the latest books from Illinois State University faculty.
Q&A with Dr. Antony Joseph: Researching how wartime blasts damage service members’ hearing
For more than a decade, Dr. Antony Joseph has been investigating hearing loss suffered by military members exposed to combat explosions.
What’s next? Dr. Aondover Tarhule answers key questions about Illinois State’s new College of Engineering
Dr. Aondover Tarhule, vice president for Academic Affairs and provost, spoke about his vision for the College of Engineering and what Redbirds can expect to see next.
Inspiring STEM for Chicago high school students aim of $1.3 million NSF grant
The National Science Foundation awarded Illinois State University more than $1.3 million to inspire urban Chicago high school students with an innovative after-school program.
Ian Freeman named Goldwater Scholar in physics
Ian Freeman, a junior at Illinois State University, has been named a 2022-2023 Barry Goldwater Scholar. The award is one of the most prestigious national scholarships in the fields of STEM.
ISU researchers receive Innovation Network grants
The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) has awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to eight research teams through its Sustaining Illinois program.
School of IT to host CyberGen Summer Camp
Dr. Sumesh Philip is leading an initiative for the School of IT to host the GenCyber Summer Camp at Illinois State University in July 2022. GenCyber camps are a part of the federal government’s solution to the nation’s shortfall of skilled cybersecurity workers. The GenCyber camp is a free residential summer camp supported by a grant from the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation.
Big vision for tiny particles: Dr. Mahua Biswas creates building blocks of future tech in nano lab
Dr. Mahua Biswas, Illinois State University assistant professor of Physics, is fabricating nanoscale patterned materials as building blocks for futuristic technology.
ISU is leading $25 million tutoring program created to close COVID learning gap
Illinois State’s College of Education is leading the Illinois Tutoring Initiative, a $25 million federally funded program created to close the learning chasm created during the pandemic by offering high-impact tutoring at schools across the state.
Getting the jump on disease: Dr. Kelly Laurson measures children’s health to prevent problems later
“A jump can tell you a lot.” That’s how Dr. Kelly Laurson, M.S. ’05, professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University, describes a segment of his research.
Graduate student’s virtual lecture series explores how we engage with photographs
Second-year graduate student Holly Filsinger’s virtual lecture series, “Experiencing Images: How the Visual Shapes Our World,” has given her a unique opportunity to share her natural curiosity and passion for research with the Redbird community.
Cross-disciplinary team will host the 2022-2023 Research Speaker Series on Energy for a Sustainable Future
A cross-disciplinary team consisting of Dr. Matt Aldeman, Assistant Professor of Technology, and Dr. Rebekka Darner, director of the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology and associate professor of biology education, will be hosting the 2022-2023 Research Speaker Series.
Virtual learning in the palm of your hand: Research team investigates impact of haptic feedback
By creating an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience, Assistant Professor of Technology Dr. Isaac Chang and engineering technology (ET) students Alex Diffor, Jordan Osborne, and Jake Weihe are investigating how the sense of touch affects human learning.
Interstellar arithmetic: Undergraduate student research unites theatre and math
Chris Turner received an Undergraduate Student Research Program grant for his research project that studied whether bringing theatrical elements to a math classroom would help student learning.
