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Volume 9 • Number 2 • Spring 2024
Deeper meaning: Ciphers reveal more than hidden messages
Dr. Katherine Ellison unlocks literary history by deciphering the messages hidden in encrypted writing.
Redbird media: Latest books, recordings by #RedbirdScholars
Check out the latest books and recordings by Illinois State University faculty and staff.
Grant and research news (Spring 2024)
Here is some research and grants news from the spring 2024 Redbird Scholar magazine.
The Q&A with Dr. Thomas Keyser: What role will research serve in the new College of Engineering?
Dr. Thomas Keyser, founding dean of Illinois State’s College of Engineering, explains what role research will serve in the new college.
Inside look at the recipients of the inaugural Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship program awards
Learn more about the collaborative research projects that received inaugural Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) program awards.
Building up by digging deep: Faculty partner to break international ground at Italian archaeological dig
Drs. Lea Cline and Kathryn Jasper are conducting a multiyear archaeological dig in Italy that is being supported by Illinois State’s new Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship program.
IT professor to use satellite technology to track neighborhood inequality
Dr. Will Lewis’ innovative use of satellites to investigate inequality was awarded funding from Illinois State’s new Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship program. He and his students have also been working to establish a cube satellites program at Illinois State.
Illinois State researchers help propel clean energy revolution
A trio of Illinois State University professors have been at the forefront of renewable energy development.
Student’s study explores how well-being of nurses affects pediatric patient care
Kate Peterson saw firsthand how important the well-being of nurses is to the care of patients while working as a pediatric nurse in a Peoria hospital.
Nurturing the next generation: Redbirds get early start in research with grant support
Students Amélie Mwilambwe and Lylia Gomez have started researching early in their Redbird careers through the support of an Office of Student Research grant program.
Going for gold: Two students in one lab nab prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Illinois State chemistry majors Katherine Helmink and Sage Lauper-Cook were named Goldwater Scholars for the experience and skills they picked up in Dr. Lisa Szczepura’s laboratory.
