Bangladesh held a parliamentary election on January 7th, 2024.
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Dr. Noha Shawki publishes two co-authored articles in 2023
Dr. Noha Shawki, professor in the Department of Politics and Government, published two co-authored articles in 2023: “Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement,” co-authored with Dr. Gina Hunter and published in The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF), and “Understanding polycentrically organized movements: An analysis of the Slow Food and Fair Trade movements in Europe,” co-authored with Dr. Melissa Schnyder and published in the Journal of Civil Society.
Dr. T.Y. Wang publishes on Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential elections
Dr. T.Y. Wang, University Professor and chair of the Department of Politics and Government, published a peer-reviewed commentary in East Asia Forum on Taiwan’s elections scheduled for January 13, 2024.
The Economist endorses Ali Riaz’s book on Bangladesh as a “must read”
The Economist, one of the leading news magazines of the world, has endorsed Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz’s book “More Than Meets the Eye: Essays on Bangladeshi Politics” as a “must read” to understand the country’s politics and current situation.
CCI program update: OSF HealthCare and Illinois State University partnership
The program called Connected Communities Initiative (CCI) was designed to bring together clinicians, researchers, and students to focus on innovation in clinical and patient education, health care engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.
Riaz quoted in international media on Bangladesh’s upcoming election
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been interviewed and quoted on Bangladesh’s upcoming election and the political impasse on various international media in the past week.
Dr. Michael Hendricks honored with the Research Initiative Award and the Service Initiative Award
On December 20, the Office of the Provost notified Dr. Michael Hendricks that he had received Illinois State University’s Research Initiative Award and Service Initiative Award.
Riaz comments on custodial deaths in Bangladesh
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has commented on the deaths of opposition activists in police custody in Bangladesh.
Support Solar Car Team in rebuilding and racing toward sustainable innovation
Illinois State University’s Solar Car Team, led by a diverse group of students, has launched a fundraising campaign to rebuild its award-winning Mercury 6 vehicle. They seek a minimum of $5,000 by December 31 to advance sustainable engineering and compete in the American Solar Challenge this coming June.
Riaz publishes essay on Bangladesh’s future trajectory
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published an essay in the New Age on the occasion of the Victory Day, a day marking the end of the war of independence of Bangladesh in 1971.