Research – Page 105

Lights, camera, risers—Friends of the Arts grant helps bring audience center stage

John Tovar onstage talking to an actress

Out of all the places on Illinois State’s campus to spend the last few weeks as a student, John Tovar ’99, M.F.A ’18, chose a small, dingy diner.

Decoding the mutant, all-female, self-cloning crayfish

Up close and personal with one of the self-cloning marbled crayfish from Neurophysiology Professor Wolfgang Stein’s research laboratory.

Illinois State scientists are sequencing the genome of the marbled crayfish so neuroscientists can use the unique species to unlock mysteries in the human brain.

The Q&A with Andrew Hartman: Did the culture wars ever end?

Andrew Hartman standing in front of shelves of books

Andrew Hartman could hardly have known in 2008, when he began writing his history on America’s culture wars of the late-20th century, how timely the book would turn out to be.

Ask a Redbird Scholar: Why is higher education so liberal?

Andrew Hartman, Illinois State University professor of history, offers a nuanced answer to the question, Why is higher education so liberal?

Protecting pets and their owners during natural disasters

A $94,085 National Science Foundation grant is helping Criminal Justice Sciences Assistant Professor Ashley Farmer improve the way pets and their owners are evacuated and minimize loss of life during natural disasters and emergencies.

Redbird media: Latest creative works by ISU faculty

ISU professors Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack play in their band Poster Children.

Here are the latest creative works by Illinois State faculty.

Wine trails: A lesson in cooperation

It made no sense to Peter Foreman that wineries would partner with their rivals, sending customers down the road, crowding onto the same website, and planning wine and cheese events together.

Ask a Redbird Scholar: What does it take to impeach a president?

Redbird scholar Kerri Milita explains the process its takes to impeach a president.

Ask a Redbird Scholar: What exactly did Stephen Hawking contribute to our understanding of the universe?

Dr. Stephen Hawking, a professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge, delivers a speech entitled "Why we should go into space" during a lecture that is part of a series honoring NASA's 50th Anniversary, Monday, April 21, 2008, at George Washington University's Morton Auditorium in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul. E. Alers)

Stephen Hawking contributed more to our understanding of gravity than anyone else since Albert Einstein, according to Illinois State Assistant Professor of Physics Neil Christensen.

Research on the Rise: Errors in medication administration

Mennonite College of Nursing faculty are working to improve nursing practice by studying the clinical setting.