An overview of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology’s research series talks delivered during 2023-24.
SOA Research Series 2023-24
Topic: Research
Archaeology Field School, May-June 2024
Five Illinois State students spent the summer uncovering the remains of a 700-year-old Native American village and receiving hands-on training in archaeology.
Faculty monograph selected for open access initiative
Dr. Christopher Breu, professor of English, is distinguished by having their forthcoming monograph, In Defense of Sex: Nonbinary Embodiment and Desire, selected for inclusion in the Knowledge Unlatched 2025 program.
Biology student, inspired by professor’s research and mentorship, earns FIREbird Research Grant
Grace Hohman is focused. The junior biology student from Champaign is up to the challenges of her major but also has a plan in mind for after she graduates.
Feedback sought on Bloomington-Normal Innovation Hub
Illinois State University has been an active member of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) since 2019.
Research and Honors, October 2024
Presentations and publications by Illinois State University faculty and staff members.
Dr. Lisa Szczepura named Distinguished Professor
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that Dr. Lisa Szczepura has been named Distinguished Professor at Illinois State University.
Wonsook Kim School of Art presents the fall 2024 Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Artists Ruby Que and Alberto Rigau will present lectures as part of the fall 2024 Visiting Artist Program.
Physics grad student publishes class project in top journal
Using ISU’s new supercomputer, Dany Yaacoub (MS 2025) solved a 50-year-old plasma physics problem in his spring astrophysics course – that work has just been published in Physical Review Letters, the premier physics journal in the U.S.
Illinois DCFS selects Illinois State as partner for Central Illinois regional simulation training hub
Illinois State will become one of four regional training hubs for the State of Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) when the ISU Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) opens in early November 2024.
