Illinois State University School of Biological Sciences professors offer insights on the Omicron variant.
Redbirds in the Know: COVID-19 and the Omicron variant
Unit: Biological Sciences
Elevating the game: Women’s basketball team reflects on the 50th anniversary of Title IX
Earning a college scholarship has been a game changer for thousands of women over the past 50 years following the passage of Title IX in 1972.
Thanks to you: David DeMarini
David DeMarini ’72, M.S. ’74, Ph.D. ’80, enjoyed a 36-year career as a genetic toxicologist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
International team creates ultimate model for predicting COVID spread
Dr. Olcay Akman spearheaded the creation of the Multiresolution Modeling Framework, which provides a path for up-to-date predictions of COVID-19.
Dr. Jennifer J. Parker ’04 takes road less traveled to success
Dr. Jennifer J. Parker ’04 has a message for Redbirds: It’s OK to take a nontraditional path to success.
Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom, January 24
Illinois State University’s African American studies program will host “Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom” on January 24, 2022 in the Rosa Parks Room of Watterson Towers.
Charles Morris STEM Social to feature Dr. Jennifer J. Parker, November 10
The social will provide networking and information to students interested in STEM fields. Scholarship winners will be announced at the social. Applications for scholarships are due November 3.
Sustainability in the stockroom: Chemistry Department implements eco-friendly practices
Illinois State’s Department of Chemistry has implemented several eco-friendly practices in its facilities.
Visionary estate gift will provide emergency funds for Redbirds in need
David DeMarini ’72, M.S. ’74, Ph.D. ’80, enjoyed a 36-year career as a genetic toxicologist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Decades earlier, he was a high school student competing in an annual State of Illinois forensics competition. His win in comedy reading while on Illinois State’s campus inspired his Redbird journey.
Biology major delves into people’s understanding of pollination at interdisciplinary summer internship
When Audrey Harrod, a senior biology major from Hinckley, applied to the Beneficial Insects Summer Research and Extension Experiences (REEU) program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), she did not expect that her summer internship based in entomology would end up encompassing so much more.
