Dr. Touré Reed, Professor of History, will deliver the Spring College Lecture on Wednesday, March 27 at 5 p.m. in the Circus Room in the Bone Student Center. His talk, “Is it Race or Racism?: Why Binary Explanations for Inequality Have Failed Black Americans,” is free and open to the public.
Unit: Chemistry
Day in the Life with Living Lands & Waters: Faith Breausche
Helping remove 11,384 pounds of trash from McKellar Lake in Memphis, Tennessee, is part of a day in the life of Illinois State University senior biochemistry major Faith Breausche.
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.
Image of Research competition highlights beauty of science
The Office of Student Research presented the fifth Image of Research competition February 8 at University Galleries.
Graduate students to represent CAS in 3M Thesis Competition
Four graduate student researchers will represent the College of Arts and Sciences in the university-wide Three Minute Thesis competition on February 29 at 6 p.m. at the Normal Theater. This event is free and open to the public. Please come and support our students!
Career fairs connect Redbirds with internships, full-time positions, employers
Students and alumni interested in a full-time position, internship or just seeking to build their professional connections are invited to attend the Career Services spring career fairs.
Stein wins prestigious Kavli Foundation Award
Dr. Wolfgang Stein, professor of neurophysiology, is one of seven international researchers who are recipients of the Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Kavli Exploration Awards. The awards, which total $3.7 million, will fund three different projects pursuing investigations into how nervous systems may enable organisms, such as crustaceans, cephalopods, and zebrafish to adapt to environmental challenges that may have influences on neurophysiology and behavior.
College announces new internal research grant program
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is excited to announce a new internal research grant opportunity—the Dean’s Research Challenge Grant. Full-time CAS faculty from all college divisions, including Visiting Professors and non-tenure track faculty, are eligible to apply. The Principal Investigator’s (PI) primary appointment must be in a CAS unit. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged, and teams can have non-CAS members.
S is for your support in STEM
Katie Helmink is now a senior completing her degree in chemistry. Originally from Breese, Helmink received the 2023 Redbird Chemistry Fellowship, 2023 Summer FIREbird grant, and the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. All three fund undergraduate research.
Driving change: Inclusive, equitable and just STEM education
The program focuses on undergraduate students who have historically been excluded from STEM areas of study. The desire is to foster institutional change toward inclusive, equitable, and just STEM education. The ISU program will provide support to these students so that they may excel and become leaders in the STEM field, as well as professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and staff.