Professor of English Dr. Christopher Breu will deliver the 2023 Fall College of Arts and Sciences lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, in Room 242, Schroeder Hall. A reception will follow the lecture in the Schroeder Art Gallery. His talk, “In Defense of Sex: Rethinking Embodiment and Desire in the Twenty-First Century,” is free and open to the public.
Unit: Chemistry
Gladly helping and healing: how an alum is reconfiguring the future of women’s health care
Dr. Taiwo Durowade ’09 is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has shaped her practice into one with a singular focus: preventive health.
School is out, research is in: ISU summer program offers high school students research opportunities
High school students enrolled in the Illinois Summer Research Academy hosted at Illinois State University were afforded research opportunities in nine different disciplines.
PEOPLE Magazine‘s ‘Woman Changing the World,’ Candice Halbert ’01, joins Redbird Buzz
Candice Halbert ’01 joins Redbird Buzz to share her journey from ISU student to chemist and non-profit founder.
2022 Million Dollar Club inductees announced
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs announced that fifteen new members have joined Illinois State University’s Million Dollar Club.
Workshop with focus on assisting Latino/a/x college students coming June 1
Everyone is welcome to attend the second annual Communities of Belonging and Success (COBAS) Taller (Workshop) on Thursday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Williams Hall, Room 314. The workshop is made possible by an Illinois State University Provost Innovation and Enhancement Grant. There is no cost for attending, but participants must register in advance with Lourdes Concepción Cabán at ldconce@ilstu.edu
Two Illinois State University students win 2023 Goldwater Scholarships
The Office of Student Research at Illinois State University announced two chemistry students, Katherine Helmink and Sage Lauper-Cook, have been named 2023 Goldwater Scholars.
6 important things to know about Illinois State’s new electron microscope
A recent grant of $403,900 from the National Science Foundation has brought a state-of-the-art electron microscope to campus, now settled into its new home in Felmley Hall of Science Annex.
Mulligan to deliver Spring 2023 College Lecture, April 3
The Department of Chemistry’s Dr. Christopher C. Mulligan will deliver the Spring College of Arts and Sciences Lecture with “Pushing the Boundaries of Chemical Identification with Mass Spectrometry.” The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Reuse and recharge: Alum investigates the power of lithium-ion battery recycling
As electric vehicles powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries become increasingly common on U.S. roadways, Dr. Jessica Durham Macholz ’10, M.S. ’12, is working to expand recycling opportunities for batteries at the end of their usable journeys.