Twelve Thousand Bombs seminar series continues in fall 2024

A sketch of the Twelve Thousand Bombs Speaker Series speakers with a watermark of a nuclear weapon in the background

The Twelve Thousand Bombs seminar series on nuclear weapons will continue this fall with four eminent scholars and public figures speaking at ISU. The series, sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, was inaugurated in 2023 and aims to raise awareness of nuclear weapons issues in the Bloomington-Normal community.

ISU Planetarium presents “Big Astronomy”

planetarium outside shot

The ISU Planetarium is pleased to offer “Big Astronomy,” running weekends from September 6 through November 16.  Showtimes are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 

Connected Communities Initiative application period open until September 1, 2024

An image of a doctor pressing a tablet with hexagon shapes containing medical symbols floating in the foreground

The Connected Communities Initiative (CCI) program is a partnership between OSF HealthCare and Illinois State University aimed at developing solutions to health challenges in Central Illinois. The partners are looking for new tools, techniques, and processes that remove barriers to care, enhance health and wellness education, and leverage technology to improve training and community outreach.