WGSS symposium is a day-long event with student panels, faculty moderators, an awards banquet, keynote speaker, and chances to network with students and faculty.
2025 WGSS Student Research Symposium is Friday, April 25
Unit: Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment
Scholar Nada Elia will deliver the keynote address
Student researchers aim to make STEM education more inclusive
The future of STEM education at Illinois State University is being shaped by seven sophomores known as the STEM Ambassadors.
Earth Day Breakfast tickets on sale through April 11
Tickets are on sale, now through Friday, April 11, 2025, for the Earth Day Breakfast on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, from 8-10 a.m., in the Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center.
From calves to climate change: Graduate students enlighten and entertain at Three Minute Thesis competition
Kathleen Tierney ’23 put an inspired twist on her beef calf research to win first place February 27 in the Illinois State University Graduate School’s ninth annual Three Minute Thesis competition.
Research award winners for 2024-25 announced
Illinois State University announced the winners of the Outstanding University Researcher and the Outstanding University Creative Activity awards. Also honored were the winners of the Research initiative Awards and the Creative Activity Initiative Awards. Recipients for these awards are selected from competitive pools of candidates.
Geographer to present Douglas Clay Ridgley Lecture on border migration
Dr. Marie Price will present the Douglas Clay Ridgley Lecture entitled, “A River, a Border, and Migrants: Remaking the Rio Grande Valley as a Securitized Environment” on Friday, February 21, at 12:30 p.m. in the Circus Room, Bone Student Center.
Meet the 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition finalists
The annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 27, at the Normal Theater in Uptown Normal.
2024 Million Dollar Club inductees announced
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has announced that 16 new members have joined Illinois State University’s Million Dollar Club.
Fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER Grant Winners Announced
The Office of Student Research (OSR) at Illinois State University announces the winners of the fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER research grants. These small grants provide funding to support student research, scholarly inquiry, and innovation at Illinois State.
An invitation to the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Symposium
All members of the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to attend the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Symposium on Friday, October 11, 401 Stevenson Hall. The keynote address, “Advancing Environmental Justice Research through Community Partners,” will be delivered at 11:30 a.m. by Dr. Mariela Fernandez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
