The Illinois State University Alumni Association honored seven award recipients at Founders Day celebrations on February 16, as well as during a dinner program.
Alumni Association honors seven award recipients
Unit: Physics
Planetarium show Revealing Light’s Secrets: The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph ends May 6
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present two different full-dome video shows on weekends through May.
New faculty profile: Uttam Manna
Uttam Manna has joined the Illinois State faculty as an assistant professor of physics.
Free showings of Fragile Planet at Planetarium, April 20 and 22
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present Fragile Planet: Earth’s Place in the Universe, on April 20, as part of the Student Sustainability Committee’s Sustainability Showcase.
Sights and sounds from Illinois State University’s Research Symposium
Check out photos, video, and interviews from Illinois State University’s annual Research Symposium.
Modeling the universe: ISU physicist designs computer code to understand quantum world
A jumble of letters and numbers fills the computer screen. To an untrained onlooker, the lines may look like gibberish, but it is actually a computer code key to understanding the smallest pieces of the universe.
Ask a Redbird scholar: Can you explain Einstein’s theory of relativity?
Everyone has memorized the formula E=MC2, but can you give me a concise easy-to-remember explanation?
Ask a Redbird scholar: Is the universe fractal in nature?
Can you tell us about the fractal features/structure of our galaxy/universe?
Video: Meet the 2017 Alumni Awards recipients
Illinois State sat down with this year’s recipients to learn more about their passion for Illinois State, memories of campus, and how they encourage other alumni to stay connected.
Exoplanets subject of NASA video presentation February 23
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present “Exoplanets: The Quest for Strange New Worlds” at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 23.
