Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra has been appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, effective July 1, 2021.
Rivadeneyra appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success
Unit: Physics
A Day in the Life: Learning and teaching during COVID-19
The 2020-2021 academic year will be remembered as a time when flexibility and patience were essential to fulfilling the University’s mission.
Dr. Sally E. Parry, professor of English and associate dean, to retire June 30, 2021
Professor of English and Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Affairs Dr. Sally E. Parry will retire after 33 years of service to Illinois State University. A retirement reception will be June 23.
2021 University Research Symposium open
The online University Research Symposium opens Friday, April 9, on ISU ReD. The Symposium is a university-wide showcase of research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Can uranium snowflakes explode a star?
Dr. Matt Caplan co-authored a new paper for Physical Review Letters that theorizes uranium snowflakes forming the core of white dwarfs could ignite a supernova explosion.
Redbird media: Latest #RedbirdScholar books
Here are the latest books by #RedbirdScholars.
$1 million estate gift creates Dale M. Shulaw and Gladys G. Shulaw Presidential Scholarship in Physics
A gift totaling more than $1 million from the estate of Gladys G. Shulaw has created the Dale M. Shulaw and Gladys G. Shulaw Presidential Scholarship in Physics.
Making STEM fun: Noyce scholars host online science workshops for children during the pandemic
Illinois State Noyce Scholars used fun activities to teach middle school-age children STEM lessons last summer as part of an online series organized by the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology and the University of Illinois Extension Office.
Students, faculty in cross-disciplinary group publish paper in prestigious physics journal
Last November, a cross-disciplinary group of undergraduate students and faculty became the first Illinois State research team in 25 years to publish a paper in the American Journal of Physics (AJP). The journal is one of the most selective physics publications in the country, with an acceptance rate for reviewed articles hovering around 35 percent.
Research Initiative Award and Creative Activity Initiative Award Winners named
The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost has announced the winners for the Research Initiative Awards and Creative Activity Initiative Awards. All winners will be honored during the Office of Research and Graduate Studies Awards event that will be held in April.
