The Illinois State University Planetarium will host free programs for visitors to learn about the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. Free programs will be offered Friday, April 5, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., under the dome of the Planetarium.
Unit: Physics
Party on the Quad: Student-organized watch party for total solar eclipse set for April 8
Thousands of students, faculty, and staff members are expected on the Quad next Monday, April 8, for a watch party as Central Illinois experiences a total solar eclipse.
ISU Planetarium presents Phantom of the Universe
The Illinois State University Planetarium is pleased to offer “Phantom of the Universe,” running weekends March 22 through May 11, 2024. Show times are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Touré Reed, history professor, to deliver Spring College Lecture, March 27
Dr. Touré Reed, professor of history, will deliver the Spring College Lecture on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 5 p.m., in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. His talk, “Is it Race or Racism?: Why Binary Explanations for Inequality Have Failed Black Americans,” is free and open to the public.
Inside look at the recipients of the inaugural Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship program awards
Learn more about the collaborative research projects that received inaugural Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) program awards.
Redbird scholars celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Illinois State University asked women scholars to share what or who has inspired them to get where they are today and how they feel about teaching the next generation of researchers.
Image of Research competition highlights beauty of science
The Office of Student Research presented the fifth Image of Research competition February 8 at University Galleries.
Twelve Thousand Bombs: A Nuclear Weapons Seminar Series
Dr. Matt Caplan is hosting a seminar series, sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The series, Twelve Thousand Bombs: A Nuclear Weapons Seminar Series, takes a look at the realities of nuclear weapons in the present day.
Graduate students to represent CAS in 3M Thesis Competition
Four graduate student researchers will represent the College of Arts and Sciences in the university-wide Three Minute Thesis competition on February 29 at 6 p.m. at the Normal Theater. This event is free and open to the public. Please come and support our students!
ISU Planetarium presents Unveiling the Invisible Universe, January 26-March 2
The ISU Planetarium is excited to present, Unveiling the Invisible Universe, running weekends January 26-March 2. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays.