Illinois State University’s Solar Car Team, led by a diverse group of students, has launched a fundraising campaign to rebuild its award-winning Mercury 6 vehicle. They seek a minimum of $5,000 by December 31 to advance sustainable engineering and compete in the American Solar Challenge this coming June.
Dr. Wolfgang Stein, professor of neurophysiology, is one of seven international researchers who are recipients of the Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Kavli Exploration Awards. The awards, which total $3.7 million, will fund three different projects pursuing investigations into how nervous systems may enable organisms, such as crustaceans, cephalopods, and zebrafish to adapt to environmental challenges that may have influences on neurophysiology and behavior.
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is excited to announce a new internal research grant opportunity—the Dean’s Research Challenge Grant. Full-time CAS faculty from all college divisions, including Visiting Professors and non-tenure track faculty, are eligible to apply. The Principal Investigator’s (PI) primary appointment must be in a CAS unit. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged, and teams can have non-CAS members.
The Illinois State University Planetarium is pleased to offer its holiday program “Season of Light,” running weekends from December 1 through December 16.
The program focuses on undergraduate students who have historically been excluded from STEM areas of study. The desire is to foster institutional change toward inclusive, equitable, and just STEM education. The ISU program will provide support to these students so that they may excel and become leaders in the STEM field, as well as professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and staff.
Ambassador Geeta Pasi (retired), Inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs, will deliver a lecture, “Representing America Abroad: Telling our story, advancing American interests, and serving Americans,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 13 in the Circus Room in the Bone Student Center. Her talk is free and open to the public.
Illinois State’s Astronomy Club is dedicated to educating students about the universe.
Nominations for the 2024 Grabill-Homan Community Peace Prize are currently being accepted. Please consider nominating someone you know who’s doing great work in our community!
Central Illinois will experience a partial solar eclipse on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
The fall 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Address and Awards Ceremony will be at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 5 in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.
