This May, seven NexSTEM scholars representing an array of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines will earn their bachelor’s degrees from Illinois State University.
Unit: Physics
Bone Student Scholars named for 2023-2024
Illinois State University announced 14 students were selected as Robert G. Bone Scholars for the 2023-2024 school year.
Biology major Grace Crowe wins Best Poster Presentation Award
Grace Crowe, a junior majoring in biology’s physiology, neuroscience, and behavior sequence, won the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 2023 Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS).
Improv Mafia to present Improv The Musical! at the Planetarium, April 14-15
Join the fun as the Illinois State University Planetarium and Improv Mafia present “Improv the Musical!” Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15.
6 important things to know about Illinois State’s new electron microscope
A recent grant of $403,900 from the National Science Foundation has brought a state-of-the-art electron microscope to campus, now settled into its new home in Felmley Hall of Science Annex.
Students win national American Association of Physics Teachers scholarships
Naomi Satoh and Colin Hobart are winners of the prestigious Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Physics Teachers. The University now has a total of seven winners of the prestigious scholarship.
Mulligan to deliver Spring 2023 College Lecture, April 3
The Department of Chemistry’s Dr. Christopher C. Mulligan will deliver the Spring College of Arts and Sciences Lecture with “Pushing the Boundaries of Chemical Identification with Mass Spectrometry.” The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Science and mythology: Mayan Archaeoastronomy at the ISU Planetarium
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe, running weekends from March 24 through May 6.
Discoveries in the data: High Performance Computing cluster powers cutting edge research
Illinois State’s High Performance Computing cluster is enabling Dr. Matt Caplan to study the inner workings of neutron stars and other mysteries of the universe.
The Untold Supernova Story of Dr. Titus Pankey, April 21
The work of Dr. Titus Pankey, whose pioneering work in astrophysics went unnoticed for decades, is the topic of an African American Studies talk by Dr. Matt Caplan.