Research and Sponsored Programs

Research and Honors, February 2026

Presentations and publications by Illinois State University faculty and staff members.

EnergySense seminars to highlight renewable energy careers and research partnerships

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The Office of Research and Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology will co-host two EnergySense Resilience Center events on Thursday, February 12, offering students, faculty, and staff opportunities to explore emerging work in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate resilience.

‘I’d rather be in the lab’: Donor support helps provide CAS students research experience

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Hope Omoniyi and other College of Arts and Sciences are able to conduct research thanks to donor support.

Get ‘Fired Up!’: New film series from Queer Coalition commemorates AIDS crisis and activism

Collage of images from the four films to be shown during Queer Coalition's spring film series, "Fired Up: The American AIDS Crisis on Film."

Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s LGBTQIA+ affinity group for faculty, staff, and graduate students, is excited to present the new limited film series Fired Up: The American AIDS Crisis on Film.

Education Now Lab receives ARCS Tier II grant to build an inclusive future for teaching and learning

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A team with the Education Now Lab is exploring how emerging technologies can be used to better understand and address longstanding educational dilemmas.

Meet the December 2025 GradBird Scholar: Emmanuel Agyei

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The Graduate School has selected Emmanuel Agyei as its December 2025 GradBird Scholar.

School of Information Technology faculty led only INSuRE Summer Workshop in country in 2025

Illinois State University exclusively hosted the 2025 INSuRE Summer Workshop.

Research and Honors, January 2026

Presentations and publications by Illinois State University faculty and staff members.

Pitluck and Jagani named inaugural Adaptive Edge Institute faculty fellows

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Dr. Aaron Pitluck, professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Sandeep Jagani, associate professor of operations management in the College of Business, have been named as the inaugural Adaptive Edge Institute Fellows to conduct projects in the spring 2026 semester.

Criminal Justice Sciences chair Dr. Donna Selman honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in Critical Criminology

Dr. Donna Selman, chair of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University, received the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award.