Presentations and publications by Illinois State University faculty and staff members.
Research and Honors, December 2025
Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Meet the November 2025 GradBird Scholar: Katelyn Tenuto
The Graduate School has selected Katelyn Tenuto as its November 2025 GradBird Scholar!
James L. Fisher 2025 Outstanding Thesis winners announced
The Graduate School is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis Competition at Illinois State University. The thesis competition is designed to provide recognition of outstanding master’s theses. The award is named in honor of James L. Fisher, a renowned scholar and exceptional graduate of the University who served
Smart speech therapy: Virtual reality environments for independent aging
Virtual environments can support aging-in-place, as part of speech-language pathology rehabilitation after brain damage.
Game changer: CAS faculty member’s grant-funded research will develop games to teach math concepts
Dr. Mahtob Aqazade is part of a research team using National Science Foundation funding to introduce negative numbers to elementary school students through board games and card games.
Resources available during SNAP funding lapse
During the current lapse in funding for SNAP benefits, students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members, have resources available to help.
UMC wins seven Best of District V Awards in CASE marketing competition
Illinois State University Marketing and Communications (UMC) took home seven Best of District V Awards in CASE’s regional competition for photography, stories, videos, and websites created for university clients and flagship communication channels.
Research and Honors, November 2025
Presentations and publications by Illinois State University faculty and staff members.
Prolific scholar of English and gen AI to keynote the 2026 University Teaching & Learning Symposium
Dr. Laura Dumin will keynote the 2026 University Teaching and Learning Symposium on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
Innovation in action: Hagge Innovation Institute fosters real-world problem solving
Dani Hartmann ’24 and Luke Graf ’21 are two of the hundreds of students who have developed their skills and boosted their resumes through the Hagge Innovation Institute, which celebrated its third anniversary this month.
