As electric vehicles powered by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries become increasingly common on U.S. roadways, Dr. Jessica Durham Macholz ’10, M.S. ’12, is working to expand recycling opportunities for batteries at the end of their usable journeys.
Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Drilling into Earth history: Geology major experiences core sampling science on Mediterranean voyage
Sophomore geology major Ruby Garey was one of 15 undergraduate students from across the country selected to live, learn, and work aboard the Joides Resolution (JR), on a 10-day voyage in February from Heraklion, Greece, to Tarragona, Spain.
Meet the March 2023 GradBird Scholar: Victoria Garcia
Meet the March 2023 GradBird Scholar Victoria Garcia.
International Seminar Series event to focus on labor and human rights, March 29
The next event in the spring 2023 International Seminar Series, The FIFA World Cups of Soccer-Joy and Context, is now open for registration.
Lois Lenski Children’s Literature Lecture: 100 years of the Newbery Medal, March 27
Dr. Sara L. Schwebel will give the 2023 Lois Lenski Children’s Literature Lecture speaking on “The Newbery’s First Century: The Canon, The Legacy, The Impetus for Change.”
First-year students and seniors: Look out for NSSE!
Students can help to improve their educational experiences by completing the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) survey.
Research and Honors, March 21, 2023
Presentations and publications from Illinois State faculty and staff.
Crossroads Project: Bringing diverse voices center stage
Dr. Leslie Sloan Orr and Kee-Yoon Nahm have been diversifying Illinois State’s theatre offerings for years through the Crossroads Project.
Q&A with Angela Yon: Digital exhibit spotlights humanity of circus performers
In this Redbird Scholar Q-and-A, Angela Yon, assistant professor and cataloging and metadata librarian at Milner Library, discusses the interactive digital exhibit, Agency Through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books, 1875–1925, which is based on the library’s circus route books digital collection.
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.