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Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Molecular and cellular biology student conducts genomic research in Utah
When given the choice to conduct cutting edge research close to home or more than a thousand miles away, senior molecular and cellular biology major Shira Archie said, “I didn’t want to be comfortable.”
New interdisciplinary research initiative program announced
A pilot program will support interdisciplinary research and creative scholarship teams.
Feminist, accessible public scholarship talk set for October 25
Feminist, accessible public scholarship talk set for October 25.
ISU is leading $25 million tutoring program created to close COVID learning gap
Illinois State’s College of Education is leading the Illinois Tutoring Initiative, a $25 million federally funded program created to close the learning chasm created during the pandemic by offering high-impact tutoring at schools across the state.
Getting the jump on disease: Dr. Kelly Laurson measures children’s health to prevent problems later
“A jump can tell you a lot.” That’s how Dr. Kelly Laurson, M.S. ’05, professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University, describes a segment of his research.
Bug grub: Redbird anthropologist Dr. Gina Hunter investigates past, present, and future of insects as human food
In Dr. Gina Hunter’s new book, Edible Insects: A Global History, the Illinois State University anthropologist explores the past, present, and future role of insects in diets around the world.
Q&A with Dr. Antony Joseph: Researching how wartime blasts damage service members’ hearing
For more than a decade, Dr. Antony Joseph has been investigating hearing loss suffered by military members exposed to combat explosions.
Redbird media (Fall 2022)
Here are some of the latest books from Illinois State University faculty.
ISU researchers receive Innovation Network grants
The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) has awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to eight research teams through its Sustaining Illinois program.