A team led by Illinois State University’s Dr. Olcay Akman is urging authorities such as the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to include N95 masks as a requirement for those traveling by airplane.
Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Research and Honors, October 20, 2020
Honors, presentations, and publications from Illinois State faculty and staff.
Center for the Study of Education Policy receives $4.3 million grant from U.S. Department of Education
The Study of Education Policy has been awarded a two-year, $4.3 million Supporting Effective Educator Development Renewal grant by the U.S. Department of Education.
ISU biology students continue prairie research for international study
The ability to adapt to change is integral to success in turbulent times. After years of working in the advertising industry in Las Vegas, Jackson Edwards has returned home to start a new career. The Bloomington native now studies conservation biology at Illinois State and researches soil and plant diversity under Dr. Diane Byers, associate professor of Evolutionary Ecology.
Applications for Milner Library’s Washington, D.C., student internship funding due October 30
Milner Library provides financial support to offset the cost of housing for a qualified student who is interested in a summer internship with the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, Smithsonian Institution, or archives and libraries in individual government agencies.
Milner Library recognizes Open Access Week, October 19-25
Join Milner Library for a variety of events and workshops that highlight the benefits of making information free, online, and open for all to use during Open Access Week 2020.
Tweeting into the Golden Years
On the first day the #GoldenTweets program was offered, a man walked in saying he was there to learn about birdcalls.
USDA grant to fund renewable energy research
Dr. David Kopsell, professor of horticulture, and Dr. LC (Liangcheng) Yang, assistant professor of environmental health, have received a two-year, nearly $150,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA).
Powerful pennycress: Dr. Sedbrook’s research team is transforming a weed into a crop
Though farmers consider pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) nothing more than a weed, Illinois State Professor of Genetics Dr. John Sedbrook is working to change their perspective—and the plant itself.
Latest books from #RedbirdScholars
Here are the latest books from #RedbirdScholars.