The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition named Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology Paul Garris and Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry Christopher Mulligan to their inaugural “Researchers to Know” list for 2018.
Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Stein earns $495,000 NSF grant to study how temperature change impacts nervous system
Illinois State University’s Associate Professor of Neurophysiology Wolfgang Stein received a $495,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to examine how changes in temperature can impact the nervous system.
Ali Riaz named inaugural Thomas E. Eimermann Professor
Illinois State University’s Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been awarded the inaugural Thomas E. Eimermann Professorship for the years 2018-2020.
Vidal-Gadea awarded $638,000 NSF grant to study how animals detect magnetic fields
The grant will support graduate and doctoral students in the lab, as well as activities for 15 undergraduate students, who will study the neurological systems of tiny worms known as C. elegans.
The Fulbright connection: Changing the world through shared knowledge
Over the Fulbright Program’s 70-plus-year history, more than 370,000 scholars have taken part in the prestigious program, including at least 50 who teach at Illinois State University today.
Illinois State University receives $661,000 NSF grant for microscope lab
The recipient of a grant of more than $661,000 from the National Science Foundation will help establish a microscopy facility that will benefit the entire region.
Ask a Redbird Scholar: What is bitcoin?
Glen Sagers, a professor in Illinois State University’s School of Information Technology, explains bitcoin.
Research center spotlight: Ethnicity and Ethnography Laboratory and Research Center
The launch of one of Illinois State University’s newest research centers is due in large part to the hard work and vision of a single professor.
Lights, camera, risers—Friends of the Arts grant helps bring audience center stage
Out of all the places on Illinois State’s campus to spend the last few weeks as a student, John Tovar ’99, M.F.A ’18, chose a small, dingy diner.
Decoding the mutant, all-female, self-cloning crayfish
Illinois State scientists are sequencing the genome of the marbled crayfish so neuroscientists can use the unique species to unlock mysteries in the human brain.