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Volume 6 • Number 1 • Fall 2020
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.
Input harvest: Agriculture professors reap feedback on students’ motivations to reach new generation
It wasn’t long into her teaching tenure at Illinois State University that Dr. Iuliia Tetteh, an assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, noticed that learning tactics she found interesting and exciting as a student didn’t catch the attention of the young people she was teaching.
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.
The Q&A with Shelby Putt: Piecing together human evolution and communication through stone tools
This issue’s Q&A is with Dr. Shelby Putt, a biological anthropologist, in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Student research: Nursing students research ways hospitals can cut back on C-sections
Three Illinois State nursing students received a rare opportunity to present their research focused on remapping the birthing process to eliminate the need for a cesarean-section (C-section).
Gradbird Scholars: Student research spotlighted through monthly competition
The Graduate School launched the GradBird Scholar initiative in September 2019, in an effort to make scholarly research more accessible while honoring the scholarship of Illinois State students.
Changing of the guard
Redbird Scholar interviewed Dr. John Baur and Dr. Craig McLauchlan via Zoom last spring about the former’s tenure as the associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies and the latter’s plans for his time in that post.
Research Spotlight: Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
This issue’s Research Spotlight features the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (CeMaST).
Latest books from #RedbirdScholars
Here are the latest books from #RedbirdScholars.
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).
