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Volume 6 • Number 2 • Spring 2021
ISU Biologist Matthew Dugas explores early lives of poison dart frogs
Illinois State University Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Matthew Dugas and his students are studying the early lives of poison dart frogs to better understand which survive and thrive.
ISU scholars show how kids of underrepresented communities have unequal access and opportunities in school
Through their research, Assistant Professors of Elementary Education Dr. Shamaine Bertrand and Dr. Erin Quast; Assistant Psychology Professor Dr. Brea Banks ’10, Ph.D. ’15; and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences Dr. Charles Bell have shown that there is a chasm between the American dream and American reality.
Redbird Scholars track the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on education
Last spring, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic upended education in the United States.
The Q&A with Dr. James Applegate: Higher ed faces critical time due to wealth gap and pandemic
Dr. James Applegate has championed equitable access to higher education his entire career. He came to Illinois State University in 2017 as a visiting professor for the Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP).
Graduate student examines implicit bias and colorblind racial attitudes
As the movement for social justice and racial equity reached a critical point following the death of George Floyd last May, Khyati Verma, M.S. ’20, completed her master’s thesis on the impact of colorblind racial attitudes and implicit bias.
#RedbirdScholar students use grants to spend summer researching
This summer, 27 students received the new Undergraduate Research Support Program grant provided by the Office of Student Research. To honor the inaugural summer of the grant, we have featured five student researchers and their projects.
Research spotlight: Q&A with Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Aondover Tarhule
In this #RedbirdScholar Q&A, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Aondover Tarhule talked about his academic background, research, and his plans for Illinois State.
Dr. Andrés Vidal-Gadea named 2020 Researcher to Know
Dr. Andrés Vidal-Gadea, an assistant professor of molecular neuroethology in the School of Biological Sciences, was named a 2020 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC).
Redbird media: Latest #RedbirdScholar books
Here are the latest books by #RedbirdScholars.
