A recent grant of $403,900 from the National Science Foundation has brought a state-of-the-art electron microscope to campus, now settled into its new home in Felmley Hall of Science Annex.
Unit: Biological Sciences
Mulligan to deliver Spring 2023 College Lecture, April 3
The Department of Chemistry’s Dr. Christopher C. Mulligan will deliver the Spring College of Arts and Sciences Lecture with “Pushing the Boundaries of Chemical Identification with Mass Spectrometry.”
2023 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award winner
Meet the 2023 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award winner, Dr. Anthony (Tony) Breitenbach, Ph.D. ’22.
Graduate students educate, entertain crowd at Three Minute Thesis competition
Doctoral student Sadia Sultana took the top prize at Illinois State University’s Three Minute Thesis competition February 23 at the Normal Theater.
Meet your 2023 Three Minute Thesis contestants
This year, 11 contestants will compete and have the opportunity to share their research with all in attendance. Hear from each contestant and learn more about their research topic, their department support, and the faculty and staff impact that has been made.
Poised for success: Students thrive with scholarship support
There are a variety of scholarships at Illinois State, including scholarships geared toward major studies, financial assistance, or recognizing the overall excellence of a student. However, all scholarships have the commonality of supporting highly capable and stand-out students at Illinois State.
Students’ research creatively displayed for Image of Research competition
Check out the winners and a recap of the Office of Student Research’s Image of Research competition.
Three Minute Thesis competition, February 23
The annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 23, at the Normal Theater located in Uptown Normal. The event is free and open to the public.
Molecular animator Dr. Janet Iwasa to deliver Rilett lecture, March 7
Dr. Janet Iwasa’s work as a molecular animator illuminates and illustrates data. She will present the R. Omar and Evelyn Rilett Family Life Sciences Lecture Series.
Alum provides life-saving blood as a medical lab scientist and frequent donor
When Eddie Gordon ’12, ’17 isn’t on the job as a medical lab scientist for Carle Foundation Hospital’s blood bank in Urbana, he’s often either organizing a local blood drive, promoting the importance of blood donations, or donating blood himself. For Gordon, giving blood—a liquid essential to life—is personal.