Ryan Paitz, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Biological Sciences was one of two researchers to share a $339,816 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of prenatal stress on quails.
Unit: Biological Sciences
New water monitors mean more access for public
Illinois State University is partnering with the City of Bloomington to allow residents to instantly access the quality of water flowing into drinking reservoirs in Evergreen Lake and Lake Bloomington.
Can you die from a broken heart?
Illinois State scholars took a shot (no disrespect to Cupid or his arrows) at answering the question: Can one really die from a broken heart?
Biology student pursues medical research through Honors Program
Through the Honors Program, senior Moe Khalil has collaborated with instructors in an impressive nine upper-level biology and chemistry courses.
Ask a Redbird Scholar: What’s up with squirrels and cars?
Illinois State Biology Professor Rebekka Gougis explains why squirrels act the way they do when a car approaches.
Ask an Expert: Questions answered on planet Ceres, Cubs, tickling
Have you ever had a question even the Internet couldn’t answer? Some members of the Illinois State University community did. And we put Illinois State University’s faculty experts to work answering their inquiries.
Biology professor to present Alumni Seminar in Genetics Series, November 5
Donald Price, M.S. ’86, a biology professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, will present his current research on evolutionary aspects of the Hawaiian Drosophila (flies).
O’Reilly, Perry join Million Dollar Club
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs announced two new faculty members have joined Illinois State University’s Million Dollar Club.
‘Hot Babes, Cool Dudes’ phenomenon may help turtles adapt to climate change
National Science Foundation Fellow Amanda Carter researches ‘Hot Babes, Cool Dudes,’ a phenomenon that may help turtles adapt to climate change.
Biological Sciences Seminar to feature evolutionary biologist, October 22
Ann T. Tate, a research assistant professor at the University of Houston will present “Understanding the role of immunological plasticity in infection dynamics across biological scales” at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, October 22, in 210 Moulton Hall.