Illinois State faculty brought in more than $18 million in grant funding in fiscal 2015.
Here are a few research projects that would not be possible without this support.
Grants support services for blind children, other research projects
Unit: Biological Sciences
$1.4 million grant to increase STEM students, teachers
Illinois State University received an NSF grant of $1.4 million to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups seeking a STEM degree or teaching credential.
Evolutionary ecologist to present at Biological Sciences Seminar, October 8
Shu-Mei Chang of the University of Georgia will present “Pollen competition in the style: Is bigger always better?” Thursday October 8, at 4:30 p.m. in 210 Moulton Hall
Discovery of temperature’s effects on nervous system function
A doctoral student in the School of Biological Sciences is part of a duo that have discovered that even a small increase in temperature can have devastating effects on nervous system function
Biological Sciences trio to feature at Alumni Career Day, October 23
Krista Kirkham MS ’05, Laura Zimmerman MS ’09 PhD’13, and Sandrine Clairadin BS’09 MS ’12 will be returning to the ISU campus to participate in Alumni Career Day.
Biology faculty member writes op-ed for Crain’s
School of Biological Sciences faculty member John Sedbrook, Ph.D., authored an opinion piece published last week in Crain’s, a Chicago-area circulation focusing on business matters.
Save the date: North American Prairie Conference at ISU, July 17–20
Faculty from the School of Biological Sciences are part of the organizing group bringing this conference to ISU next summer.
Alum to present at Biological Seminar Series, September 17
Illinois State alum Jonathan Bauer, M.S. ’07, currently a postdoctoral researcher at Indiana University, will be giving a presentation on his research.
School of Biological Sciences Seminar, September 10
Daniel Gibson-Reinemer of the Illinois Natural History Survey will present “Climate change effects on species’ distributions and ecological assemblages” Thursday, September 10, at 4p.m. in 210 Moulton Hall.
Climate Science Teachers Workshop, August 29
Illinois State University faculty from the School of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Geography-Geology departments will lead a workshop for teachers on the impacts of climate change.
