The Dr. Judy Smithson Scholarship was established in 2000 to honor Smithson, director emerita of Illinois State’s Student Access and Accommodation Services. The scholarship encourages students with disabilities to pursue graduate school, enhance their career, and/or achieve a certification in their field.
Unit: Biological Sciences
Meet the October 2022 GradBird Scholar: Logan Sauers
The Graduate School has selected Logan Sauers as its 2022 October GradBird Scholar recipient! .
Redbird couple thankful for their college home
Claire Troyer-Pascavis ’13, MBA ’15, reminisces fondly about how Illinois State University has shaped her life. As a child growing up in Normal, she often attended the annual Homecoming parade and rode her bike around campus.
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds to deliver Fall College Lecture, October 27
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds, professor of communication, will deliver the second College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture on Thursday, October 27 with the talk, “Designing General Education Curriculum with Assessment in Mind.”
CAS conducting food drive for School Street Food Pantry
The College of Arts and Sciences will conduct a food drive to benefit the School Street Food Pantry, October 10–21. Collection boxes will be available in the College office and in all school/department offices.
Molecular and cellular biology student conducts genomic research in Utah
When given the choice to conduct cutting edge research close to home or more than a thousand miles away, senior molecular and cellular biology major Shira Archie said, “I didn’t want to be comfortable.”
ISU researchers receive Innovation Network grants
The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) has awarded nearly $240,000 in seed grants to eight research teams through its Sustaining Illinois program.
Dr. Amy Wood to deliver fall College Lecture, September 29
Dr. Amy Wood will deliver the fall College of Arts and Sciences Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 29 in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.
Illinois State student spends summer researching at Yale
It’s not every day that the opportunity arises to research cancer cells at Yale University, but for Illinois State University junior Erinda Aidoo, it was an everyday activity this summer.
Summer grants offer Illinois State students immersive research experiences
Meet some of the Illinois State student researchers who received FIREbird summer research grants from the Office of Student Research.