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Unit: Graduate School
Prestigious NIH fellowship helps student fight Asian mosquito invasion
Thirty years after Asian tiger mosquitos first arrived in the United States, Illinois State doctoral student Peter Brabant is working to stop their spread.
Video: Research (and some B.E.E.R.) fuels ISU’s biomath program
One day last fall, Stacy Mowry, M.S. ’15, stood in front of the best and brightest minds in her chosen field—biomathematics—and talked about her own research into baffling behavior seen in mongooses.
Magneto man: Professor helps solve animal migration mystery
Illinois State Professor Andres Vidal-Gadea led a research team that won the race to be the first laboratory to find the receptor in the brain that helps animals use the planet’s magnetic field to navigate.
Cutting-edge laser research gets NSF support
The National Science Foundation has awarded another three-year, $300,000 grant to Distinguished Physics Professor Rainer Grobe and Distinguished Physics Professor Qichang Su for their laser research.
Distinguished dissertation award announced
The winner of the 2016 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award is Emerson Keith Bowers of the School of Biological Sciences. Bowers won for his dissertation titled “Family Life in the House Wren: Sibling Rivalry, Sex Allocation, and Parental Care.” Bowers’ dissertation committee included Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences Charles Thompson (co-chair) and Distinguished Professor
Digital mapping unlocks students’ STEM knowledge
A team of Illinois State researchers is conducting an innovative project in elementary schools to determine whether digital mapping can help students improve their spatial thinking skills.
ACED Fellow Bryan Titzler: Becoming a development professional
Applied Community and Economic Development (ACED) Fellow in applied economics Bryan Titzler is learning that graduate study at the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development is demanding and rewarding.
Grad student strikes up surprising mentorship with ISU provost
Graduate student Barbara Siwula ’14 was scrolling through Mennonite College of Nursing faculty looking for someone to join her thesis committee when she landed on Janet Krejci.
Psychology doctoral candidate receives national dissertation award
Leah Cohen Marks, a fourth-year doctoral student in Illinois State’s school psychology program, was one of three recipients of a National Association of School Psychologists dissertation award.
