Media Relations – Page 51

Biologist Thor Hanson to speak on The Triumph of Seeds

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Biologist and award-winning author Thor Hanson will present “The Triumph of Seeds” from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, October 4, in the Old Main Room of Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center.

Crisis communications takes center stage for statewide colleges at workshop

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Professional communicators from colleges across the state gathered at Illinois State University to exchange ideas and learn from Illinois State experts at a One-Day Crisis Communications Workshop in September.

ISU/IWU Joint Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter receives State Farm grant

The ISU/IWU Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity has been awarded $10,000 from State Farm, and must raise a matching amount.

In the News, September 25, 2018

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Interviews with Illinois State faculty, staff, and students with links to articles.

Research and Honors, September 25, 2018

Honors, publications, and presentations from Illinois State faculty and staff.

Jessica Lynn to bring message of transgender acceptance, September 26

Jessica Lynn sitting on a bench at Oxford

Transgender advocate and activist Jessica Lynn will bring her message of acceptance for gender non-conforming people to Illinois State University.

International Seminar Series: Smith to speak on migration and human evolutionary history, September 26

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Fred Smith will present “Assessing the Role of Migration in Human Evolutionary History.”

Vidal-Gadea awarded $638,000 NSF grant to study how animals detect magnetic fields

The grant will support graduate and doctoral students in the lab, as well as activities for 15 undergraduate students, who will study the neurological systems of tiny worms known as C. elegans.

Illinois State University receives $661,000 NSF grant for microscope lab

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The recipient of a grant of more than $661,000 from the National Science Foundation will help establish a microscopy facility that will benefit the entire region.

International Seminar Series: Climate refugees of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, September 19

Maura Toro-Morn will present “Climate Refugees in the Global Age of Migration: Puerto Rican Migration in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria.”