In celebration of the Sugar Creek Arts Festival in Uptown Normal, the Illinois State University Planetarium will present hourly shows on October 9 and 10.
Planetarium shows during Sugar Creek Arts Festival, October 9-10
Unit: Physics
The Stars Tonight at Planetarium, September 11
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present The Stars Tonight at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11.
The sticky and complicated business of baseball in 2021
If you’re a baseball fan wondering why Major League Baseball (MLB) has a sudden interest in monitoring whether pitchers are cheating by doctoring the ball this season, Illinois State University head baseball coach Steve Holm has some thoughts on the issue. But it’s complicated. It’s a combination of the ball, ambition, and technology.
Szczepura to deliver Fall College Lecture on September 2
Dr. Lisa Szczepura, University Professor of Chemistry, will deliver the Fall College of Arts and Sciences Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
ISU Planetarium presents The Stars Tonight, August 14
The Illinois State University Planetarium will offer a free presentation of The Stars Tonight at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 14.
ISU Planetarium presents Big Astronomy
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present a journey to three world-class observatories in Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries, at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, beginning August 13.
Launching pad: Physics graduate turns undergraduate research into NASA internship
Alex Plumadore ’21 is spending the summer as a contractor intern with the NASA Ames Research Center, working on a project looking at how nitrogen in the atmosphere interacts with a spacecraft during its re-entry to Earth.
Solar Car Team takes on the American Solar Car Challenge
Team Mercury, the all-volunteer, student-led solar vehicle team from Illinois State University, will tackle the American Solar Challenge from August 3-7.
Rivadeneyra appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra has been appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, effective July 1, 2021.
A Day in the Life: Learning and teaching during COVID-19
The 2020-2021 academic year will be remembered as a time when flexibility and patience were essential to fulfilling the University’s mission.
