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First-year students and seniors: Look out for NSSE!

Artist's drawing of "Nessie," a long-necked dinosaur, smiling over the campus of Illinois State University

Students can help to improve their educational experiences by completing the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) survey.

Research and Honors, March 21, 2023

close-up image of dropped and test tubes

Presentations and publications from Illinois State faculty and staff.

Crossroads Project: Bringing diverse voices center stage

Kee-Yoon Nahm and Dr. Leslie Sloan Orr on stage

Dr. Leslie Sloan Orr and Kee-Yoon Nahm have been diversifying Illinois State’s theatre offerings for years through the Crossroads Project.

Q&A with Angela Yon: Digital exhibit spotlights humanity of circus performers

A poster excerpt showing circus performers presented onstage as part of The Barnum & Bailey Show, circa 1899. (Image/Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.)

In this Redbird Scholar Q-and-A, Angela Yon, assistant professor and cataloging and metadata librarian at Milner Library, discusses the interactive digital exhibit, Agency Through Otherness: Portraits of Performers in Circus Route Books, 1875–1925, which is based on the library’s circus route books digital collection.

Discoveries in the data: High Performance Computing cluster powers cutting edge research

Illinois State’s High Performance Computing cluster is enabling Dr. Matt Caplan to study the inner workings of neutron stars and other mysteries of the universe.

Prolific College of Business researcher keeps close eye on India-based international businesses

Illinois State University is home to one of the most prolific researchers of India’s business world, Dr. Somnath Lahiri, who specializes in international business and management research.

Redbird Media Spring 2023: Latest books from #RedbirdScholar faculty

Check out the latest books from #RedbirdScholar faculty in the spring 2023 edition of Redbird Media.

Game changer: Upgrades to nursing simulation space to aid faculty research

Concept illustration of the expansion of Illinois State University’s Mennonite Lab Building.

Enhancement and expansion of the Mennonite Lab Building will soon remove obstacles to faculty research.

Grants support cattle, farm, cotton, and concrete research

Check out the latest research and grant news from the spring issue of Redbird Scholar magazine.

Stream sounds: Grad student listens in on aquatic life to solve underwater mystery

Youmi Hong checks on the equipment she is using to investigate underwater disturbances in Six Mile Creek: a hydrophone, a recording device, and turbidity sensors, which she stored in two tubes.

Graduate student Youmi Hong conducted an innovative eco-acoustic study to determine what was causing underwater disturbances in Six Mile Creek.