Honors, publications, and presentations of Illinois State faculty and staff.
Research and Honors, May 9, 2017
Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Highlights from the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools annual meeting
The Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) recently held their 73rd annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Illinois State University was well represented at the meeting in multiple ways.
Research and Honors, May 2, 2017
Publications and presentations from Illinois State faculty and staff.
Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award
The winner of the 2017 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award is Lynda M. Kasky-Hernandez for her dissertation “Attachment and Disclosure to Mothers: Predictors of Adjustment During the College Transition.”
New book explores ‘true’ Japan on the edge of a Brazilian forest
For her new book, Nobuko Adachi examines the inhabitants of the Japanese commune of Kubo, sitting at the edge of a Brazilian forest.
Redbird scholars March for Science
Illinois State faculty members and students from across campus attended the March for Science in Normal, which ended on the University’s Quad, and one that attracted more than 40,000 people to downtown Chicago.
Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies receives $250,000 to help youth in foster care reach college
With grants totaling $250,000 from DCFS and a private donor, Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies is establishing a First Star Academy at the University, which will help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college.
Longview Foundation funding inquiry application deadline June 6
The Longview Foundation is accepting funding inquiry applications for its next review cycle. The submission deadline is June 6, 2017.
Research and Honors, April 25, 2017
Honors, presentations, and publications of Illinois State faculty and staff.
Professor receives prestigious Mellon Fellowship
Illinois State University’s Professor of History Amy Wood received a prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship that will support her study of the nation’s evolving attitudes toward criminals.
