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Research Spotlight

Graduate students across campus have the opportunity to be highlighted and to compete for monetary awards through the #GradBirdScholar program.

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Collaborate with faculty and engage with the research you're most interested in. Get the tools you need to experience new opportunities at Illinois State and beyond.

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Undergraduate students Ryan Bredesen (left) and Alex Clark (right) researched cybersecurity in summer 2024 with faculty mentor Dr. Stephen Mujeye Sr. through the Office of Student Research's FIREbird program.
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There are a lot of fantastic opportunities all over the place at ISU. And because ISU isn’t a massive school, I feel like it’s easier to get those opportunities.

- Joseph Wittrock, a math student who won the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory’s Research Assistant of the Year and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.

Mindset of passion

Dr. Vijay Devabhaktuni is bringing a wealth of research, teaching, and administrative experience to his role as the inaugural chair of Illinois State University’s Department of Electrical Engineering.

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Life-saving app

Illinois State faculty and student researchers are developing a virtual reality tool to help stem the opioid overdose epidemic through a partnership with OSF HealthCare.

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5 questions for the provost

Dr. Ani Yazedjian, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, discusses Illinois State’s strengths, challenges, and opportunities as a research institution.

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Research News

Admissions Honor Research with Bella Rohig and Professor Ferrence
Illinois State University earns national recognition for advancing science and creativity, student access and earnings  
Elmer Cavins (front row, fourth from left) and other ISNU faculty and students at the American Expeditionary Forces University in Beaune, France, circa spring 1919.
Illinois State Normal University professor’s World War I legacy now available online 
Artwork by Erin Hayden, of the valley, 2012. Oil and collage on canvas. Depicting a summer nature scene with clear skies, trees, flowers - perhaps a picnic in a forest.
Summer 2025 in the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

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Inclusive STEM

The future of STEM education at Illinois State University is being shaped by seven sophomores known as the STEM Ambassadors.

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