Research
Impacting Public Health
An Illinois State Chemistry professor works to increase the speed of detecting and identifying viruses.
Dr. Jeremy Driskell and his students love to do the basic science research that leads to important discoveries and practical applications.
Connect With Your Passion
Research Spotlight
Graduate students across campus have the opportunity to be highlighted and to compete for monetary awards through the #GradBirdScholar program.
Student Research
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.
This has just been extraordinary. I’ve learned so much in the past six to seven weeks. It was really tough. There’s a lot of little things that you don’t know about research until you do it.
Innovation Hub
Illinois State is creating a community makerspace and startup incubator in order to spark entrepreneurship and economic growth in McLean County.
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- $28.5 M External funding awarded to Redbird scholars
- 455+ Student presenters at annual Research Symposium
- 138 Master's, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs and sequences
- 2,000+ Undergraduates earning credit for research
Help Wanted
Dr. Tina Williams researches underemployment and how it connects to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Industry Partnerships
Collaborate with researchers at Illinois State to help address the world's greatest challenges.
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Money to Dream Big
A large gift from Illinois State alum Wonsook Kim and her husband, Thomas Clement, provides big opportunities for three art professors and their students.
Graduate Programs
Your Next Step
The Graduate School is home to 3,000 students in 94 master’s degree sequences, 10 doctoral programs, and 33 certificate programs.
Research Centers
