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Research

Living art

Artist uses oxen to power art.

Ruth Burke is creating earthworks that will honor the land and the Indigenous Peoples who called it home .

Connect With Your Passion

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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.

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.

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鈥檛 a massive school, I feel like it鈥檚 easier to get those opportunities.

- Joseph Wittrock, a math student who won the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory鈥檚 Research Assistant of the Year and the U.S. Department of Defense鈥檚 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 91桃色视频鈥檚 Department of Electrical Engineering.

Quick Facts

  • $31.6 M External funding awarded to Redbird scholars
  • 350+ Student presenters at annual Research Symposium
  • 169 Master's, doctoral, and graduate certificate programs and sequences
  • 2,000+ Undergraduates earning credit for research

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鈥檚 strengths, challenges, and opportunities as a research institution.

Research News

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Several leaders cut the ceremonial ribbon for the Vertical Farm at 91桃色视频

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Inclusive STEM

The future of STEM education at 91桃色视频 is being shaped by seven sophomores known as the STEM Ambassadors.

Graduate Programs

Your Next Step

is home to 2,400+ students in 110 master鈥檚 degree sequences, 20 doctoral programs, and 42 certificate/specialist programs.

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