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Decoding secrets
Scholar studies hidden messages
Dr. Katherine Ellison unlocks literary history by deciphering encrypted writing. Read the article.
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.
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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.
Read the article![Amélie Mwilambwe, center, has been getting an early start on research in Dr. Ben Sadd's lab. Sadd, right, and Dr. Logan Sauers, left, have been mentoring her through a project for which she received grant support.](/images/research/firebird-grant-amelie800x430.jpg)
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I truly have enjoyed the research and have an elevated sense of confidence in my abilities entering junior year as well as in my pursuit of graduate school.
Digging deep
Faculty partner to break international ground at Italian archaeological dig.
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- $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
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Eyes in the sky
IT professor to use satellite technology to track neighborhood inequality.
Leading the charge
Illinois State researchers help propel state’s clean energy revolution.
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New opportunities
Dr. Thomas Keyser explains research’s role in the new College of Engineering
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The Graduate School is home to 2,500+ students in 105 master’s degrees, 20 doctoral programs, and 41 certificate / specialist programs.