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Health Promotion and Education students at a fair

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Environmental Health students with their research poster

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Latest News

Medical laboratory science major Baylee Hull leads water bottle filling stations initiative in FSA and FHSHull proved her project to be promoting environmental stewardship, while eradicating the common issue of spilled water on the floor at water fountains ...

Pause for applauseWe applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the March 2019 issue. ...

Student project on sustainable construction wins EPA grantThe EPA’s competitive People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) grants program funds innovative technology projects at universities across the nation. ...

Ashwin Siddaraju, recipient of Eikenberg One Voice Scholarship

Health promotion and education senior Ashwin Siddaraju attends Washington, D.C. summit with community leadersAshwin Siddaraju is not new to community service and the field of public health. ...

Temple Grandin at Illinois State University

Autism advocate Temple Grandin speaks about need for diverse mindsTemple Grandin is often called the most successful adult with autism in the world. On Wednesday night, April 10, Grandin told a standing-room-only crowd in the Brown Ballroom the key to her success: Not letting her disability define her. ...

Points of Pride

Illinois State's Environmental Health program is one of only 23 accredited programs in the nation and the only program in Illinois.

More than 90 percent of graduates find jobs within six months of graduation.

Safety students that are involved in the Illinois State's American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) conducted research in uptown bars on the effects of noise on employees. Their research won first place at AIHA Chicago Section Student Night.

Honors & Awards

Adrian Lyde and Jeff Clark received a $92,000 grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to develop school-based HIV and sexually transmitted disease prevention education for adolescents.

Guang JIn received the Outstanding University Researcher Award for 2016.

Nineteen Health Sciences students made AFNI Honor Roll; become "Reggies."

Jackie Lanier publishes article in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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