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Diana Steakley-Freeman stands with a laptop in front of a blue and green digital museum display at the Obama Presidential Center

Powering community: Psychology alum shapes tech at Obama Presidential Center

Diana Steakley-Freeman '15 is using her psychology degree from Illinois State University to manage digital exhibits as lead software engineer at the Obama Presidential Center.  
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Sharon Ponder-Ballard ’86 discusses literacy and living Illinois State’s motto on Redbird Buzz

On this episode of Redbird Buzz, Sharon Ponder-Ballard shares how she has made it her mission to create literacy equity for her students and how others can do the same.  
a groundskeeper uses a shovel to tend to a flowerbed on the campus at Illinois State in 1976 with red, white, and blue blooms

This month in Illinois State University history: July

From U.S. Bicentennial celebrations on campus to the legacy of a Redbird Olympian, Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history. 

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Five scientists in a lab holding genetically modified pennycress

Video: Groundbreaking Illinois State research team transforms wild pennycress into cash cover crop

A cross-disciplinary team of Illinois State University researchers, led by Professor of Genetics John Sedbrook, has genetically transformed wild pennycress into a cash cover crop that can benefit farmers and the environment. 

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Athletic training graduate student Kyrrah Randolph receives 2026 Future Alumni Leader Award 
From left: Celia Wolak, Makenna Williams, and Lily Whittington paint a school mural in Ngong Hills, Kenya.

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Things that make us #RedbirdProud: Spring 2026
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Then and now: WZND