What New Tax Laws Mean for Your Giving Plans
Changes to the tax code beginning January 1, 2026 could affect how and when you choose to give to the IMSA Fund and other...
Scott Air Force Base Partners with IMSA to Make a Local Impact
When community partners share a powerful vision, remarkable things can...
Dr. Gretchen Green, IMSA Class of ‘92 and her Space Journey
Even before she became a student at IMSA,...
We’ve Earned 4 Stars!
We’re excited to share some ne...
IMSA Celebrates National Merit Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the Semi-Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship...
Welcome Kim Simon – New IMSA Fund Board President
Kim Simon Kim Simon has served as a director for the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education for 7...
Honoring Michael Keyton’s Legacy: Cheryl Clayton and Ellen Hsuan
Dr. Michael Keyton was more than an educator—he was a mentor, a scholar, and a lifelong learner who left an indelible mark on IMSA during his 14 years at the a...
Keeping Charitable Intentions through Uncertain Times
You may be hearing phrases like “uncertain times” again on your social media fee...
2025 IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards
The IMSA Board of Trustees established its Alumni Awards program in 2006 to recognize Alumni who deliver outstanding contributions to IMSA, to the citizens of Illinois, our nation, and the...
IMSA Fund Board President & Secretary Retiring from Board Service
The IMSA Fund is grateful for the leadership, vision, and service of our outgoing President, Jacob Plummer (’96) and Kevin Brookins, Secretary and Governance Chair, both retiring from the Board of Directors at the end of this m...
Honoring the Life of Dr. José M. Torres
It is with deep sadness that we share that IMSA’s former President, D...
A New Face at the IMSA Fund!
This February, the IMSA Fund welcomed Dana Camacho, MS, CFRE, as its new Executive Director of...
Reflections on Recent Market Volatility
Given current market conditions, it has been hard to miss financial headlines during the month of...
Impact of Upcoming Tax Law Changes on Philanthropy
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Since tax day on April 15th, many taxpayers and donors have been reminded about keeping a close eye on the potential expiration, or “sunsetting”, of several provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 201...
SIR Student Presents Project at the St. Jude Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference
Kavya Reddy’24, was accepted to present her project, “Epidemiological trends of SARS-CoV-2 infections during pregnancy in Chicago” in the poster session at the 23rd annual 2024 S...
Student in Drug Discovery SIR Course accepted to Present Project at the International Forum on Research Excellence Conference
Sindhu Chalasani ’24 traveled to California in November 2023, to present her research at the International Forum on Research Excellence C...
Two SIR Students Represent IMSA at the International Students Science Fair (ISSF)
The International Students Science Fair (ISSF) brings together students who are passionate about innovative research and allows them to meet and collaborate with students from across the...
Nine SIR Students Showcased Their Projects at the American Physical Society Conference Held in Sacramento, April 3-6, 2024
Nine students presented their research at the American Physical Society April meeting in Sacramento, one of the largest professional physics conferences in the...
Four Students from the Drug Discovery SIR Course Present at the Spring Symposium for Emerging Scientists
Four students from the Drug Discovery SIR Course presented their research investigations on April 25, 2024, at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) ePoster Spring Symposium for Emerging...
SIR Student Receives Recognition at the Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase
On April 23, 2024, SIR student, Jaden Blankenship ’25, won the People’s Choice Award at the Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase for his project, “A Novel Treatment for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: NS1643.” The annual v...
Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) Awards Several SIR Students with Gold Level Certificates for Research Projects Presented at the State Expo
This year the annual IJAS State Expo was held on May 4, 2024, at Millikin University in...
SIR Student Project Accepted for Publication at the 2024 American Control Conference
ACC is the annual conference of the American Automatic Control Council (AACC), the...
2024 IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards
The IMSA Board of Trustees established its Alumni Awards program in 2006 to recognize Alumni who deliver outstanding contributions to IMSA, to the citizens of Illinois, our nation, and the...
Use of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines on Agricultural Drones
Sanjay Ravishankar Grade 11, Poster Presenter This experiment explored the effect of vertical axis wind turbines on the range and efficiency of an unmanned aerial vehicle by using the wind turbines as the independent variable as well as...
Permafrost Thaw in Relation to the Varied Photosynthetic Pathways and Abundance of Chlorophytum comosum, Sedum angelina, and Senecio cineraria to Limit Thermokarst Action
Ashrith Valluri Grade 10 The purpose of this research was twofold: 1) to investigate if plants that used varied photosynthetic pathways (C3 or CAM) decrease permafrost thaw amount and subsequent CO2 accumulation and 2) ascertain if plant...
