Chemistry researcher’s CAREER grant to fund solar energy work modeled on tree leaves
Some look at a tree and see a lovely poem. Others, such as Pravas Deria, see in its…
SIU’s Geo-Wall team prepares for national competition
In the world of civil engineering, so much depends on the ability to stabilize earthen structures. Bridge approach…
SIU researchers find naked mole-rat bite force varies with social status in surprising way
Sometimes new discoveries come wrapped in, well, not the most attractive packages. Behold, the aptly named naked mole-rat.…
High-end, high-tech scientific instruments anchor the past, present and future of SIU research
Celebrating SIU’s Saluki TRADITION, Saluki PRIDE and Saluki PROMISE for SIU’s 150thAnniversary, This Is SIU is publishing a…
Allison McMinn to be honored as Lincoln Academy student laureate on Saturday
Allison McMinn is the 2019 Lincoln Academy of Illinois student laureate for Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Chatham…
SIU researcher discovers new bacterium living deep beneath former atomic test site
Those hilariously serious nuclear age monster movies from the 1950s haven’t got anything on the latest discovery by…
Meet Sachi, Ido and Ulla: SIU students name baby dinosaurs in geology program
Dinosaur “siblings” at SIU have new names today, thanks to a school in northern Illinois. The clutch of…
Leading the pack: For Houghland, investing in students is a priority
Missy Houghland has seen SIU from many angles in her 13 years serving the university. Her view began…
Grant to fund research on solar-powered emergency communications network
Tornadoes, earthquakes and even the occasional inland hurricane or derecho, as it was called. All are foreseeable events…
SIU leadership program helps student engineers get real-world experience
It doesn’t get much more “real world” for up and coming engineers than working as an intern at…