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.…
Creativity, scholarship are key to University Museum’s mission
Celebrating SIU’s Saluki TRADITION, Saluki PRIDE and Saluki PROMISE for SIU’s 150thAnniversary, This Is SIU is publishing a…
Debate team to spend winter break seeking title in Thailand
While Southern Illinois University Carbondale students were wrapping up the fall semester, Saluki Debate Team members Joe Locher…
Continuing her mission: Jarmeika Taylor wants to focus on helping veterans
With a 12-year military career that included a tour in Iraq in 2008, Jarmeika Taylor is looking soon…
Fascination with dissecting electronics leads to degree for December graduate
As a child, Kamaron Bickham was fascinated with taking things apart to put them back together or seeing…
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…
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…
Jon Tribble’s vision continues with fall literary festival
The success of the 2019 Devil’s Kitchen Literary Fall Festival could be measured in organizer Allison Joseph’s hearty…
SIU Carbondale mortuary science students spend time beautifying local cemetery
Students in the Mortuary Science and Funeral Service (MSFS) program at SIU recently participated in a cemetery cleanup…