Weeds are a continual challenge for food production. They compete with crops for valuable nutrients, space, sunlight and water, and often result in smaller crop yields. Weed control is estimated…
Category: Research
When it comes identifying cougars, sometimes you can’t believe your eyes. That is to say, people often mistakenly identify photos other creatures – bobcats, house cats, dogs and other species…
Every product starts with an idea. But then it needs a designer. An undergraduate student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is taking ideas from community members and bringing them to…
Managing diverse ecosystems is no easy feat. And in the Midwest, deer can make it even tougher. That’s why a team of student and faculty researchers at Southern Illinois University…
Although it produces a needed product, a strip mine can lay waste to large areas of land, making them unfit for wildlife for years to come, unless steps are taken…
SIU’s STEM Education Research Center (SERC) is quickly taking shape at Pulliam Hall, in a space that has helped train science teachers for decades. STEM is an acronym for science,…
Ever had trouble with that foreign language class, or picking up the language on a trip abroad? Though there are a variety of software programs available to assist language learning,…
There’s a lot of talk about carbon these years: How it gets into the atmosphere and its potential impacts on climate. But some estimates say just 10 percent of all…
Sustaining human life in the desert is a challenge. Sustaining it for thousands of people requires constant planning and study, especially in the face of climate change. A researcher and…
An institution as big as SIU is going to have some environmental challenges. Think of its vehicle fleet alone. Even though the university makes great use of electric vehicles wherever…