Madison McMinn first came to Southern Illinois University Carbondale because she was determined to start undergraduate research the moment she stepped foot on campus. After working in an SIU lab…
Category: Research
Ask Lincoln Weber what he’ll be doing in Japan this summer, and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale student is happy to tell you. “For my spectroscopy project, I’m basically testing…
While olives might sneak into the American diet occasionally, they are an everyday staple for those living in the Mediterranean basin. As a socioeconomically valuable crop for this region, disease…
When it comes to cancer, it might be all about rooting out the trouble-makers. A researcher in the engineering degree program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale just received a grant…
Take a rubber ball and throw it against a wall. It will bounce back to you every single time. This childhood pastime is also an exercise in classical physics, the…
When you flip that switch on the wall, you expect that light to go on. Reliability is one of the most basic requirements for electricity suppliers. A classroom of undergraduate…
Skunks may not be the friendliest of visitors, but their role in society is bigger than most know. From eating insects and rodents to foraging on old plant materials, the…
If you want to talk to duck hunters, you have to go where the ducks are. For an aspiring wildlife manager at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, that meant lots of…
As the global need for food increases, researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are hard at work finding new ways to make farm land more productive, while also making life…
Traumatic brain injuries are the leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults in the United States with an average of 4,100 individuals sustaining a brain injury…