The key to solving Nigeria’s hunger problem may come back to strengthening small farms
With an estimated 795 million people in the world struggling with food poverty, world hunger is an often…
Chemistry student wins competitive NSF research grant to continue her work in mass spectrometry
Madison McMinn first came to Southern Illinois University Carbondale because she was determined to start undergraduate research the…
Answers to energy, technology needs may lie at the nanoscale for SIU undergrad
Ask Lincoln Weber what he’ll be doing in Japan this summer, and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale student…
Student uses gene sequencing to understand health benefits of olive oil
While olives might sneak into the American diet occasionally, they are an everyday staple for those living in…
Finding the ‘trouble-makers:’ SIU researcher’s work focuses on finding cells that generate pancreatic cancer tumors
When it comes to cancer, it might be all about rooting out the trouble-makers. A researcher in the…
Physics researcher’s CAREER grant opens road to quantum computing work
Take a rubber ball and throw it against a wall. It will bounce back to you every single…
SIU students work on predicting power grid reliability with Ameren Illinois project
When you flip that switch on the wall, you expect that light to go on. Reliability is one…
Research team evaluates the impact of human civilization on the common striped skunk
Skunks may not be the friendliest of visitors, but their role in society is bigger than most know.…
Zoology student fills in data gap on duck hunter harvest
If you want to talk to duck hunters, you have to go where the ducks are. For an…
Student focuses on increasing corn production while making life easier for local farmers
As the global need for food increases, researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are hard at work finding…