Coffee – the smell alone can do wonders for the mind, body and soul. In fact, the aroma of coffee is important enough for scientific study, and a senior who…
Category: Research
People can earn any of thousands of different credentials but there’s never been a way to really assess what they all mean. Thanks to a new project developed by an…
Research is about discovery, and sometimes SIU students discover themselves in the process of doing it. Angelica Bahena, for instance, discovered she was capable of more than she ever…
You’ve probably heard of crowd-source funding. Well, how about crowd-sourced science? An undergraduate student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is hoping to leverage the large number of avian enthusiasts to…
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Research conducted by biology students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale exemplifies that famous quote,…
Even in the heavily researched world of chemistry and physics, mysteries remain. In some cases, even the tools we use to crack the codes work in ways that have yet…
COS Physics Justin Ramsey Nano Research Just because something is small – and in the case of Justin Ramsey’s undergraduate research efforts at SIU, VERY small – doesn’t mean it…
As a child, she dreamed of being a scientist. As an undergraduate at SIU, Logan Kent is making it happen. Kent, a senior in zoology from Jacksonville, is working with…
AG Animal Science Rescue Dog Training The dog is humans’ best friend and we rely on them for many things. But just like us, dogs can also become stressed out,…
Rachel Bolerjack, left, a senior in chemistry, works on new materials for solar cells with Lichang Wang, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, center, and Thomas Testoff, a doctoral student in…