From providing a little extra love in times of stress to assisting those with disabilities, dogs offer incredible support for people in various stages of life. That is why senior…
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After working at Starbucks for 12 years, Sara Wright has found her home making people’s favorite drinks at Starbucks and finding little ways to connect with the hundreds of people she serves.
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…
Walter A. Davis III remembers what it’s like. After graduating from high school, he wasn’t sure he was cut out for college.
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…
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…
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…
With a national trend where 40 percent of college freshman do not make it to graduation, the faculty within SIU’s Saluki Success Program are working to increase students’ chances for achievement.…