Students work with Saluki Service Dogs to raise awareness and give back
From providing a little extra love in times of stress to assisting those with disabilities, dogs offer incredible…
Leading the pack: After 12 years at Starbucks, Sara Wright probably knows your name and your favorite drink
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.
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…
Leading the Pack: Recalling his own fears, Walter Davis mentors, encourages and advocates for students.
Walter A. Davis III remembers what it’s like. After graduating from high school, he wasn’t sure he was cut out for college.
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…
Student joins 49 year-old study to unearth better weed control practices
Weeds are a continual challenge for food production. They compete with crops for valuable nutrients, space, sunlight and…
Cougar, or not? Researchers use social media game to learn how accurately the public can identify the big cat as it expands its range
When it comes identifying cougars, sometimes you can’t believe your eyes. That is to say, people often mistakenly…
Fishing transformed through 3D printing and thanks to Saluki ingenuity
Every product starts with an idea. But then it needs a designer. An undergraduate student at Southern Illinois…
Saluki Success Program is there for students
With a national trend where 40 percent of college freshman do not make it to graduation, the faculty…
