Saikat Talapatra, left, professor in the School of Physics and Applied Physics, and Nathanial Smith, a graduate student from Decatur, work in Talapatra’s laboratory at SIU. Talapatra has received a Fulbright fellowship to develop CO2-capture materials made from agricultural waste products in India. (Photo by Russell Bailey)
A researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale wants to use agricultural waste products to develop carbon materials specifically designed to trap carbon dioxide, and he has earned a prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship to pursue the work with colleagues in India.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is enjoying increasing enrollment this summer, up almost 5% from last year and almost 15% compared to 2021. It is the sixth semester in a row that enrollment continues to rise.
There’s excitement and activity all across the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus as children immerse themselves in fun, educational and exciting summer camps. Families still can sign up, but time is running out.
Becoming more sustainable isn’t mere talk at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. People and units across campus, including students and Sustainability Office interns Fisayo Akinde and Rajee Tamraker, are bringing sustainability to life in myriad ways.
Scientists at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are making an iconic but troubled fish’s life easier, looking at how pesticides may impact Chinook salmon’s ability to avoid predators while migrating to the ocean.
Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.
There are comparable skill sets that a trauma nurse and pilot must possess. Brandi Fields knows one and is quickly learning the other as one of five students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Able Flight program hosted by SIU Aviation.
Susan Graham, senior director of development with the SIU Foundation for the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical…
Saluki basketball Hall of Famer Mike “Stinger” Glenn will give a presentation on Thursday, June 26, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library as part of the community’s Freedom to Freedom celebration.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host a special campus and community event on July 1 in recognition of Juneteenth.
In earning Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Teaching Excellence Award for non-tenure track faculty, Christopher Chiasson is quick to emphasize that he didn’t win the honor on his own.
The lack of exercise is more pronounced among adults with disabilities than the general population, but a team of researchers from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is discovering that a simple game with low-cost prizes may offer solutions.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Virtual SIU Partnership conference on June 25 offers a great opportunity for any employer interested in partnering with the university to provide job and/or internships.
