Brady Villiger releases a dummy drone equipped with an airbag system he designed, guiding it down wires from a fourth-floor balcony (top). As a graduate student in SIU’s School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering, Villiger built and tested the system to help protect people below if a drone fails in flight. (Photos by Russell Bailey; video by Todd Duermyer, University Communications and Marketing)
When Brady Villiger's experimental drone plunged toward a concrete testing platform on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus during a recent drop test, nearly a year of research and design was on the line. In the split second before impact, a compact airbag autonomously deployed beneath the dummy aircraft, cushioning the fall and proving the concept worked.
On the eve of the nation’s 250th anniversary, David Kennedy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, will discuss the United States and the American presidency next week with Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.
With plans to one day fly a helicopter as a search-and-rescue pilot, Ethan March believed that goal might be shattered when he fractured his spine after falling from a roof while installing solar panels — an accident that left him paraplegic.
Almost every family has special recipes handed down from generation to generation, from Grandma’s Thanksgiving sweet potatoes to Aunt Betty’s Christmas green bean casserole. And sometimes, someone tweaks the recipe – a not-always-welcome modification.
John Shaw, director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, will discuss the presidencies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy on Tuesday, June 30, as part of a special program at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas.
There’s a legend in the Missouri Ozarks that a train from the Wild West carrying the now rare McCloud River redband trout derailed. To save the fish, the railroad workers released them into the nearby rivers. These fish were supposedly the ancestors of today’s rainbow trout.
Do you want to give your kids an unforgettable summer – full of fun, adventure, learning and friendships? Look no further than Southern Illinois University Carbondale where children and youths of all ages can enjoy a wide variety of academic, athletic, art, music and outdoor camps.
Elise Ann Allen, a Rome-based Vatican correspondent and Pope Leo biographer, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Tuesday, June 16, for a virtual discussion on how the new pontiff is reshaping the Catholic Church, global affairs and American political life.
Eighteen international students with Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Center for English as a Second Language engaged in an immersive language-and-culture experience combining volunteerism and community involvement with 12 area organizations.
In a few short years, Marquitta Bowman, director of training and assistant director of Student Health Services’ Counseling…
For Dawn Murtaugh, becoming a textile artist has been a “circular adventure.”
Loud applause and cheers filled Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140’s gymnasium as a group of seventh- and eighth-grade students received medals for placing in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s American Mathematics Olympiad (AMO).
Traveling deep into the South American rainforest where sunlight is blocked by a canopy of treetops, medical crews are days away and reached by a satellite signal, and the occasional jaguar paw print is a reminder that danger is lurking in the shadows.
