(Top) SIU doctoral student Sandhya Jayasekara and Associate Professor Scott Hamilton-Brehm show off an agar plate with Microcystis aeruginosa, a type of cyanobacteria, that has clearing zones showing they are being shut down and killed from the team’s process. In the orbital shaker next to them are liquid cultures of the different strains of M. aeruginosa. (Middle) Master’s student Bethany Egge watches her large-scale culture of M. aeruginosa growing under controlled environmental conditions with LED lights imitating sunlight. (Bottom) An M. aeruginosa cell is deteriorating 24 hours after receiving the molecular message delivered by the transporter. (First two photos by Russell Bailey, third photo courtesy of Scott Hamilton-Brehm)
A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has received a second grant to continue its work to prevent harmful algae blooms from producing toxins, addressing a problem that occurs in bodies of water throughout the world. In this phase of the project, the team will investigate whether they can scale up the technology and measure its impact on the environment and the food web.
Set your calendars to commemorate the nation’s music history as the 22nd season of the nationally recognized Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest) will celebrate “America at 250.”
Growing up in Nepal’s flood-prone Terai region, Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Dewasis Dahal learned early that water can be both a lifeline and a threat.
When Southern Illinois University Carbondale throws out the welcome mat, it does so in style as evidenced by Winter Weeks of Welcome, a special time to greet new and returning students as they come to campus for the spring semester and get them acquainted and connected with SIU and one another.
If you’ve ever wondered what all Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Student Recreation Center has to offer, here’s your chance to find out.
Immigration law and policy scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández will discuss federal courts and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he presents the Hiram H. Lesar Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Southern Illinois University’s Simmons Law School.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Illinois Conference on Teaching Mathematics, celebrating 40 years of helping math educators succeed, is set for Feb. 19, 2026, and registration is now underway.
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase held recently at Southern Illinois University Carbondale drew scores of people to celebrate some of the region’s most impressive new innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs.
For Salukis Sarah and James Anderson, time doesn’t stand still. It can’t.
Imagine a colleague comes to you, struggling with tough life problems, perhaps life-or-death questions. Thanks to an innovative new mental health training program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, cadets from Air Force ROTC Detachment 205 will be prepared to help if faced with such situations.
Even though no one in his family was in the industry, 19-year-old Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior Nathan Baskar has had a passion for aviation and airplanes for as long as he can remember, including dressing up as a pilot for Halloween when he was 2 years old.
Jan Eliasson, a former Swedish and United Nations diplomat, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Wednesday, Dec. 17, for a virtual discussion on the state of the world in 2025 and challenges facing the international system.
The academic achievements of about 1,550 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students will be celebrated at fall 2025 commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Banterra Center.
