(Above) Students tend to plants growing in simulated moon regolith at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. (Below, from left): High school and SIU students working on the project include Aini Ahmed, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy; Sarah Almeida, IMSA; Chetan Singh, graduate student in microbiology; Hannah Phillips, senior in microbiology; Danielle Snyder, freshman in microbiology; Alyssa Zhan, senior in plant science and Scott Hamilton-Brehm, associate professor of microbiology. The IMSA students volunteered to work on the project while visiting SIU for a summer program put on by the STEM Education Research Center. (Photos by Russell Bailey)
Students led by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher may have the rare opportunity to present their research on using microalgae to grow crops in regolith, like the surface of the moon, to scientists and other professionals.
The SIU Alumni Association will honor six individuals and two groups at the organization’s 2024 SIU Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony at a banquet on Friday, Sept. 20, at Blue Sky Vineyard in Makanda.
Representatives from the Illinois Human Rights Commission (IHRC) will be at SIU Simmons Law School on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to discuss human and civil rights laws in Illinois.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will again observe Constitution Day on Tuesday, Sept. 17, with special activities.
Samuel Freedman, an award-winning author and journalist, will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and present a lecture on civil rights and presidential politics in America on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Entrepreneurs can enter the Southern Illinois 2024 Business Plan Competition with a comprehensive business plan and a compelling 90-second pitch for a chance to win a portion of more than $20,000 cash and in-kind services to propel their businesses forward, thanks to Regions Bank, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and other regional sponsors.
The magic of music and mathematical principles intertwined will come to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library on Thursday, Sept. 19, with the inaugural Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series.
Political scientist Norm Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will assess the 2024 presidential campaign during a virtual discussion hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Monday, Sept. 16.
Life itself springs from the ground in the form of water, and a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is seeking to eliminate PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” from this life-giving substance by using nanoparticles and light.
A symposium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale exploring how to stimulate cooperation between academia and industrial hemp and cannabis production comes to Southern Illinois later this month.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will commemorate Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15 with a variety of special events recognizing the rich, diverse cultural heritage and numerous accomplishments of the peoples whose ancestors came to the United States from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America or South America.
Pottery, stained glass, screen-printing and a variety of other artistic crafting opportunities await this fall at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Craft Shop, courtesy of its fall workshop series.
Political and debate experts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale see the Tuesday, Sept. 10, presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump as an opportunity for Harris to further introduce herself to the nation.
