National champions: The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Flying Salukis celebrate the 2026 National Intercollegiate Flying Association championship the team earned Saturday — the 10th in program history. Ben Campbell (top), Thomas Nguyen (middle) and Kroosh Patel (bottom) each took home individual national titles. (Photos provided)
The numbers for Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Flying Salukis are staggering — 17 straight top five National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) finishes, including 14 of 15 years in the top three in the nation.
The world today is full of information – immense data sets – but the tricky part is figuring out what the wealth of facts and figures means and how to apply it.
Study whitetail deer fawns. Learn some new beats in world percussion. Explore the possibilities of biomedical engineering or build a battle-bot. When area kids go back to class, they’ll have a whole lot of stories about what they did – and learned – this summer!
A special naming ceremony is set for May 27 to officially recognize the Student Health Center’s Lou and Debby Callen Ocean Room.
Break out the red, white and blue as the 22nd season of the nationally recognized Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest) pays tribute to the nation’s 250th birthday.
A Southern Illinois University Carbondale student archaeology team is spending six weeks unearthing history to help tell the story of what is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited Black community in Illinois.
A team from Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s aviation technologies program placed 10th in the nation in the scholastic category of the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Council competition in Orlando, Florida.
Special Olympics Day is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center on May 30 and this free, inclusive, community-wide event is open to everyone – regardless of age or ability.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) boasts a 100% graduation rate, a 96% career placement rate, and its graduates are 19% more work ready than their peers. A part of that success is thanks to the late William “Will” Bushelle, a SIU alum and U.S. Navy SEAL veteran, who is the focus of a new book.
Whether it’s Bigfoot, the Big Muddy Monster, creatures from the watery deep among urban legends, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum wants all artists to put their best work on display in celebrating hidden or unknown animals and creatures.
The College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale held its inaugural Science Reception at the Gower Translational Research Center on April 30. Around 200 attendees enjoyed the evening, which included a reception, happy hour and awards ceremony.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute announced today (May 11) four recipients of the 2026 Paul Simon Democracy Prize.
The doors are wide open to the SIU Alumni Association’s online marketplace, Saluki Market, which is now taking applications for a wide variety of new vendors.
