(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.
What began as an idea to help Salukis support one another has quickly become a success story. Since launching in late 2025, Saluki Market, the SIU Alumni Association’s newest venture, has generated more than $6,000 in first-month sales, connecting alumni, students and friends of Southern Illinois University Carbondale with businesses owned by alumni and friends of the university.
A comedic short opera that showcases a maid’s determination to marry her elderly bachelor employer and become mistress of the household unfolds in two performances next month in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium.
Brody Bluemel, a professor and director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Languages and Linguistics, is gaining international recognition for using the intersection of language and technology in helping students.
“A Century of Black History Commemorations” is the theme as Southern Illinois University Carbondale observes Black History Month in February with guest speakers and a host of special activities and events.
Last year’s inaugural Southern Illinois Outdoor Summit at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center was such a transformative, popular event that it’s back in 2026 and set for March 27.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is seeking nominations for the Lindell W. Sturgis Memorial Public Service Award, which honors an employee for their community work away from campus.
Scores of high school and community college students from all over Southern Illinois will compete for scholarships and prestige at the 28th annual Accounting Challenge, set for Jan. 23 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
A special presentation, featuring screenings of a powerful documentary about Black political organizing and influence within the Chicago Democratic political machine, is coming to Carbondale and Springfield on Jan. 19, courtesy of a Southern Illinois University System Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday event.
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.
