Saikat Talapatra, left, professor in the School of Physics and Applied Physics, and Nathanial Smith, a graduate student from Decatur, work in Talapatra’s laboratory at SIU. Talapatra has received a Fulbright fellowship to develop CO2-capture materials made from agricultural waste products in India. (Photo by Russell Bailey)
A researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale wants to use agricultural waste products to develop carbon materials specifically designed to trap carbon dioxide, and he has earned a prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship to pursue the work with colleagues in India.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale today (July 10) demonstrated its commitment to sustainability, with the SIU Board of Trustees’ approval to install three public Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations.
The clock is ticking but it’s not too late for youths to enjoy Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s summer 2025 camp experience. A diverse array of academic, athletic, art, music, and outdoor and nature camps are available through early August for children from first grade through high school.
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is celebrating 40 years of helping new and growing businesses and everyone is invited to attend its anniversary event at 4:30 p.m. July 16, at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center.
Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation at 1 p.m. Monday, July 14.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale this month will host an agriculture event in Belleville aimed at farmers while opening the world of farming to the public.
Just three years after Southern Illinois University Carbondale introduced a program to prepare health care professionals for fulfilling careers helping clients accomplish everyday tasks and live life to its fullest, the new occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) program has received the maximum seven-year accreditation for a new program from the Accreditation for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is enjoying increasing enrollment this summer, up almost 5% from last year and almost 15% compared to 2021. It is the sixth semester in a row that enrollment continues to rise.
There’s excitement and activity all across the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus as children immerse themselves in fun, educational and exciting summer camps. Families still can sign up, but time is running out.
Becoming more sustainable isn’t mere talk at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. People and units across campus, including students and Sustainability Office interns Fisayo Akinde and Rajee Tamraker, are bringing sustainability to life in myriad ways.
Scientists at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are making an iconic but troubled fish’s life easier, looking at how pesticides may impact Chinook salmon’s ability to avoid predators while migrating to the ocean.
Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School.
There are comparable skill sets that a trauma nurse and pilot must possess. Brandi Fields knows one and is quickly learning the other as one of five students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Able Flight program hosted by SIU Aviation.
