(Above) Able Flight student Brandi Fields sits in one of the Vashon Ranger Light Sport airplanes used in training students with physical disabilities to become licensed pilots. (Bottom photo) The second SIU Aviation Able Flight class is (front row, from left) students Chris Karadjov (with Ahri) and Ronny Ahmed (with Wallace) and (back row) SIU Aviation’s Victoria Mathieu, students Ryan Berndt, Domenico “Nick” Lazzaro, Brandi Fields, and SIU Aviation’s David Nelson and Miguel Marroquin. (Photos by Russell Bailey)
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.
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.
Susan Graham, senior director of development with the SIU Foundation for the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical…
Saluki basketball Hall of Famer Mike “Stinger” Glenn will give a presentation on Thursday, June 26, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library as part of the community’s Freedom to Freedom celebration.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host a special campus and community event on July 1 in recognition of Juneteenth.
In earning Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Teaching Excellence Award for non-tenure track faculty, Christopher Chiasson is quick to emphasize that he didn’t win the honor on his own.
The lack of exercise is more pronounced among adults with disabilities than the general population, but a team of researchers from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is discovering that a simple game with low-cost prizes may offer solutions.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Virtual SIU Partnership conference on June 25 offers a great opportunity for any employer interested in partnering with the university to provide job and/or internships.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is brimming with action these days as the summer camp season is in full swing and it’s not too late to sign children up for amazing adventures and unique interactive learning opportunities.
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music will present a free, Versa’tile Chamber Music Ensemble on Wednesday, June 18, in Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda.
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the City of Carbondale recently wrapped up the Carbondale Accelerator Program, an 18-month initiative to foster local entrepreneurship, strengthen the local business ecosystem and spur economic growth. Twenty-eight local entrepreneurs successfully completed the program, earning the opportunity to obtain financial assistance and more.
An intricate glass headdress by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale Master of Fine Arts student that represents desire, glory and the emptiness that they can bring, recently earned top honors in a student exhibition at the international Glass Art Society (GAS) conference.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sharp Museum is hosting an evening of films celebrating Illinois’ LGBTQ+ history on Friday, June 13, while related exhibitions continue.
