SIU celebrating Diversity Week with many events Oct. 19-24
“Cultivating Connections: One Conversation at a Time” is both the theme and the goal of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2020 Diversity Week celebration, set for Oct. 19-24.
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Historian, author Margaret MacMillan to discuss how prior lessons can aid COVID recovery
Historian and noted Canadian author Margaret MacMillan will discuss how lessons from history can help the world recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual discussion hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute next week.
SIU researchers receive grant to study COVID-19 genome, track it through population
Although “COVID-19” is probably 2020’s most common term, many wrongly believe it refers to a specific “bug” that causes myriad symptoms ranging from fairly mild to deadly.
Discussion series to explore diversity and inclusion in the media
An alumnus and a former faculty member in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s cinema and photography program will kick off a series of discussions that examine diversity and inclusion in the media.
Nine area students selected for SI Bridges program at SIU
Nine students from Southern Illinois have been selected as participants in the SI Bridges to the Baccalaureate program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Installation, virtual lecture to honor R. Buckminster Fuller
An upcoming art exhibition and installation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will herald the work of designer, scientist and architect R. Buckminster Fuller.
State Senate Majority Leader Lightford to discuss career, state issues
Illinois State Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford, the first Black woman to serve as the state’s Senate Majority Leader, will discuss a variety of topics including her career and next month’s elections during a virtual conversation next week hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.
Political science faculty to discuss what’s at stake in 2020 election
Just when you are tired of the moniker “most important election” comes a time when the billing might actually fit.
SIU agreements add options for students transferring from Kaskaskia College
New articulation agreements between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Kaskaskia College in Centralia provide an easier path for students to earn their SIU bachelor’s degrees.
Virtual lecture about works of Russian female film directors
A virtual discussion at Southern Illinois University Carbondale next week will examine why the works of 12 female animation film directors in the Soviet Union and Russia should be included in the tradition of women’s cinema.
SIU soybean research finds new tool to fight sudden death syndrome
Mirian Pimentel, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale agricultural sciences doctoral student, didn’t know much about soybeans when she first came to the region in August 2014 through the Brazilian Scientific Mobility program.