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SIU Carbondale art and design competition for high school students is underway

1 month ago | newherald.news | Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE, IL — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design is again presenting a statewide online art competition to celebrate the immense talent and creativity of Illinois high school juniors and seniors. The second Creative Futures art competition is open to students in three art media categories — 2D, 3D, and digital art and design.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to examine parents’ role in civic education, promoting citizenship

Nov 26, 2024 | newherald.news | Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE, IL— Political science professor and author Lindsey Cormack will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Tuesday, Dec. 3, for a virtual discussion on parents’ roles in teaching civic education to their children.
Will agricultural weeds finally claim the upper hand in a changing climate?

Nov 20, 2024 | newherald.news | Lauren Quinn

URBANA, IL — A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides areless effectiveagainst agricultural weeds in the context of our changing climate. Now, the same research group, led by theUSDA Agricultural Research Serviceand theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has shown the same is true of post-emergence (POST) herbicides.
SIU researcher analyzes water isotopes, refining a method to solving mysteries

Nov 19, 2024 | newherald.news | Tim Crosby

CARBONDALE, IL – While the sleuths on popular forensic crime shows make solving a case with science look easier than it actually is, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is refining those methods using chemical analysis of local tap waters.
SIU’s Touch of Nature removing invasive plants, restoring native flora and fauna

Nov 16, 2024 | newherald.news | Christi Mathis

CARBONDALE, IL – The sweet-smelling flowers of bush honeysuckle and multiflora rose may look attractive in forests and yards, but in reality, they pose a serious danger to native flora and fauna. So Southern Illinois University Carbondale is taking action. Along with autumn olive and a variety of other species, these plants were introduced into the United States landscape decades ago for various reasons, including wildlife food and cover, erosion control and ornamental purposes.
SIU doctoral students research rare gray foxes in hopes of maintaining species

Nov 12, 2024 | newherald.news | Tim Crosby

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, IL – Two doctoral students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are trying to learn more about the gray fox, a local cousin of the more prevalent red variety whose ghostly presence still haunts the area. Max Larreur and Nadine Pershyn are working with SIU researchers to unlock the gray fox’s secrets in Southern Illinois using a multiphase approach called the Illinois Gray Fox Project.
SIU farms coral to help imperiled ecosystems survive, explore aquaculture

Oct 31, 2024 | newherald.news | Tim Crosby

CARBONDALE, IL – Much of the Earth’s freshwater eventually joins with massive, salty oceans where it can deeply impact life in those marine systems. Amid farm fields hundreds of miles away, researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are growing coral, a beautiful and sensitive lifeform sitting in the nexus of these systems and their interactions.
SIU researcher gets $150K to use AI to prevent food poisoning

Oct 30, 2024 | newherald.news | Tim Crosby

by Tim CrosbyCARBONDALE, IL – As mega fast food chain McDonald’s scrambles to control bacterial contamination in some of its onions, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is working on using artificial intelligence to detect a deadly pathogen before it enters the food supply.
SIU to host international conference on potential extraterrestrial communication

Oct 30, 2024 | newherald.news | Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE, IL— Work continues on finding ways to communicate with nonhuman intelligence, and an international conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Saturday, Nov. 9, will delve deeper into language and the increased possibilities of breaking those barriers. The hybrid workshop, "Exploring Xenolinguistics: Next steps in exploring the nature of language and the potential of extraterrestrial communication,” is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Sharp Museum Auditorium.
Will tropical biodiversity run dry under climate change? Two visions for the future

Oct 22, 2024 | newherald.news | Lauren Quinn

Spotted antbird. Credit: John Whitelaw. URBANA, IL— Changing precipitation patterns in the Neotropics, one of Earth’s most biodiverse regions, could threaten two-thirds of the area’s bird species by the year 2100 if climate change goes unchecked, according to new research led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and George Mason University. This would represent a dramatic loss, as the region is home to 30% of all bird species globally.