
Ebru Demir, MSc, PhD: Exploring the brain’s blueprint for connection
In the early hours of a summer morning in 1999, a massive earthquake struck the city of Adapazarı, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving nearly half a million homeless. Among those lost

SIU labs can bring the THUNDER with new 3D imaging microscope
A new microscope at SIU School of Medicine can quickly make the invisible visible. The THUNDER Imager TM , a highly advanced technology now in use at SIU’s Core Research Facilities, lets scientists

A Torry Testimonial
SIU scientist Andy Wilber know Dr. Don Torry well, and believes he personifies the '3 Ts of research' at the medical school.

Building while battling headwinds
Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.

Falayi receives SIU Dissertation Research Assistant Award
SIU School of Medicine has recognized Oluwatosin Falayi with a Dissertation Research Assistantship Award for the 2025–26 academic year for her scholarly excellence.

SIU earns elite Research 1 status in national rankings
This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.

Southern Illinois University officially among top research schools in U.S.
SIU has officially entered the ranks of the top research universities in the nation: It has been designated Research 1, or R1, in the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education.

Learn what's next at Technology & Innovation Expo Dec. 5
Innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs from across the SIU System are joining forces for an event that brings together research and enterprise on December 5 in Carbondale.

SIU scientist studying brain mechanisms to find roots of aggression
SIU research scientist Jacob Nordman, PhD, has been awarded a $445K grant to uncover how the effects of stress on the brain in childhood can lead to long-lasting aggressive behavior in adults.