SIU first-year law, medical school students collaborate on professional responsibility
by Pete Rosenbery More than 250 Southern Illinois University first-year professional students confronted and discussed current ethical legal and medical issues together at the SIU Simmons Law School
SIU PhD student Sujata Pandey wins prestigious national fellowship to advance hearing loss research
Dr. Pandey will be able to push forward her dissertation project, which investigates how aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling can protect and repair inner-ear hair cells damaged by noise or medication for further research.
White Coat Ceremony celebrates new SIU medical students
A White Coat Ceremony at SIU School of Medicine celebrated students beginning their pursuit of medical degrees to care for the people of Illinois and beyond.
Audition to tell ‘COVID Stories’
University of Illinois Springfield and SIU School of Medicine are partnering to present "COVID Stories," a reader’s theater using real interviews about local Illinois residents’ pandemic experiences.
Dr. Ruchika Goel honored with endowed chair in hematologic disorders
Dr. Ruchika Goel is the inaugural recipient of the O.H. Wesly Endowed Chair of Excellence in Hematologic Disorders. The investiture ceremony on August 26 honored both Goel’s remarkable career as a physician-scientist and the enduring legacy of Dr. Wesly, whose generosity made the endowment possible.
Jeffrey Parrilla-Carrero: Understanding addiction, one switch at a time
Jeffrey Parrilla-Carrero , PhD knows the face of addiction. As a boy in Puerto Rico, he watched his father battle alcohol use disorder, cycling through attempts to quit that ended in disappointment
Seed funding, strong roots: Two SIU researchers explore early clues to chronic conditions
2025 Spring Research Seed Grants launch projects on rheumatoid arthritis and balance disorders. Two early-stage research projects at SIU School of Medicine are taking on complex, chronic diseases that
Dr. Ruchika Goel to be named Endowed Chair in Hematologic Disorders August 26
Dr. Ruchika Goel will be the inaugural recipient of the O.H. Wesly Endowed Chair of Excellence in Hematologic Disorders at SIU School of Medicine. The investiture ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. August 26, in the South Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge St.