Research

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) demonstrated its commitment to student and faculty research during its 2019 Research Day program held Tuesday, April 9. The event annually highlights the important role research plays in the daily practice and continual advancement of the dynamic profession of dentistry.

“Our profession is constantly improving treatment alternatives and introducing new and better options,” said SIU SDM Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD. &#822...

Four Southern Illinois University Edwardsville undergraduates have taken the same research theme and explored it in different mediums to produce original scholarly contributions. The students presented their research projects highlighting the representation of Latina/o in film on Saturday, April 6 at the Spanish Saint Louis Symposium hosted by Saint Louis University.

The students all conducted their research via SIUE’s unique Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program, ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center’s Goshen Lounge was overflowing with scholarly excitement as students from SIUE Graduate School’s myriad programs showcased their research at the Graduate School Research Symposium on Monday, April 1.

The annual event celebrates the research efforts and accomplishments of students, featuring research poster displays, creative exhibits and oral presentations.

“SIUE and its faculty are committed to embodying...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s unique Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program is celebrating the extraordinary work of faculty mentors and students through four awards.

The URCA program encourages, supports and enables students to participate in research and creative activities at the undergraduate level. URCA Associates work one-on-one with faculty mentors to lead their own research projects or creative activities. URCA Assistants work on faculty-led sc...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is co-author of a computer science paper deemed #4 most influential in recent history by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).

In celebration of the ACM’s 50^th annual SIGCSE Technical Symposium, the leading computer science education group highlighted research that has ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach is a national leader in developing and implementing transformative STEM education programming and community engagement initiatives.

By welcoming Henriette Burns, of St. Louis, to their expert team for a yearlong (with renewal option) fellowship, their valuable work has been further enhanced. Burns became connected with the SIUE STEM Center through the...

Nine-year-old Coriana Lampkins, of East St. Louis, was shocked to see that a Hawaiian Punch soft drink had turned an eggshell bright red. Her surprise, turned curiosity, stemmed from an experiment she was conducting during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville-led initiative, Exploring Global Challenges: A STEM+C Curriculum for Minority Girls.

The experiment aimed at demonstrating the amount of sugar in certain beverages and how teeth can be affected. It is one of many that 40 young gir...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gerald O’Brien, PhD, professor in the Department of Social Work, is the recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) 2019 William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award.

The distinguished award honors faculty who fundamentally connect their scholarship to their teaching and transform students’ lives. O’Brien’s fascinating scholarly work centers on historical eugenics and contemporary bioethics, and b...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship (IRIS) Center is advancing its valuable work in a new location on the second floor of Peck Hall (room 2226).

The Center specializes in helping students, faculty and community partners with digital humanities and social sciences projects and initiatives. Its new space is double the size of its former home, providing a better platform for collaboration and allowing more people to access its resour...

The research title says it all: “Improve Remote Education Using Telepresence Robots with Social Capacities.” The associated possibilities for educational advancement are endless.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Mingshao Zhang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, continues his development of a remote educational robotic system that is easy-to-use and low cost for the benefit of learners worldwide.

“A tel...