Archive for May, 2015

SIUE math major to present study on Vicodin research at international conference

SIUE math major to present study on Vicodin research at international conference

Using math to help solve drug abuse is one of many areas of research Luke Settles could take when he begins his career as a biostatistician.
Applied mathematics major Luke Settles made a presentation on his research addressing Vicodin addiction at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Undergraduate Math Conference in Terre Haute, Ind. Settles is scheduled […]

One drop event trickles down knowledge of water conservation to SIUE students

One drop event trickles down knowledge of water conservation to SIUE students

Sociology professor Connie Frey-Spurlock said the idea behind one drop water conservation fair was to raise awareness about sustainability, and one form of educating others about this was to let people know they use water in less obvious ways.
Connie Frey-Spurlock's Soc 590 class organized a one drop conservation fair in March. Frey-Spurlock said green jobs […]

SIUE alum brings a diverse set of skills to instructor, gardening position

SIUE alum brings a diverse set of skills to instructor, gardening position

Lindley Ballen is combining her passions: working in the outdoors, gardening and teaching.
SIUE alum Lindley Ballen is a garden coordinator and instructor at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. She graduated from SIUE with a master's in biological sciences in December 2014. (Photo courtesy of Lindley Ballen)
The SIUE graduate recently moved to the Pacific Northwest […]

Paulett reveals larger contexts of history through presentation of colonial cartographer

Paulett reveals larger contexts of history through presentation of colonial cartographer

On April 24, during a brown bag event, history professor Robert Paulett presented his research on William De Brahm, a German-born mapmaker and military engineer who emigrated to the British colonies in the 1750s.
History Professor makes connections with his research of German mapmaker De Brahm's life and American historical developments. Photo courtesy of Paulett.
Paulett published […]

Twelve members inducted into SIUE’s first Spanish honor society through ceremony

Twelve members inducted into SIUE’s first Spanish honor society through ceremony

In an ambient ceremony that included classical Spanish guitar music as a backdrop and candlelit readings of Spanish poetry, SIUE saw the induction of 12 members in the local chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, a new student organization on campus.
The first ever group of Spanish honor society members were inducted into the […]

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