Sparky, the Carbondale Fire Department mascot that assists with fire prevention education, will get a new costume thanks to a grant from FM Global.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) is looking for more volunteers for this month’s student move-in process Aug. 18-20. Community volunteers will help SIUC faculty and staff move new and returning students into their dorms.

A team from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) recently came back from the Amazon rain forest with news of the discovery of a new species of rain frog. The new species, called Pristimantis pluvialis, is the result of years of searching, often by headlamp and on foot, by the SIUC team.