Biological Sciences

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named Maurina L. Aranda, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, as the recipient of the 2025 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award. The annual award recognizes tenured faculty who contribute original research or creative activities and integrate that research or creative activity into their teaching activities. The award selection committee recognized Aranda’s strong commitment to inclusive teaching, stude...

 The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community mourns the passing of Paul Wanda, PhD, professor of Biological Sciences, who passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.

Born October 18, 1951, in Chicago, Wanda retired in 2015 after a dedicated career mentoring students and advancing scientific inquiry. He joined SIUE’s faculty in 1982 and had more than 30 years of service to the University.

Wanda’s research focus was in measles and canine distemper virology, macular degenerati...

The Program Welcomed its Largest Class of Incoming First-Year College Students

The message that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, shared with students of the SIUE Summer Success Program (SSP) during the program’s sixth Annual Closing Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 9, was one filled with affirmation and hope. 

“We expect you to succeed here at SIUE,” Minor said warmly to a crowd of students in the Mississippi/Illinois Rooms of SIUE’s...

Fox 2 News correspondent Andy Banker interviewed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Andreia Figueiredo Dexheimer, PhD, research assistant professor in the SIUE Center for STEM Research, Education, and Outreach for a story featuring the Cicada Safari app.

In addition to her interview, Figueiredo Dexheimer presented items available in the STEM Center available to citizen scientists who want to participate in environmental research or just explore nature. Tracking the cicadas is ...

Elyse Ibata, a second-year genetics and cell biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will present at the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) undergraduate honors conference as a Top Three Paper in their undergraduate honors research session. Ibata is an honors student under the guidance of Jessica Hutchins, PhD, interim director of SIUE Honors College, in the John Martinson Honors Program. Ibata's paper is titled “M...

Saturday, August 12 | 3-5 p.m. The Patio at Sneaky's Burgers (formerly Recess Brewing)307 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, Ill Please join us at Sneaky's Burgers (formerly Recess Brewing) in Edwardsville for an afternoon of networking with fellow alumni and faculty of the SIUE Biological Sciences program. Admission is $5 and includes one drink...

February 8, 2022 - Danielle Lee, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences explains her work in the field exploring critters in "little urban green pockets" and outreach to engage communities with un-used or vacant spaces, particularly in Black neighborhoods. Dr. Lee shares her experiences working with the African pouched...