Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences was founded as an SIUE Program in 1975, offering a Master of Science (MS) in Environmental Sciences, and the Professional Science Master's (PSM) in Environmental Science Management. In 2017, Environmental Sciences became a full-fledged academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department now offers...

Here are some of the stories published this summer featuring Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty.

RiverBender.com Features SIUE’s Laurie Rice for Analysis of Trump Nomination 
Alton-based news outlet RiverBender.com featured SIUE’s Laurie Rice, PhD, professor of political science, in an article covering Donald Trump’s official nomination as the Republican candidate in this year’s presidential election. Rice discussed the road to the election, highlighted ...

According to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Climate and Sustainability Advisory Board (CASAB), 10 space heaters in major campus buildings can add as much as $2,500 to SIUE’s annual electric bill. Also of note, space heaters can contribute to fire risk. A single space heater running for just one hour can power a cell phone for a year. With these statistics, the CASAB decided to try a new approach to bring awareness to a more sustainable form of warmth: a pledge and a...

For nearly 50 years, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville’s Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) has been the designated learning institution for the continuing education of personnel involved in the operation, maintenance and management of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). More recently, SIUE and the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) have teamed up to expand the makeup of the workforce....

Along the Rio Grande located at the United States-Mexico border sits Eagle Pass, Tx, hometown of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Adriana Martinez, PhD. Martinez, an associate professor in geography and environmental sciences, has spent years researching the impact of border security, and most recently, the effectiveness of large buoys installed on the river by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. As Martinez captured in a photograph on her recent research trip, migrants traveling to...

Connie Frey Spurlock, PhD and director of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Successful Communities Collaborative, appears in KMOV Television News coverage of a free 10-month academy to train Metro East residents to solve environmental issues in their communities. The Environmental Protection Agency launched The Environmental Justice Academy in partnership with SIUE.

The academy opens January 2024. Participants will learn how to best navigate flooding, sewage, illegal dumping, chemical...