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The plant-filled apartment of Cody Hagerman, a junior environmental science major.

Starting a green community

Emma Corry, Features Editor August 20, 2019

Cody Hagerman keeps around a hundred plants in the bedroom of his off-campus apartment. The junior environmental science major stores his collection of mostly large tropical plants on plant stands, under...

Biology and Environmental Science of Global Climate Change students smile during the symposium Tuesday evening.

Educating for a better tomorrow

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer April 9, 2019

Alyssa McClung believes that when she mentions climate change, most people think about the coastal regions of the U.S. instead of the midwest. Yet McClung said southern Indiana has been experiencing...

VIDEO: Newcomers contemplate how theyll leave their mark on USI, the world

VIDEO: Newcomers contemplate how they’ll leave their mark on USI, the world

James Vaughn August 22, 2015
The newest group of Eagles flocked Friday afternoon to the Physical Activities Center for a warm welcome from the USI community.

New degrees not laid out on USI website

James Vaughn August 28, 2013

Students who are interested in studying the history of humankind or the relations between organisms and their environment now have those options. Locating the degree requirements for USI’s two newest...

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