Watch now: Grants expand Carbondale student horizons

By LES ODELL, The Southern (Originally published in the Southern Illinoisian on June 25, 2021) CARBONDALE — Teenagers and summer break. For many it is a time of sleeping in, enjoying a local swimming hole and just taking it easy, focusing on anything but academics. But for 10 students affiliated with Carbondale Community High School, summer is a time to explore topics ranging from number theory to artificial intelligence and pharmacology to climate change.