SIU in the News - April, 2025
Great Cardboard Boat Regatta
Regional and local news media featured the 50th edition of SIU Carbondale’s Great Cardboard Boat Regatta at Campus Lake.
SIU’s Great Cardboard Boat Regatta celebrates 50 years — KFVS-TV/MSN.com — April 26, 2025
Cardboard boats set sail for 50th time this Saturday — Southern Illinoisan — April 24, 2025
Newsradio WJPF interview with Mary Kinsel — WJPF Morning Newswatch — April 22, 2025
John Jackson, visiting professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses where the replacement for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin might come from and political polarization in the state.
Chicago Tribune/Illinois Delivered — April 27, 2025
Sheila Simon, acting associate dean and associate professor, SIU Simmons Law School, is among officials and lawmakers discussing ethics reform in Illinois. Simon served on the Illinois Reform Commission before serving as Illinois lieutenant governor.
Yahoo News/Chicago Tribune — April 28, 2025
The collaborative response team, involving the Department of Public Safety, Counseling and Psychological Services and others, is highlighted.
Illinois Business Journal — April 24, 2025
Matt Penn, a solar physicist and adjunct assistant professor of practice, School of Physics and Applied Physics, discusses photos of the sun’s corona during a March 29 partial solar eclipse.
Yahoo!News/Space.com — April 21, 2025
The 50th Great Cardboard Boat Regatta on Campus Lake on Saturday, April 26, is featured.
WSIU Radio — April 23, 2025
The annual tree planting on campus is highlighted.
Southern Illinoisan — April 23, 2025
The SIU Sustainability Office awarded more than $150,000 in grants for various projects aimed at improving sustainability on campus.
Southern Illinoisan — April 22, 2025
F. Agustin Jimenèz, professor, zoology, discusses the abundance of armadillos in Illinois.
Illinois Public Media — April 21, 2025
Jan Thompson, director, School of Journalism and Advertising, is among the speakers to talk about a free, public panel discussion at 6 p.m. today (April 24) on the importance of local news coverage, particularly in rural areas, and how nonprofit newsrooms and the university are working together to fill games.
WSIU Radio — April 21, 2025
Valery Dzutsati, assistant professor of practice, School of Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology, and another researcher analyzed how the internet affects individual trust in government and political participation in Central Asia.
NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia — April 22, 2025
Father Joseph A. Brown, a professor and coordinator of the Africana Studies Program and director of the School of Africana & Multicultural Studies, shares his thoughts on the April 21 death of Pope Francis.
Illinois Business Journal (and other outlets) — April 23, 2025
SIU System President Daniel Mahony and Chancellor Austin Lane discuss several topics including tuition and fees, higher education funding, and the system's recent international recognition for its anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
WSIU Radio — April 18, 2025
SIU Board of Trustees chair Judge J. Phil Gilbert discusses his family’s history of supporting education and SIU Carbondale during dedication ceremonies of the Sen. John G. Gilbert Administrative Suite at the SIU Simmons Law School.
Southern Illinoisan — April 17, 2025
The April 17 dedication of the Sen. John G. Gilbert Administrative Suite in establishing a fund to support initiatives for SIU Simmons Law School students is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — April 17, 2025
Cindy Buys, professor of law and director of international law programs at SIU Simmons Law School, discusses topics including the case involving an El Salvador man who has been deported by President Donald Trump’s administration and the Alien Enemies Act.
WGN Radio — April 20, 2025
Ed Heist, associate director and professor, Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, provides his perspective as a conservation geneticist on a company’s move to produce gray wolves that look like extinct dire wolves.
Chicago Tribune (subscription required) – April 18, 2025
Tim Leonard, SIU Carbondale athletics director, discusses such topics as a new partnership involving the Missouri Valley Football Conference, men’s basketball, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and the professionalism of collegiate athletics.
WSIU Radio — April 20, 2025
Rachel Cristaudo, program director, Office of Innovation and Economic Development, discusses the recent “Make Me Bankable” workshop.
Southern Illinoisan — April 18, 2025
Raymund Narag, associate professor, School of Justice and Public Safety, discusses why killing drug addicts is not a solution to crime and violence in the Philippines.
Rappler.com – April 18, 2025
John Vinson, a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research, discusses research on chronic wasting disease among white-tail deer.
WAND-TV — April 15, 2025
Tom Harness, an adviser with the Illinois Economic Empowerment Center at SIU and assistant lecturer, marketing, discusses the April 17 “Make Me Bankable” program in Marion.
WSIL-TV — April 15, 2025
Daniel Mahony, president, SIU System, provides input as part of the Massey Commission investigation to societal issues in Sangamon County.
WICS-TV — April 15, 2025
Dr. Mick Lynch, education associate professor, SIU School of Medicine, discusses the importance of first-year medical school students being introduced to various career opportunities.
Southern Illinoisan — April 16, 2025
Aimee Lemrise, director, SIU Sustainability Office, discusses the impact that the student-supported sustainability program has on the SIU campus and surrounding community.
SO ILL podcast/WSIU Radio — April 16, 2025
SIU Carbondale research on waterhemp is mentioned when discussing early germination.
RFD-TV — April 15, 2025
Gregory DeYong on tariff impacts
Gregory DeYong, associate professor of operations management, provided his expertise on the impact tariff increases can have on various manufacturing and supply chains management firms and how they could affect consumers.
SIU instructor, former importer-exporter talks supply chain, tariffs, and impacts on consumer — WPSD-TV/Southern Illinoisan — April 10, 2025
A professor at SIU talks about the impact of tariffs on the supply chain — WSIU Radio — April 14, 2025
A local pharmacy is concerned about potential tariffs on pharmaceutical items — WPSD-TV/Paducah Sun — April 10, 2025
Tariff turbulence on local minds — Republic-Times — April 9, 2025
The nation’s newest citizens
News media featured the April 11 naturalization ceremony at SIU’s Simmons Law School.
65 people became U.S. citizens during SIU’s naturalization ceremony on Friday — WSIU Radio — April 11, 2025
65 people officially became U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony — WPSD-TV/Paducah Sun — April 11, 2025
SIU hosts naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens
Southern Illinoisan — April 11, 2025
John Jackson, visiting professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses the visit by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, to Southern Illinois on April 13.
AOL/Chicago Tribune — April 13, 2025
The ribbon cutting and renaming of McLafferty Annex to the Gower Translational Research Center is highlighted.
WSIU Radio — April 11, 2025
The Gower Translational Research Center was dedicated on April 11.
KFVS-TV — April 11, 2025
The naming of Larry Hunter as interim executive director of WSIU Public Broadcasting Service is highlighted.
InsideRadio — April 11, 2025
The third annual Chalkalypse on April 11 hosted by SIU’s Art Education program and student-led Art Education Nation is highlighted.
Southern Illinoisan — April 11, 2025
Eclipse anniversary coverage
SIU Carbondale hosted a “Journey to the Sun” panel discussion and dedication of an eclipse-inspired sculpture on the one-year anniversary of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse.
SIU celebrates one year since second solar eclipse — Southern Illinoisan — April 8, 2025
Eclipse sculpture dedicated at SIU — WSIU Radio — April 9, 2025
SIU campus hosts solar eclipse commemoration event — WSIL-TV — April 8, 2025
Eclipse sculpture dedicated at SIU — WPSD-TV — April 8, 2025
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the Saluki Takeover Tour and the importance of campus officials reaching out with in-person student recruiting.
WSIL-TV — April 8, 2025
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses such topics as the financial markets in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Republican support for Trump and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, and potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028. Shaw’s discussion begins at 1:39:58.
WCPT Radio, Willow Springs, Illinois — April 7, 2025
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses topics, including the Saluki Takeover Tour and SIU’s partnerships with community colleges.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — April 4, 2025
Molly Parker-Stephens, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Advertising and a reporter with Capitol News Illinois, is part of a panel that discusses how universities in Illinois could be impacted by proposed federal funding cuts and concerns for international students.
The 21st Show, Illinois Public Media – April 3, 2025
Susan Graham, senior director of development for the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences for the SIU Foundation, and Adam Loker, a senior in agricultural systems and education, discussed a weeklong study abroad trip to Costa Rica over spring break as part of a “World Crops” class. The Sharkfarmer RFD TV show podcast and XM radio show on RFD Radio are by SIU Carbondale alumni Rob and Emily Sharkey.
Sharkfarmer.com — April 1, 2025
The SIU Art Education National Chalkalypse chalk competition is highlighted.
Southern Illinoisan — April 6, 2025
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses efforts to expand four-year degrees to community colleges and SIU’s focus on existing partnerships with local colleges and Saluki Step Ahead.
WSIU Radio — April 1, 2025
The 50th edition of SIU’s Great Cardboard Boat Regatta is highlighted.
KFVS-TV — April 1, 2025
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