SIU in the News - October, 2024
Chancellor Austin Lane and other current and former SIU Carbondale officials discuss Paulette Curkin's impact on the university in the naming of the Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center.
Southern Illinoisan — Oct. 9, 2024
Work preparing for the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale on Saturday, Oct. 12, is featured.
WPSD-TV — Oct. 8, 2024
John Jackson, visiting professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses the upcoming racketeering and bribery trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and the presidential election.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — Oct. 9, 2024
Nafisa Jadavji, assistant professor, physiology, SIU School of Medicine, Carbondale, is a co-author of a study looking at academic hiring outcomes for biological sciences.
Nature.com — Oct. 9, 2024
Jay Needham, professor in the School of Media Arts, will play excerpts of World War II-era recordings made by his grandfather while he was working on the Manhattan Project, today (Oct. 10) during a program in Richland, Washington.
Spokesman-Review, Yahoo News and other outlets — Oct. 8, 2024
A haunted house sponsored by the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity Oct. 29-30 is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 8, 2024
Gary Kinsel, SIU Cannabis Science Center director, discusses the impact of the $7.2 million BioLaunch lab, which will provide cutting-edge life sciences research and more, along with the Sept. 27 Hemp Cannabis Symposium.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — Oct. 4, 2024
The $7.2 million BioLaunch research lab on campus is featured.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 4, 2024
The Oct. 4 ribbon cutting on SIU Carbondale’s $7.2 million BioLaunch lab is highlighted.
KFVS-TV/MSN — Oct. 4, 2024
The 15th annual SIU Homecoming Blood Drive at the Student Center on Oct. 2 is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 2, 2024
James Garvey, zoology professor and Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences director, discusses issues with invasive carp.
NPR Illinois/KCUR-FM and other outlets — Oct. 3, 2024
Preparation for the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale on Saturday, Oct. 12, is featured.
KFVS-TV — Oct. 3, 2024
A study led by Ryan Redner, professor, behavior analysis and therapy, examines whether short in-class phone breaks help students.
Forbes.com/WABC Radio, New York City and elsewhere — Oct. 2, 2024
Chancellor Austin Lane provides insight into how SIU Carbondale was able to buck national trends and increase enrollment.
Chicago Sun-Times (subscription) — Oct. 2, 2024
Chancellor Austin Lane talks about the university's budget, enrollment increase, the recent SIU Day of Giving and the Saluki Takeover Tour in Chicago.
WSIU Radio — Oct. 1, 2024
Dockworkers' strike
With the dockworkers’ strike along the East Coast and Gulf Coast, national and local media relied on Gregory D. DeYong, associate professor of operations management, to discuss its impact and supply chain issues. Here is a sampling:
From shoes to alcohol, these products will be impacted by the dockworkers’ strike — Time/MSN/AOL/Yahoo News — Oct. 1, 2024
As port strike looms, how could Chicagoans be affected? — WMAQ-TV NBC5, Chicago — Sept. 30, 2024
U.S. port workers strike — RTVI (Russian language New York City network serving 80+ countries) — Oct. 1, 2024
Gregory DeYong on KNX-AM, Los Angeles (story begins in Part 1 at 11:03.15) — KNX-AM, Los Angeles — Oct. 1, 2024
SIU expert weighs in on U.S. port strike — KFVS-TV/KAIT-TV — Oct. 1, 2024
Gregory DeYong on looming dockworker strike — WTAX Radio Capitol City Now — Sept. 30, 2024
SIU logistics expert: Possible dock strikes could have staggering impact on supply chain — Southern Illinoisan — Sept. 26, 2024
Vice presidential debate coverage
National and local media relied on SIU experts, including John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute; John Jackson, visiting professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute; Todd Graham, professor of debate, School of Communication Studies, and Kenneth Mulligan, associate professor, political science, to provide insight on the Oct. 1 debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance.
Post-debate
VP debate: Vance's answer on January 6 was 'an implosion'— KMOX-AM — Oct. 2, 2024
Local expert reacts to debate between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance — WSIL-TV — Oct. 1, 2024
Who won the U.S. VP debate? — ABC Radio National Australia — Oct. 2, 2024
Pre-debate
SIUC Professor: Debate moderators 'are set up to fail' with no fact check — KMOX Radio — Oct. 1, 2024
JD Vance and Tim Walz to face off during vice-presidential debate — The Chronicle Journal, The Canadian Press and several outlets — Oct. 1, 2024
Remembering students SIU has lost
Local media provided coverage as SIU Carbondale held a Sept. 30 remembrance and tribute at Becker Pavilion in memory of students who have recently died.
SIU community remembers students who died — Southern Illinoisan (subscription) — Oct. 1, 2024
SIU holds remembrance for deceased students — WPSD-TV — Sept. 30, 2024
SIU Carbondale hosts remembrance event — WSIL-TV — Sept. 30, 2024
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