SIU in the News - October, 2024

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SIU renames resource center after LGBTQ+ advocate

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


SIU students create glass pumpkin patch

Work preparing for the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale on Saturday, Oct. 12, is featured.

WPSD-TV — Oct. 8, 2024


NewsRadio WJPF interview with John Jackson

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


Women are better than men at science job interviews

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


WWII Hanford engineer’s hobby was recording music, interviews. Hear them at free program

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


SIU fraternity to raise money for children's organization with Halloween event

A haunted house sponsored by the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity Oct. 29-30 is highlighted.

WSIL-TV — Oct. 8, 2024


NewsRadio WJPF interview with Gary Kinsel 

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 


New research lab for SIU

The $7.2 million BioLaunch research lab on campus is featured.

WSIL-TV — Oct. 4, 2024


SIU’s state-of-the-art BioLaunch boosts opportunities in science, the economy

The Oct. 4 ribbon cutting on SIU Carbondale’s $7.2 million BioLaunch lab is highlighted.

KFVS-TV/MSN — Oct. 4, 2024


Locals give blood at the SIU blood drive

The 15th annual SIU Homecoming Blood Drive at the Student Center on Oct. 2 is highlighted.

WSIL-TV — Oct. 2, 2024


In the Midwest’s fight to remove invasive carp, experts say every fish counts 

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 


It’s the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch 

Preparation for the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale on Saturday, Oct. 12, is featured. 

KFVS-TV — Oct. 3, 2024 


Short phone breaks during class could help students score higher grades, study suggests 

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


Opinion: Here's how we increased enrollment at SIU Carbondale

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


WSIU interview with Chancellor Austin Lane

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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