SIU in the News - September, 2014

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Donors, Nonprofits Get Creative With Use of Naming Rights

Philanthropy News Digest - September 25, 2014

...larger gifts. Indeed, William Drennan, a law professor at Southern Illinois University, argues that tiered pricing models for naming rights $10...


Climate Reckoning: My Own Private Coal Story

The Huffington Post - Blog - September 25, 2014

...Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, released this week by Southern Illinois University Press. Jeff Biggers


Regional Cancer Partnership of Illinois offering free mammograms in October

Wandtv.com - September 25, 2014

...301 North 8th Street, and at Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, located at 315 West Carpenter Street.


Getting better

Illinois Times - September 25, 2014

David Steward, associate dean for Community Heath and Service at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, calls the survey a singular...


Fat suit diet: How our friends influence the way we eat

Today.com - September 24, 2014

...pasta, Shimizu, who is now an assistant professor of psychology at Southern Illinois University. They ate less salad even if the overweight person...


China und USA wollen von Karpfen profitieren

China Economic Net - September 24, 2014

...Garvey, der Direktor des Fischerei und Aquakultur-Zentrums an der Southern Illinois University Carbondale, sagte, er hoffe, dass die Forschung...


Sisters from Mattoon honored at SIU-C

Journal Gazette & Times-Courier - September 24, 2014

...Gatewood and Gina Gatewood Trover took place last month at Southern Illinois University's Transportation Education Center with a dedication of...


Iowa: First In the Nation for 42 Years

Iowa Public Radio - September 24, 2014

...Yepsen, Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, and former political writer at the Des Moines Register.


Asian carp topic of export discussions between U.S. and China

Digital Journal - September 23, 2014


Several schools in Local 6 area deemed 'military friendly'

WPSD Local 6 - September 23, 2014

...schools in the Local 6 area on 2015's list include Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the University of Tennessee at Martin and Hopkinsville...


US Plan to Export Asian Carp to China not that Simple

The Fish Site - September 23, 2014

...Garvey, director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale said he hopes that research and collaboration...


Quinn announces state investment in emergency response center

Thesouthern.com - September 22, 2014

...Chairman Randal Thomas thanked the governor for his partnership with Southern Illinois University on the project. Investing in this project strengthens...


Kansan Kobach a lightning rod from immigration to voter ID laws

Sun Sentinel - September 22, 2014

...Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. The most recent controversy came to...


Kansan Kobach a Lightning Rod From Immigration to Voter ID Laws

Bloomberg - September 21, 2014

...Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. The most recent controversy came to...


SIU boasts long list of achievements

Thesouthern.com - September 21, 2014

SIU boasts long list of achievements CARBONDALE -- Interim Chancellor Paul Sarvela began his State of the University Address with a listing of...


Is Aquaculture Sustainable?

Magicvalley.com - September 21, 2014

...fish than beef, said Jesse Trushenski, a fish nutritionist at Southern Illinois University. And that trend has to continue to feed a growing...


HopKins Black Box gets one-woman-show

Lsureveille.com - September 17, 2014

...to Nico Wood, a performance studies Ph.D. candidate at Southern Illinois University. Wood, whose dissertation looks at experimental art forms,


Salvation Army dinner to feature Cards physician

Pekin Daily Times - September 17, 2014

...officers. Becton is an assistant professor of surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He specializes in nonsurgical orthopedics,


Bernard Schoenburg: New poll, AFSCME nod help change narrative

The State Journal-Register - September 17, 2014

...YEPSEN, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, who covered nine presidential caucus campaigns in Iowa...


US VP apologizes for 'Shylocks' gaffe, visits Iowa

Sina English - September 17, 2014

...Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. Biden ran for the Democratic nomination in 1988 and...


One-Third Springfield Students Overweight, Obese

WICS ABC NewsChannel 20 - September 17, 2014

...grade students are overweight or obese. A group led by the SIU School of Medicine studied eight Springfield elementary schools and looked at the...


5 Reasons She's Not Getting Pregnant

The Cambodia Herald - September 17, 2014

...healthy and fertile, says Tobias Köhler, M.D., chief of Southern Illinois University s Fertility and IVF Center. That said, if you and your girl...


SIUC enrollment increase helped by international students

KFVS 12 - September 15, 2014

SIUC enrollment increase helped by international students Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) this fall saw its first student enrollment...


Southern Illinois University Carbondale Receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education

eNews Park Forest - September 11, 2014

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Receives Governor s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education CHICAGO--(ENEWSPF)--September 11, 2014.


 Review: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a New Era

JD Supra - September 11, 2014

...proclaimed this as a "new era." Mike Koehler, law professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law and author of the FCPA Professor blog (http://www...


 SIU receives gov. veteran education award

KFVS 12 - September 10, 2014

...gov. veteran education award CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Southern Illinois University Carbondale was presented with the Spring 2014 Governor's Award...


 Doctor: Neuropathy could have one of many underlying causes

Farm World - September 10, 2014

...it. Dr. James M. Gilchrist, Neurology Department chair at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, explained "pathy" means something has...


Industry says job numbers show need for urgency on fracking

Midwest Energy News - September 10, 2014

...regulations or a moratorium on fracking. A 2013 survey by Southern Illinois University-Carbondale found a nearly even split between those who...


 Local university looking towards the future

WPSD Local 6 - September 08, 2014

 ...past and looking towards the future. The interim Chancellor of Southern Illinois University took the podium in front of hundred of community...


Respiratory virus affecting children seen at St. John’s, doctor says

The State Journal-Register - September 08, 2014 

...year, said Basnet, a pediatric critical-care specialist from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. I don t think people should panic,


 Afloat on the Pacific: Midland teacher, crewmates on research vessel off coast of Japan represent 15 countries

Midland Daily News - September 08, 2014

...Germany; and Eric Ferré, hails from both France and the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. One of the more interesting back stories...


The crisis of the underworked American

HartfordBusiness.com - September 08, 2014

...seen it. Last year researchers from Kansas State University and Southern Illinois University revealed that between "60 and 80 percent of people's...


Doctors expect rough fall allergy season

WGEM.com - September 07, 2014

...for this year, says Dr. Timothy Ott the Medical Director at the SIU School of Medicine. One big contributor to last year's allergies was ragweed...


Obama delays acting on immigration until after November elections

The Daily Herald - September 07, 2014

...David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. "What polls were indicating was, it would be...


Fertility center celebrates 5th birthday

The State Journal-Register - September 07, 2014 

...Sunday afternoon would ever come.Before seeking the help of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine s Fertility and IVF Center, she...


Countering the Carp: Experts Test Strategy to Prevent Great Lake Invasion

Nature World News - September 07, 2014

...Geological Survey, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Southern Illinois University as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in...


Acting SIU chancellor gives State of the University address

KFVS 12 - September 07, 2014

 ...address CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - The problems surrounding Southern Illinois University; enrollment, state funding, and student retention were...


Obama delays acting on immigration until after November elections

Reuters News - September 06, 2014 

...David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. "What polls were indicating was, it would be...


Author recounts day that deadly Tri-State Tornado hit Southern Illinois

STLtoday.com (AP) - September 05, 2014

 ...Post-Dispatch. America s Deadliest Twister By Geoff Partlow Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 138 pages, $19.95 By Harry Levins... 


USDA Yield Predictions: Now 50% Better?

US Farm Report - September 05, 2014

...Darrel Good (University of Illinois) and Dwight Sanders (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale), the economists who conducted the research.


State passes pre-emptive protections for bear, wolves, cougars

Thesouthern.com - September 04, 2014

...working with agencies such as the Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab at Southern Illinois University in an attempt to remain ahead of the game.


Blame turkeys, but crop damage likely not theirs

Outdoor News - September 04, 2014

...on that charge, too. Closer to home, a study by Southern Illinois University at Carbondale a decade ago looked at food habits of turkeys and...


A fight against forgetting

Illinois Times - September 04, 2014

...the Center for Alzheimer s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD) at SIU School of Medicine in Dr. Thomas Ala, interim director of the Center...


Waukegan teen gets to fly a plane at his summer internship

Lake County News-Sun - Sun-Times - September 04, 2014

...High School student attended the NASA Wings camp at Southern Illinois University and learned how space communications and navigation systems...


Campus Pride releases 2014 Top 50 List of LGBT-friendly Colleges & Universities

The Rainbow Times - September 02, 2014

 ...University Rutgers University San Diego State University Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Oregon University Stanford University...


Where Do Religions and Denominations Stand on Big Government and Morality? This Graph Has the Answer

TheBlaze - September 02, 2014

...by political science professor Tobin Grant. Grant, who teaches at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, used data from the Pew...


GOP sees gains in Illinois voters tuning out

Journal Gazette & Times-Courier - September 01, 2014

...Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, says the sour voter mood compounds the typical problems...


Quinn, Rauner ad war at full throttle

Find Law - September 01, 2014

...David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. "There is a lot of overkill,"


GOP sees gains in Illinois voters tuning out

Rockford Register Star (AP) - August 31, 2014

...Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, says the sour voter mood compounds the typical problems...


Nickel allergies on rise as devices meet skin

Deccan Herald - August 31, 2014

Stone, the director of clinical research in dermatology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and the former president of the...


Local students receive white coats

FreeNewsPos.com - August 31, 2014

...area students from the class of 2018 began training in August at the SIU School of Medicine. CARBONDALE -- Twenty-five area students from the...


Illinois GOP sees low voter turnout helping party gain seats in U.S. House

The State Journal-Register - August 30, 2014 

...Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, says the sour voter mood compounds the typical problems...


Police forces militarized here, too?

Saukvalley.com - August 29, 2014

...ability. George Burruss, a professor of criminal justice at Southern Illinois University, doesn t see a problem with outfitting agencies with...


 Widespread Use of Personal Electronics Drives Increase in Nickel Allergies

HCPLive - August 27, 2014

MD, director of clinical research in dermatology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and former president of the American...


Understanding Vasectomies 5 Things You Need to Know About Getting a Vasectomy

Men's Health Magazine - August 27, 2014

M.D., a urologist and head of the fertility division at Southern Illinois University. There is no safer or more reliable form of birth control... 


Zeroing in on Asian carp

Quad-Cities Online - August 26, 2014

Missouri and Illlinois. Within the latter, the DNR and Southern Illinois University, are participating. US FWS radio telemetry monitoring plans...


Bears, wolves, cougars protected by new Illinois law

ABC7Chicago.com - August 26, 2014 

mostly from Wisconsin. The Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale said at least seven gray wolves,


On giving Grand Rounds – what I learned

Db's Medical Rants - August 25, 2014 

...learned I had the great privilege of giving Grand Rounds at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine today. I had the great privilege...


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