SIU in the News - January, 2022
Erik Oberg, program director, Touch of Nature Environmental Center, discusses the process for making maple syrup.
WSIL-TV — Jan. 31, 2022
A partnership between Stillman College in Tuscaloosa and Southern Illinois University Carbondale aims to increase diversity in the legal profession.
The Tuscaloosa News — Jan. 27, 2022
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses how quickly Democrats will move to confirm a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court with Justice Stephen Breyer’s pending retirement.
WSIL-TV — Jan. 27, 2022
Cade Bursell, professor, School of Media Arts, discusses “Shawnee Showdown: Keep the Forest Standing,” ahead of a Jan. 27 showing at Maiden Alley Cinema in Paducah, Ky.
WKMS Radio — Jan. 26, 2022
Buck Hales, professor, physiology, and interim director of the Cannabis Science Center at SIU, discusses preliminary research that shows compounds found in hemp could help prevent COVID, by preventing it from entering cells.
WSIU Radio News — Jan. 26, 2022
Kevin Sylwester, interim director of analytics, finance and economics, College of Business and Analytics, discusses global supply issues and the impact on the nation’s inflation rate.
Chicago Tribune — Jan. 25, 2022
Ed Benyas, professor of oboe and conducting, will direct the 2022 Illinois All-State Orchestra in Peoria on Saturday.
WSIL-TV — Jan. 26, 2022
Meera Komarraju, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, discusses the measures the university is using for students to return to the classroom safely this semester.
KFVS-TV — Jan. 25, 2022
Erin Connelly, speech services coordinator, discusses voice therapy sessions for trans and non-binary individuals offered at the clinical center.
Southern Illinoisan — Jan. 25, 2022
SIU President Dan Mahony discussions precautions regarding the start of the spring 2022 semester and hopes for higher education budgets.
WSIU InFocus — Jan. 24, 2022
Jeffery Burgin, Jr., vice chancellor for student affairs, and other university officials discuss the return of students to campus.
Southern Illinoisan — Jan. 21, 2022
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses the political impact in the voting rights legislation debate.
Crain’s Chicago Business — Jan. 19, 2022
Kevin Sylwester, professor of economics, talks about rising inflation and interest rates.
WTAX-FM — Jan. 18, 2022
Kofi Akamani, an associate professor in the SIU School of Agricultural Sciences, discusses his goals in providing research on ecosystem effects for the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a report organized by the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
FarmWeek — Jan. 14, 2022
Kevin Sylwester, interim director of analytics, finance and economics, College of Business and Analytics, discusses the nation’s inflation rate.
WSIL-TV — Jan. 13, 2022
Brian Croft, assistant director, outdoor education recreation, discusses the wilderness first responder certification course.
Southern Illinoisan — Jan. 13, 2022
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the spring 2022 semester, planning for classes and COVID-19 testing.
WSIU InFocusNews — Jan. 11, 2022
Steven Karau, professor, School of Management and Marketing, discusses the “Great Resignation.”
NewsRadio WJPF — Jan. 12, 2022
Steven Karau, professor, School of Management and Marketing, discusses research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on jobs.
Southern Illinoisan — Jan. 11, 2022
William Freivogel, professor, School of Journalism, discusses the investigation and political issues involved after a reporter alerts state education officials to internet privacy vulnerability for more than 100,000 of Missouri’s public school teachers.
Washington Post — Jan. 9, 2022
Ken Anderson, professor, School of Earth Systems and Sustainability, talks about his work de-constructing waste carbon and liquifying it in order to feed microbes deep underground and helping reduce planet-warming carbon in the Earth's atmosphere.
WSIU InFocus News — Jan. 7, 2022
Christopher Mullins, criminology and criminal justice, discusses the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and elements for political violence.
WPSD-TV — Jan. 5, 2022
John Jackson, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, and Sheila Simon, School of Law, discuss the political and legal consequences of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
KFVS-TV — Jan. 5, 2022
Scott Hamilton-Brehm, assistant professor, microbiology, and two graduate students discuss their research proposal aimed at removing carbon from the atmosphere to reduce global warming.
WSIU InFocus News — Jan. 5, 2022
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