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Dr. Brittany Scanlon
Dr. Brittany Scanlon has joined the staff of Rural Health Inc. as a dentist at the agency’s Anna clinic. She is originally from Brighton, which is near St. Louis. She earned her undergraduate degree at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She continued her education at the SIU School of Dental...
Illinois farmers are invited to one of three seminars planned throughout the state which will focus on innovative soil and water conservation practices.    One of the seminars is planned at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The one-day seminars will feature local agricultural producers and...
Drake Hazel didn’t respond to his name, even though multiple tests revealed nothing was amiss with his hearing.  He didn’t appear to be interested in talking, either, and often seemed to be in his own little world, according to his mother, Sara. At 20 months, the family learned the little tot from...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered a public address Wednesday morning, Dec. 21, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
An international diplomat who has delivered some 3,000 to 4,000 speeches over the past 10 years made his last public appearance in Southern Illinois. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who leaves office at the end of December, delivered his last public lecture at Southern Illinois...
CARBONDALE, Ill. –  Would Alex, Katie or Jacob be the first to ride a horse across the arena and throw a couple of balls into the assigned brightly colored buckets? It was an intense but fun competition. Jacob smiled and pumped his fist in jubilation as he won the first round.  Undeterred, Alex and...
Online registration has opened for the 2017 Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.  Individuals and teams can register for the plunge on the Special Olympics Illinois website at www.plungeillinois.com or by contacting the Special Olympics Illinois staff. The...
It seems counterintuitive: in order to preserve something in nature, nature must be managed.  And not gently: conservation management techniques include tree harvest, prescribed burns, even sometimes application of herbicides.  James Zaczek, professor and chair of the Department of Forestry at...
The Illinois Chapter Trail of Tears Association, the SIU Center for Archaeological Investigations and Morris Library are planning to present a program about the Trail of Tears. The program is planned in conjunction with the Native American Heritage Month celebration and other programs at Southern...
Spots were still open as of last week for an upcoming event planned at Southern Illinois University Carbondale that is designed to help young women explore careers in science and mathematics. The annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference is set for Saturday, Nov. 19, at...
Southern Illinois University Carbondale has earned a spot among the nation’s top nine Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business-accredited online bachelor degree programs in accounting as ranked by Online Accounting Degree Report. With a score of 91, SIU ranked eighth on the list, the...

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