December 2022

SIU student researches VR as a way to connect isolated older adults to the world

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Older adults, especially people in long-term care, have been one of the hardest hit populations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, both physically and emotionally. Arianna Goss, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior health care management major, saw firsthand the effects long-term care residents experienced due to the isolation and loneliness […]

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SIU-Carbondale will be closing Thursday at noon

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Due to the conditions caused by the approaching winter storm, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be closed Thursday, December 22 at noon, and remain closed through Friday, December 23. This is an administrative closure. All classes (face-to-face, hybrid and online) will be canceled and will not be delivered remotely.   The Department of Public Safety

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Slight increase in new COVID-19 cases in Missouri

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 7,237 new cases of COVID-19 in Missouri as of Tuesday. That’s 93 more, or a 1.3 percent increase from the previous week’s 7,144 new cases of COVID 19. Locally: There were 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Ste. Genevieve County compared to 11

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Stay safe and healthy in extreme cold

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JEFFERSON CITY – Bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills are forecast for this week. The National Weather Service forecast includes Winter Storm and Wind Chill Watches in effect from Dec. 22 through Dec. 24. Dangerously low temperatures are expected to reach single digits with potentially life-threatening wind chill values expected as low as -35°.  

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Winter storm featuring snow, high winds and bitter cold to make travel treacherous IDOT, ISP urge public to avoid unnecessary travel

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police announced Wednesday that a major winter storm is expected to create dangerous travel conditions across the state Thursday and Friday, strongly urging the public to adjust plans and postpone unnecessary trips. The mixture of snow, rapidly falling temperatures and strong wind gusts is expected

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