August 2023

National 811 Day follows record-breaking year for digging safety

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – After a record total of more than 1.5 million requests to mark utilities on Missouri properties and Illinois properties in 2022, Ameren is encouraging customers and contractors to continue utilizing the service to prevent utility damage, service outages or injuries.   Aug. 11 (8/11) marks National 811 Day, which brings awareness

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SIU prof gets $445K grant for genetic research on a devastating childhood cancer

by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – A researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will use a $445,500 federal grant to explore ways of turning off a genetic switch that allows rare but devasting cancer to progress in children.     Judith Davie, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the SIU School of Medicine,

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