October 2024

Change in guest speaker, upcoming events at National Shrine

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PERRYVILLE – The Association of the Miraculous Medal (AMM) announces that the presentation by Susan Tassone on Saturday, November 2, has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.  However, Father Clay Kilburn, C.M., Spiritual Director of AMM, will be speaking on the topic of All Saints/All Souls starting at 1:00 p.m.  Following Father’s talk, first-class relics, […]

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Everyone invited to SIU’s Student Center Halloween festivities

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Everyone is invited to celebrate Halloween Saluki-style at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Student Center on Oct. 31.   One of the previous contestants poses for the Student Center Halloween costume contest. (Photo provided) The highlight of the day is the free Halloween Bash from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the

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SIU’s Renewing Illinois Summit to focus on ‘tsunami of change’ in higher education

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s third Renewing Illinois Summit will bring together college students from across the state on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, to discuss the state’s future. Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana), SIU System President Dan Mahony and former Illinois state historian

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SIU researchers investigate technology to kill supergerms at the nano level

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by Tim Crosby CARBONDALE, Ill. – Researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are studying how to zap antibiotic-resistant bugs using electricity on the nano scale, which could lead to fewer infection-related deaths in hospitals. Punit Kohli, professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences, works with students in his laboratory at SIU. Kohli is

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