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New certification brings advanced Parkinson’s speech therapy to Memorial Hospital

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CHESTER – Isabel Carron, CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist at Memorial Hospital’s Therapy & Sports Rehab Center in Chester, IL, has recently completed the SPEAK OUT® Therapy Program Certification Course.     The SPEAK OUT® Therapy Program, developed by the nonprofit Parkinson Voice Project®, is a specialized, evidence-based approach designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease […]

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Foal watch offers SIU students invaluable experience delivering baby horses

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by Brooke Keltner CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s a breezy spring afternoon at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Equine Center and the sun is shining down on two fresh faces in the pasture — Bonnie and River.     Alayna Menees, a sophomore in SIU Carbondale’s animal science program, stands in the pasture at the Equine Center

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Memorial Hospital laboratory expands services with new partnership and advanced technology

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CHESTER – Memorial Hospital’s Laboratory Department continues to invest in innovation and efficiency to better serve patients and providers. Recent upgrades include a new partnership with Labcorp for reference laboratory services and the installation of a stateoftheart chemistry analyzer—both designed to deliver faster, more accurate test results.     Lab staff with new chemistry analyzer

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Three artists share SIU Carbondale’s 2026 Rickert-Ziebold award

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Autumn Meyer’s art — which won her honors as one of three Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Art and Design students to share the 2026 Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award — serves as an open invitation to view how everyone sees the world differently and helps people understand the experience of living

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SIU fashion studies students take center stage with fashion, merchandising concepts

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by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Brightly lit third-floor studio lights in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Quigley Hall on late nights in early April mean one thing — the clock is ticking for students to complete their bold, artistic visions for the Fashion Studies program’s Student Showcase and Fashion Show on Thursday, April 23.     Noah

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Saluki Pride: Julia Rendleman earns Teaching Excellence Award

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By Pete Rosenbery For award-winning photojournalist Julia Rendleman, success isn’t measured by awards, although she has plenty of those in her young career.     Julia Rendleman (center) receives the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award for tenured and tenure-track faculty from Hong Cheng, dean of the College of Arts and Media (left) and Chancellor Austin Lane.

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