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EDWARDSVILLE - The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (NCERC at SIUE) recently welcomed two new Visiting Research Fellows: Blas Quiroga III and Krystin Polhemus. Funded by the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the nine-month fellowship program is intended to provide training and hands-on experience to prepare the next generation of engineers and scientists for work in mid- to high-skill jobs in the bioeconomy. “NCERC is pleased to announce the hiring of Blas Quiroga III and Krystin Polhemus as NCERC’s newest Visiting Research Fellows,” said NCERC Executive Director John Caupert. “NCERC benefits greatly from mentoring recent college graduates who have specialized areas of study in biology, chemistry and engineering. NCERC extends a special thank you to the Illinois Corn Marketing Board for providing the funding necessary to conduct the fellowship program.” Quiroga, a graduate of Texas A&M University and Cleveland

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Putting a focus on mental health and wellbeing, the Business Journal brought together leaders in the St. Louis business community for a panel discussion at the Women's Conference — The Series .

Our Love Story: The Couple: Terry and Lorna Laws from East Alton Date Met/Started Dating: January 1, 1985 Briefly Describe First Date: Dinner, drinks, and the rest is history. Date Married: February 4, 2001 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Spending time with our family and close friends. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: A good marriage is falling in love many times with the same person.

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Our Love Story: The Couple: Donald and Doris Ferguson from Jerseyville Date Met/Started Dating: August 20, 2011 Briefly Describe First Date: We went to Wild Country. Date Married: December 30, 2011 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Playing Pokémon go and spending time with our kids and family. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Communication and listening to each other.

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St. Louis CITY SC announced the name of the new soccer stadium on Tuesday.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is among the nominees for the 2022 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. As its title suggests, the GMS Awards celebrate the best music supervisors, who select…

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Major League Soccer expansion franchise St. Louis City SC and Clayton-based managed health care provider Centene Corp. said Tuesday they’ve entered into a 15-year naming rights agreement for the professional soccer club’s stadium. Executives from the two organizations say the 15-year deal will go beyond just the new stadium's name.

I recently watched hundreds of videos from the Jan. 6 insurrection. Many of the stark moments from the attack on the U.S. Capitol are well known — the battle at …

Honeymoon Chocolates began in a college dorm room with the goal of making a healthier version of chocolate.

When the speedskater heard he made Team USA and was going to Beijing, he said the feeling was unreal.

Is it a wall for a prison? Or a fortress? A wall to keep out the Others? No it’s a retaining wall for the Market at Olive anchored by CostCo that welcomes visitors to University City on Olive Blvd. We knew from the rendering it would be bad, but seeing it in real life is […]

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On the Friday before a drawn-out confirmation battle ended with his ouster from office, Missouri state Health Director Donald Kauerauf wrote an impassioned letter meant to convince conservative legislators who were on the fence about his appointment.  The message: While he believed in vaccines and data and science, he didn’t believe in vaccine mandates. Missourians, […]

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Our Love Story: The Couple: Jonathon & Tiffany White from Dow Date Met/Started Dating: March 14, 2008 Briefly Describe First Date: Our first date was at Applebees. Date Married: May 26, 2018 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: We enjoy going to demo derby with our kids! Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Always be there for one another no matter what the situation might be.

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Every February, communities across America come together to explore, learn, and celebrate influential African Americans like Harriet Tubman, Muhammad Ali, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This celebration hasn’t always been the norm, however. The roots of Black…

EDWARDSVILLE - With dedicated passion for developing children both emotionally and intellectually and for supporting parents and caregivers, the SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC) has been recognized by the Illinois Head Start Association Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development with a $2,000 grant for its Parent Cafés. Parent Café workshops provide a safe space for parents and caregivers to talk about the challenges and victories of raising a family. The space is moderated by a parent specially trained to be the Parent Host. “Our work with children and families is grounded in our commitments to nurturing trusting relationships, and Parent Cafés foster our mission,” said ECC Director Rebecca Dabbs MacLean. “We are devoted to growing a deeply connected community that recognizes student potential and values parental and caregiver contributions.” “Parent Café workshops are especially valuable because they allow fo

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ITASCA – The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has teamed up with Donate Life Illinois – a coalition of Illinois organ, tissue, and eye donation and transplantation organizations – to encourage high school students to get educated about donation and “Say Yes” to joining the Illinois Organ/Tissue Donor Registry whether online or upon receiving their driver’s license at an Illinois Secretary of State Driver Service Facility. The “Say Yes” campaign launching on National Donor Day , February 14, marks the fifth annual partnership to raise awareness, encourage donor registration and celebrate Illinois student-athletes, their families, and communities for saying “yes” to organ, tissue, and eye donation. Programs at all 44 IHSA finals events in 2022 will promote “Say Yes” with information on how to register as an organ, tissue, and eye donor. Illinois donation officials, donor families, and transplant

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