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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: SIU Carbondale earns international award for eclipse events
In 2014, when Southern Illinois University Carbondale began preparing for the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse, there was no blueprint to guide its planning.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Sexual harassment, #MeToo and “9 to 5”: Pre-show lecture to explore themes associated with MSP’s latest production
Sexual harassment in the workplace is all over the news and the topic draws strong emotional reactions. Join a discussion on the issue, and how it relates to McLeod Summer Playhouse’s latest production, on June 24.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: SIU and Rend Lake College agree on joint criminal justice program
Local students who are interested in a criminal justice degree now have more options, thanks to a new articulation agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Rend Lake College.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: SIU’s equine department hosting “bring your horse to college” days
While it is relatively common to take a dog or cat along for an afternoon adventure, horses are usually left at home.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Wanting to give back, anthropology student spends summer at a chimpanzee sanctuary
Nurturing chimpanzees might not be how most students spend their summer, but for anthropology senior Cree Glanz, it is the perfect way to give back.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Awards and scholarships presented at SIU’s annual Greek Awards ..
As Southern Illinois University Carbondale wrapped up the 2017-2018 academic year, the 87th annual Greek Awards was held, recognizing outstanding people and groups in the campus Greek community with awards and scholarships.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: SIU gets $2.2 million to continue STEM teacher development program
Building on its past success, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will receive another round of funding for a program that helps highly qualified teachers teach STEM subjects to junior high and high school students throughout the region.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Experts working on ‘universal language’ to help humans speak to aliens
Researchers are working to develop a “universal language” based on human linguistic traits that would allow humans to communicate with aliens, the US National Space Society (NSS) has heard. SEE RELATED Are we made up of alien atoms?
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: What to do if you are suicidal, depressed? Springfield health officials offer advice
With the high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain making headlines this week, talk of suicide is dominating conversations all over the country.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: 5 Sneaky Ways You Can Get Sick On Vacation & How To Steer Clear Of The Germs By Caroline Burke2 weeks ago
When you're about to go on vacation, the literal last thing you want to happen is to catch a nasty cough the day before you leave. Even worse, there are tons of sneaky ways you can get sick on vacation, which can be hell on earth when you're in a foreign place and don't have access to the medicine or comforting tactics that you use at home when you don't feel well.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: What Janus v. AFSCME could mean in Illinois
Unions across the country are bracing for an adverse decision by the U.S.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Labyrinths of Dependence
For her study of the landscape dimensions of the opioid crisis, Aneesha Dharwadker, a designer in residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, taught an undergraduate and graduate studio grounded in the endlessly complex set of cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to addiction.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Carbondale founders park committee seeks public input on student landscape designs
The Carbondale Founders Park Committee put on display student landscape designs on Wednesday, June 13 at the Carbondale Civic Center.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: RLC, SIU enter agreement on criminal justice program
The Rend Lake College Board of Trustees have approved a new articulation agreement with Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Rend Lake College and SIU approve agreement for combined criminal justice program
The Rend Lake College Board of Trustees have approved a new agreement with Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Simon Institute's John Shaw Authors Book Focusing on Eisenhower-Kennedy Transition
WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Director John Shaw about his new book, "Rising Star, Setting Sun: Dwight D.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Blue Planet Adventure Day Camp
The fun never stops at Touch of Nature’s Blue Planet Adventure Day Camp.
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Adventures Underway Overnight Camp to be held June 25
Experience a week of adventure at Touch of Nature!
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TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Survival 102 Day Camp
Create a better working relationship between yourself and nature in Touch of Nature’s 3,100 acres of wilderness.