SIUE /tags/siue SIUE en-US Copyright © 2024 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT Buoys in the Rio Grande could change southern border, SIUE researchers find /government-politics-issues/2024-12-27/buoys-rio-grande-southern-researchers-siue-illinois A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor and student have been studying the effects of the buoys placed by Texas in July 2023 — finding they’ve altered the flow of the river on the U.S.-Mexico border. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-12-27/buoys-rio-grande-southern-researchers-siue-illinois Will Bauer Madison County Transit opens new bike trail and bridge onto SIUE's campus /economy-business/2024-10-29/madison-county-transit-opens-new-bike-trail-and-bridge-onto-siues-campus Dubbed the “Yellowhammer Connector,” the new trail and bicycle and pedestrian bridge will connect campus to Madison County’s central bike trail. The name for the new trail comes from an early 20th-century streetcar corridor that ran near the new trail. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:36:06 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-29/madison-county-transit-opens-new-bike-trail-and-bridge-onto-siues-campus Will Bauer Illinois unions look to state for solutions after year of higher education labor action /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, negotiations are ongoing between campus leadership and the labor union that represents the university's clerical workers. A recent report found Illinois' public university employees were paid 21% less than state agency workers in similar jobs. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-01-04/illinois-university-unions-look-to-state-for-help Andrew Adams St. Louis-area college student groups want universities to sever ties with Boeing /education/2023-12-04/st-louis-area-college-student-groups-want-universities-to-sever-ties-with-boeing Seven student groups at St. Louis-area universities are calling for their leaders to sever ties with Boeing because of the weapons manufacturer’s connections to Israel. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-04/st-louis-area-college-student-groups-want-universities-to-sever-ties-with-boeing Chad Davis Food insecurity leaves some college students to rely on campus food pantries in St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-13/food-insecurity-leaves-some-college-students-to-rely-on-campus-food-pantries-in-st-louis St. Louis college students turn to campus food pantries amid end of SNAP benefits and rising costs. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:47:49 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-13/food-insecurity-leaves-some-college-students-to-rely-on-campus-food-pantries-in-st-louis Ulaa Kuziez Construction starts on new SIUE health sciences building, set to be complete by 2025 /education/2023-09-07/construction-starts-on-new-siue-health-sciences-building-set-to-be-complete-by-2025 Originally scheduled to be ready this year, the $105 million project was pushed back to 2025 after the pandemic slowed its progress, according to SIU System President Dan Mahoney. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:54:13 GMT /education/2023-09-07/construction-starts-on-new-siue-health-sciences-building-set-to-be-complete-by-2025 Will Bauer SIUE researchers experimenting with ways to better support minority grad students /education/2022-03-30/siue-researchers-experimenting-with-ways-to-better-support-minority-grad-students The university received about $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to study sustainable watersheds and implement different ways to support graduate students involved in the research. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:32:23 GMT /education/2022-03-30/siue-researchers-experimenting-with-ways-to-better-support-minority-grad-students Eric Schmid Mensi Project Gets Boost In Efforts To Address Period Poverty On Campus /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-10/mensi-project-gets-boost-in-efforts-to-address-period-poverty-on-campus Christy Ferguson started the Mensi Project in 2018 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to donate unneeded menstrual products to someone who could use them. Now the university is funding the effort with the help of new legislation. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:35:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-10/mensi-project-gets-boost-in-efforts-to-address-period-poverty-on-campus Lara Hamdan Composer Tells Father’s Story From Auschwitz To St. Louis In Rock-Opera Concert /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-27/composer-tells-fathers-story-from-auschwitz-to-st-louis-in-rock-opera-concert St. Louis composer Jeremy Schonfeld shares how his father's memoir, "Absence of Closure," inspired his "Iron & Coal" rock opera. Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:00:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-04-27/composer-tells-fathers-story-from-auschwitz-to-st-louis-in-rock-opera-concert Lara Hamdan New Veterans Center At SIUE Makes Services More Accessible /education/2021-02-14/new-veterans-center-at-siue-makes-services-more-accessible The Military and Veteran Resource Center helps new and existing veteran students navigate the college experience. Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:15:38 GMT /education/2021-02-14/new-veterans-center-at-siue-makes-services-more-accessible Eric Schmid