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A student in a lab coat looks through a microscope while a professor observes beside her, with cell images displayed on a nearby laptop.
Nov 04, 2025
UIS study finds diabetes drug’s vascular effects may help protect the heart
A new study from the University of Illinois Springfield College of Health, Science and Technology suggests that a common diabetes medication may do more than…
Michael Lemke at Emiquon
Jun 01, 2023
UIS Emeritus Professor Michael Lemke leads the publication of a special issue of the journal Microbial Ecology
University of Illinois Springfield Emeritus Professor of Biology Michael Lemke has led the publication of a special issue of the scientific journal Microbial…
Amy McEuen
Apr 17, 2023
Dr. Amy McEuen published her first Op-Ed
Congratulations to Dr. Amy McEuen, a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project and an associate professor of biology, who has published her first Op-Ed via…
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Mar 29, 2023
UIS Biology graduate Anthony Sylvester published a review article with Dr. Natalya Zinkevich
Congratulations to UIS Biology graduate Anthony Sylvester and Assistant Prof. Natalya Zinkevich, who have published a review article together in journal…
Biology Student Dylan Thompson
Mar 09, 2023
UIS Biology Student Dylan Thompson Accepted Into Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Congratulations to Dylan Thompson, who has been accepted into the School of Medicine at Southern Illinois University. Dylan is a senior majoring in Biology…
Kodi Smith
Nov 01, 2020
UIS student Kodi Smith honored with the Student Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Kodi Smith of Taylorville has been selected as the University of Illinois Springfield student recipient of the Student Laureate Award…