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Dunham Hall window replacements expected to save in energy costs

Dunham Hall window replacements expected to save in energy costs

Window replacements on Dunham Hall are expected to save SIUE between 50 percent and 70 percent in energy costs, according to Bill Retzlaff, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Window replacement construction began last month on Dunham Hall and are expected to be completed by early December. Photo by Kari Williams
“The expectation is […]

Artists in Conversation: the Body reveals unique narratives, art works

Artists in Conversation: the Body reveals unique narratives, art works

Onlookers listen to English faculty member read about the Body works
From hands to cancer cell depictions: Artists in Conversation: The Body featured art works exploring aspects of the human body.
Art and design professor Laura Strand said it was a successful day for SIUE artists.
“It’s a celebration of the diverse creativity at SIUE,” Strand said.
The Artists […]

IDOT archaeologist speaks Thursday about Mississippi River Bridge Project

IDOT archaeologist speaks Thursday about Mississippi River Bridge Project

An ancient city unearthed in present-day East St. Louis during the Mississippi River Bridge Project will be the topic of discussion for the first of two Native American Studies minor events held this month.
Brad Koldehoff, chief archaeologist of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), will speak to students at 7 p.m., Nov. 7, at Peck […]

SIUE biology professor collaborates with Ohio University professor to study plants in space

SIUE biology professor collaborates with Ohio University professor to study plants in space

Biologists could soon know how plants react to a lack of gravity due to an experiment biology professor Darron Luesse will conduct with Ohio University professor Sarah Wyatt with the assistance of a nearly $400,000 grant from NASA.
Photo courtesy of Darron Luesse
The research, according to Luesse, will help understand basic biology, such as how plants […]

Science Building West ribbon cutting to be held Nov. 4

Science Building West ribbon cutting to be held Nov. 4

SIUE will celebrate the completion of the new science building – Science Building West – with a ribbon-cutting ceremony next week.
Gov. Pat Quinn speaks at a press conference earlier this year regarding funding for renovations to the old Science Building.
The ribbon cutting will take place at 3 p.m., Nov. 4, followed by a tour of […]

University of Illinois at Chicago professor to discuss hookup culture

University of Illinois at Chicago professor to discuss hookup culture

College-age students hooking up is not new, but the results of a recent study showed unexpected results regarding the perception of hooking up, according to Barbara Risman, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Sociology chair.
Risman, who will speak tomorrow – Oct. 29 – about hookup culture for the Women’s Studies department, found that most […]

New art and design professor applies contemporary yet practical methods to metalsmithing

New art and design professor applies contemporary yet practical methods to metalsmithing

From Left: art education major Calvin Cooper and art and design professor Aimee Howard after a casting process
New art and design professor Aimee Howard hopes through her position at SIUE to instill in students the fine art perspective of metalwork and jewelry by teaching them historical and contemporary ideas and techniques while also pushing the […]

Reiheld presents notions of civility research at FEAST conference

Reiheld presents notions of civility research at FEAST conference

Common phrases such as “don’t rock the boat” and “keep a civil tongue in your head” do nothing to help society better itself.
Philosophy professor Alison Reiheld makes that argument in the paper she presented last month at the Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) Conference, which had a theme of pluralism.
Under pluralism, a person can […]

Midwest Paint Group visually responds to SIUE's Jean Helion painting

Midwest Paint Group visually responds to SIUE’s Jean Helion painting

A painting that has been in SIUE’s possession for nearly 50 years recently drew the interest of the Midwest Paint Group, causing its members to create visual responses to it. They unveiled those responses last week.
The group visited the campus over the summer to view the painting, “Le Grand Luxembourg,” by French artist Jean Helion […]

Vocalists prepare “The Billy Goats Gruff” opera tour for local schoolchildren with anti-bullying message

Vocalists prepare “The Billy Goats Gruff” opera tour for local schoolchildren with anti-bullying message

"The Billy Goats Gruff" SIUE opera cast during rehearsal Photo courtesy of Kate Slovinski
SIUE vocal students will tackle issues of bullying for local schools with the production of “The Billy Goats Gruff.”

Opera-tion Arts is an Opera Outreach program that performs in cooperation with the SIUE department of music. This fall, students will perform in the […]

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