The following story was reported by WAND-TV on Feb. 12, 2025.

"The goal is they work in these teams and they really begin to see how what they're learning in the classroom can be used to for real world problems for populations that maybe many aren't thinking about or aren't thinking about how technology can be the solution," said Travis Bland, interim dean of the College of Health, Science and Technology.

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The following story was reported by NPR Illinois on March 24, 2025.

Chancellor Janet Gooch will be joined by Matt Van Vossen and Ryan Melchin, Class of 2011 UIS Graduates. Matt and Ryan will discuss how they navigated diverse leadership roles on campus, including leading the college Democrats and Republicans while sharing a dorm room. Matt and Ryan exemplify respect for differences and the power of finding common ground.

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The following story was reported by NPR Illinois on March 10, 2025.

The Honorable Cheri Bustos is a UIS Public Affairs Reporting program graduate, former Congresswoman and recipient of the University of Illinois Alumni Achievement Award. Bustos spoke to Community Voices about how her experience in the PAR program influenced her career and her time as a Congresswoman. 

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The following column was written by UIS professor Thomas Rothfus, director of the UIS Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon and the UIS Field Station at Lake Springfield, and published by the Illinois Times on Feb. 24, 2025.

“The idea of a field station is not a familiar one to most people. Field stations serve as a home base for researchers and students seeking to understand the surrounding environment and its relationship to the rest of the world. They are also sites of education and outreach and play a vital role in training students.”

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