University of Illinois Springfield Emeritus Professor of Biology Michael Lemke has led the publication of a special issue of the scientific journal Microbial Ecology. The April 2023 edition explores the role of microbial genomics in restoration ecology.

Lemke and Rob DeSalle, curator at the American Museum of Natural History’s Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, proposed the topic and served as guest co-editors for the special issue. Lemke also serves as a research associate at the museum.

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Dr. Bob Blankenberger with DPA Candidate Annie Brooks (DPA '19)

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Former Governors Jim Edgar and Pat Quinn meet with FY2022 ILSIP Cohort during their seminar. Former Governor Edgar is a former ILSIP intern, a member of the FY1969 cohort and inducted into the Samuel K. Gove Hall of Fame in 1990.

Hello, I am Dr Magic Wade, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the UIS School of Politics and International Affairs. I joined the faculty at UIS in 2015. Prior to this, I attended the University of Minnesota to earn my PhD in 2015 and taught as an adjunct instructor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.