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Innovate Springfield’s Founders, Failure and Fun speaker series returns
WHAT: Innovate Springfield, the University of Illinois Springfield’s business incubator, will host the next event in its Founders, Failure and Fun speaker series, featuring Brandon Yates, an early-stage founder, tech entrepreneur and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumnus. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 WHERE: Innovate Springfield, 15 S. Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield DETAILS: Yates is the co-founder and CEO of Deepwalk, a scanning software company that automates ADA
CWLP Announces Results of 2024 Customer Satisfaction Survey
Springfield, Illinois –City Water, Light, and Power (CWLP) is proud to announce the findings of its 2024 Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted in partnership with the University of Illinois Springfield’s Center for State Policy and Leadership. With over 1,200 residential customers responding, the results reflect high overall satisfaction and provide valuable insights for the planning and expansion of future CWLP’s services and programs.According to the survey, 85% of respondents are satisfied with CWLP,
UIS to host a virtual panel discussion on foreign affairs and the 2024 U.S. election
SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and the Center for State Policy and Leadership will host a virtual panel discussion, “Foreign Affairs in the 2024 U.S. Election and Beyond,” from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21.The discussion will examine the role of foreign policy in the 2024 elections, recent global elections held throughout 2024 and key foreign policy issues anticipated to remain significant in the coming months.The panel will feature UIS
UIS researchers partner with the SIU School of Medicine to study how cancer spreads
SPRINGFIELD – Scientists at the University of Illinois Springfield and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are teaming up to investigate how certain cells in the body connect and encourage the spread of cancer.The project, led by Natalya Zinkevich, UIS assistant professor of integrated sciences, and Sophia Ran, SIU professor of medical microbiology, immunology and cell biology, focuses on two types of cells – immune cells from bone marrow and specialized cells from the lymphatic system – and how
