SIUC professor earns 2.8 million grant for quit smoking study
SIUC psychology professor David Gilbert receives a 2.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to test quit smoking aids. The study spans five years and 220 participants, comparing nicotine patches with Zyban. The region also notes Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council opens a Carbondale outreach office at 1400 W. Main St. Suite 23 and 24 offering LIHEAP and weatherization help. call (618) 351-1021 for details.
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Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Westside Center
Main St
Thompsonville school registration set for August 18
Thompsonville parents and students may register from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday August 18 at Thompsonville Grade School and Thompsonville High School. New students need up to date immunization records and birth certificates for kindergarten. Proof of Residency is required for new Thompsonville residents and book rental applies.
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Shawneetown Road
Thompsonville High School
Marion airport expands security checkpoint and seating
Williamson County Regional Airport in Marion unveils a newly finished security checkpoint expansion. TSA and airport officials say the upgrade smooths screening for travelers and adds terminal seating as part of ongoing improvement projects including an extended runway unveiled last October.
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Williamson County Regional Airport
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Doug Kimmel
Chicago
Kimmel
Kirk Robinson
Jackson County Launches Pilot to Curb Underage Drinking
Jackson County will begin the TrAIL Initiative, a pilot program to curb underage drinking launching in early August. Funded by a $100,000 transportation grant and led by the Liquor Control Commission, trained investigators will respond to serious incidents. Ted Penesis discussed the plan with law enforcement from multiple Jackson County communities, noting the county as a “college county.”
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Jackson County
Liquor Control Commission
Department of Transportation
Ted Penesis
ILCC
College
Teen Dancer Tucker Barkley to Teach Local Workshop
Local youth raised funds through a yard sale and car wash to host 13 year old Tucker Barkley, an up and coming hip hop dancer, at Willow Street Studios in Carbondale. The weeklong workshop brings professional instruction to Southern Illinois residents at an affordable rate.
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Tucker Barkley
Paige Alexander
Giant City
Willow Street Studios, Inc
Susan Barnes
Barkley
Monsters of Hip Hop Intensive Workshop in Carbondale
Several sessions for different levels run Monday through Friday at Willow Street Studios home of Susan Barnes Dance 205 W. Willow St Carbondale for children ages 9 and up. Information at (618) 549-9546 or www.susanbarnesdance.com. Local studio aims to make the experience accessible to Southern Illinois dancers. Hosman notes cost and travel barriers as motivation. A top young tour dancer was attracted to Carbondale to boost participation.
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Susan Barnes
Willow St
Carbondale
Susanbarnesdance.com
Illinois
Hosman
Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act aims for 1 million students overseas
Bipartisan proposal by U S senators Durbin and Coleman seeks to create a State Department managed undergraduate study abroad program over ten years. Targeted toward low income and community college students, the plan emphasizes study in Asia and developing nations to build international understanding and U S leadership.
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Dick Durbin
D-Il
Minnesota
Norm Coleman
Durbin
Study Abroad Commission
Paul Simon
Simon
United States
U.S. Department of State
Martin H. Simon
Senate
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