Army brain injuries reshape lives in postwar era
Thousands of troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury face uncertain futures as they return from Iraq. Doctors warn symptoms overlap with PTSD and care is costly and uneven, with many veterans lacking access to adequate treatment and long term support.
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Iraq
America
Sandy Schneider
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt
Schneider
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Fort Campbell
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jeffrey Crazen
New England Journal of Medicine
Alisa Gean
University of California
San Francisco
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Bryan Malone
O’brien
Iowa
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Haughton
Baghdad
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Michael Kilpatrick
Defense Department
Jordan Grafman
National Institutes of Health
Bush
Peter Pace
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sara Granberry
Vanderbilt Medical Center
Bagdad
AFAC forms to expose plagiarism within SIU system
AFAC emerged after SIUE faculty member Chris Dussold was fired for alleged plagiarism in a tenure filing and later sued SIU. The group has since accused more than 100 people, though many accusers remained anonymous. The controversy drew broader scrutiny of SIU leadership and past dissertations.
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SIU Edwardsville
SIU
Poshard
SIUE
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Dussold
Tyson Giger
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Vaughn Vandegrift
Martin Luther King Jr
Carbondale
Walter Wendler
SIUC
Southern
Texas A&m University
Wendler
Daily Egyptian
Illinois
Giger
The
Messenger
Dunham
Wilfriend Decco
Brigham Young University
Decco
Decca
Cedarhurst Craft Fair thrives despite rain in Mount Vernon
At the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts fair 130 crafters showcased unique items drawing visitors like Arlene Ducker and Ben Sandler from Missouri. Organizers planned to thank about 500 volunteers, noting attendance hopes despite weekend rain and high craft quality.
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Heitmeyer
Arlene Ducker
Centralia
Ben
Louise Sandler
Chesterfield
Cedarhurst Center For the Arts
Ben Sandler
Putnam Receives Alumna Achievement Award at SIUC
Adaire Putnam was honored with the alumna achievement award. J Dennis Cradit praised her steady wisdom and noted her service on the SIUC College of Business advisory board and helping students secure internships. She led a $500000 project renovating the Naomi Davis Shelterhouse for battered women and children.
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J. Dennis Cradit
Siuc College of Business and Administration
Putnam
SIUC
Adaire Putnam
College
Naomi Davis
City of Carbondale Starts Race Awareness Training for Leaders
City employees began a senior leadership training aimed at race and culture awareness. Holmes described it as a first step like tennis lessons, with rules and lines but not instant solution. The program seeks to improve perspective, communication, and conflict resolution, with final evaluations and recommendations due after next week.
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