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State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2024-05-12 ( 3 items )  
Bird in the Hand: Millikin's Dr. Travis Wilcoxen Leads Unique Performance Learning Research Opportunities at the Illinois Raptor Center (10)
DECATUR, Illinois, May 11 (TNSres) -- Millikin University issued the following news: * * * Wilcoxen, a Professor of Biology, is also the President of the Board of the birds of prey rehabilitation center. * * * Take a car ride with Millikin University Biology Professor Dr. Travis Wilcoxen, and there's a distinct possibility it might involve capturing, tagging, and releasing a raptor. No, that's not the nemesis of the visitors of Jurassic Park. A raptor is another term for birds of prey, incl more PR

Boeing Donates $100,000 to Support Tornado Recovery and Relief Efforts in Oklahoma (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 11 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: Boeing [NYSE: BA] is donating $100,000 from the Boeing Charitable Trust to assist with recovery and relief efforts following the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. Funds will go to the American Red Cross to provide warm meals, hygiene kits and other supplies to impacted neighborhoods. "Our thoughts are with the communities i more PR

Visionary Fintech Entrepreneur Jenny Just to Receive Honorary Doctor of Business From Illinois Tech (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 11 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) will award Jenny Just, a renowned entrepreneur and one of the few self-made female billionaires in the United States, an Honorary Doctor of Business, honoris causa. After cutting her teeth on the trading floor in Chicago, Just launched her own investment firm and transformed it into a fintech empire, including more than 15 companies that she has s more PR