DECATUR, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Millikin University issued the following news: Cameron Jackson has been named Millikin University's Dean of the College of Fine Arts, effective July 1. Jackson oversees the college's three schools: Music, Theatre & Dance (SOTAD), and Art & Creative Media. Jackson replaces Jessa Wilcoxen, who was appointed Interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts in July 2023. Wilcoxen will return to be the Director of the School of Art & Creative Media. "This is such an exhilarating time to become part of the Millikin communit more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Journal: New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst CHICAGO - Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure compared to white Americans, but they are much less likely to receive lifesaving transplants. In 2019, Northwestern Medicine created a novel and practical solution to this complex issue by redesigning the transplant access process for Black patients challenged by structural  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: Children's exposure to food and drink ads during kids' TV shows has dropped substantially since food and beverage makers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy fare during children's TV shows. Yet, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago, children under 12 still see more than 1,000 food-related ads a year, most of them for unhealthy products. For the study, published in JAMA Network Open, researchers analyz more PR

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: The Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute (QCMI) launched Friday as a catalyst for the defense and manufacturing sectors across the Midwest. QCMI is a partnership between Western Illinois University, the University of Illinois System and Iowa State University that will focus on research and development, and workforce development in advanced manufacturing and materials. "Iowa State University is proud to be part of this groundbreaking partnership to establish the Qua more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 24 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute was launched Friday as a catalyst for the defense and manufacturing sectors across the Midwest. QCMI is a partnership between Western Illinois University, the University of Illinois System and Iowa State University that will focus on research and development and workforce development in advanced manufacturing and materials. "The launch of the Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute marks a pivotal moment in Western I more PR

URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news on Aug. 23, 2024: The Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute launched today as a catalyst for the defense and manufacturing sectors across the Midwest. QCMI is a partnership among Western Illinois University, the University of Illinois System and Iowa State University that will focus on research and development, as well as workforce development, in advanced manufacturing and materials. "The University of Illinois System drives economic opportunity t more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Journal: Nature Microbiology CHICAGO - Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help scientists understand its neurological symptoms and the mystery of "long COVID," and they could one day even lead to specific treatments to protect and clear the virus from the brain. The new collaborative study between scientists at No more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Aug. 24 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: A program benefiting child literacy on Bloomington's west side was recently revitalized through efforts from members of the Illinois Wesleyan University community. The West Bloomington Revitalization Project (WBRP) created the Barbers with Books program in 2019, offering young readers the chance to read a book in the barbershop chair while receiving a free haircut. The original idea was led and launched by alumna Mary Yount '83 and retired IWU l more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: Journal: The BMJ CHICAGO - Despite the association between mask mandates/mask wearing and reduced death rates during the pandemic, masking remains controversial and highly politicized, with many people still asking, "do masks work, and should they be recommended?" In an editorial about the use of surgical face masks in public, published today, Aug. 23, in the BMJ, Northwestern Medicine internal medicine experts Drs. Jeffrey Linder and Rachel Amdur make  more PR