BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, April 19 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Titan Supporter, Serial Entrepreneur Marc Talluto '94 to Speak at May 4 Commencement By Jeffery Woodard BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Long-time supporter of the entrepreneurial programs at Illinois Wesleyan, alumnus Marc Talluto '94, will deliver the University's commencement address on Sunday, May 4. Nearly 400 graduates will be honored in the Class of 2025, with political science major Franches more PR

GALESBURG, Illinois, April 19 -- Knox College issued the following news release: * * * Knox College Announces 2025 Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipients Knox College announced today that Illinois Governor JB Pritzker will provide the Commencement address and receive an honorary degree at its Commencement exercises to be held in June. Pritzker will be joined by renowned Chicago artist and professor Theaster Gates and Knox College honorary trustee and longtime supporter Mary Kent Kn more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 19 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * ALS Drug Effectively Treats Alzheimer's Disease in New Animal Study By Amanda Morris NU-9 acts on a common mechanism at play in both neurodegenerative diseases Experimental drug NU-9 -- a small molecule compound approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -- improves neuron health  more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, April 19 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU researchers study social lives of deer to prevent spread of fatal illness CARBONDALE, Ill. - Wildlife researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are using cameras to take a closer look at how deer socialize to better understand how a deadly disease is spread. Working with the deer population at SIU's Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, John Vinson, a postdoctoral asso more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 19 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago chemists unveil new 'placeholder' method for making molecules more easily Breakthrough could lead to faster drug discovery By Louise Lerner Much of the world we see around us is made up of complicated molecules. If you go to the store, virtually everything you see--every bottle of nail polish, every bag of lawn fertilizer, and every pill--starts with chemists figuring out how to make the exact more PR