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Medical school honors Sangamon County student artists

“My kid could paint that.” This statement is meant as criticism when uttered by an art museum patron or gallery browser who sees similarities between an exuberant offspring and an abstract master like
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2024 Sangamon County Student Art Awards

Here are the young artists honored at the 2024 Sangamon County Student Art Awards.
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Dr. Waqas Azhar welcomed as U.S. citizen

SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.
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Butterfly release to honor loved ones, celebrate survivors June 8

Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU Medicine will host its 16th Annual Butterfly Release at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, in the Thomas Garden of Hope, Simmons Cancer Institute, 315 W. Carpenter St
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2024 Teaching & Learning Symposium shares 'what's next'

Learn more about the Academy for Scholarship in Education’s 2024 conference held on the Springfield campus April 11.
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Mt. Zion High School students to experience crash reenactment

Mount Zion High School students will experience a crash reenactment on Friday, April 26, at Braves Parkway, east of the school. SIU’s ThinkFirst injury prevention program is coordinating and presenting the event.
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Team up, tee up to help area children on June 3

SIU Medicine invites golfers to team up and join us at The Rail for the On Par for Pediatrics charity golf outing June 3. Your support will help area children who are facing life-altering diseases.
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Skin cancer screenings available at Simmons Cancer Institute May 9

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with about 9,500 people diagnosed each day. Physicians find 3 million skin cancer annually and the number has grown steadily over the past
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SIU School of Medicine alumnus, others elected to Illinois State Medical Society leadership

A number of physicians with connections to SIU School of Medicine were elected to leadership positions in the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) during its 2024 annual meeting.