Innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs from across the Southern Illinois University System are joining forces for an event that brings together research and enterprise on Dec. 5: the 2024 SIU Technology and Innovation Expo (TIE). Students, faculty, policy makers and members of the public are encouraged to attend TIE from noon to 4:30 p.m. at SIU Carbondale’s Dunn-Richmond Center; it’s free and registration is encouraged at tie.siu.edu/registration . TIE brings some of the system’s top researchers together with business leaders and entrepreneurs for an afternoon conference and networking