Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln - Scholarships Awarded
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln has awarded 102 scholarships and scholarship renewals for 2026, totaling nearly $230,000. The awards were made possible through charitable scholarship funds established by more than 45 individuals, families, and organizations committed to supporting local students and educational opportunities. With this year’s awards, the Community Foundation has distributed more than $2.7 million in scholarships over the past 22 years, helping hundreds of students pursue
UIS Legal Studies Professor Deborah Anthony admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar
University of Illinois Springfield Professor of Legal Studies Deborah Anthony was admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States during a June 18 ceremony in Washington, D.C.The admission allows Anthony to practice before the nation's highest court. Only a select group of attorneys are admitted to the Supreme Court Bar each year.Anthony was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in the presence of the full court. Before the court convened, Roberts met privately with the group of attorneys
Study finds waste sites with cancer-causing chemicals more common near marginalized communities
A new nationwide study led by a University of Illinois Springfield faculty member finds that people in lower-income communities and communities of color are more likely to live near sites where industries dispose of cancer-causing chemicals. The research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute.Jessica M. Madrigal, associate professor in the School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability and Public Health in the UIS College of Health,
