UIS selected to write historical content for 1908 Springfield race riot exhibit
The Illinois State Museum Society has awarded a team from the University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and History Department the contract to write the historical content for a permanent exhibit on the 1908 Springfield race riot at the new Springfield Sangamon County Transportation HUB, currently under construction on Ninth Street in downtown Springfield.Sangamon County selected the Illinois State Museum, with assistance from the Illinois State Museum Society, to lead development of the
UIS ecologist's new book offers a playbook for restoring the planet
Amy McEuen, professor of biology at the University of Illinois Springfield College of Health, Science and Technology, has published a book offering down-to-earth tips on how everyone can help address global environmental crises ranging from climate change to biodiversity loss.“I think when students or non-scientists hear the words climate change, it is easy to throw our hands up and just give up,” McEuen said. “What I don’t think most people realize is we have the opportunity every day to engage in
