Kevin Tucker Featured in AZoM on Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Environmental Contaminants
Posted September 28, 2026
Kevin Tucker, PhD, associate professor of chemistry at SIUE, was featured in an AZoMaterials interview tied to this year's Pittcon conference, discussing how mass spectrometry can track pharmaceuticals and personal care products as they move through the environment. Tucker described using triple-quadrupole LC-MS and MALDI-TOF imaging to show how statins accumulate in earthworms — a model organism his lab uses to study biosolid contamination in agricultural soil — with dif...
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SIUE Graduate Named to St. Louis Business Journal's Inno Under 25 List
Posted September 25, 2026
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was featured in two recent Inside Higher Ed articles on its enrollment momentum and campus-visit strategy. One roundup named SIUE among the nation's enrollment success stories, citing nearly 15 percent combined enrollment growth over two years and crediting the SIUE START high school pipeline program; the outlet featured program initiatives that help students resolve enrollment barriers before they arrive and a...
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Forbes Highlights SIUE's Enrollment Growth Amid National "Demographic Cliff"
Posted September 25, 2026
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s enrollment success story was featured in a Forbes analysis of colleges defying a nationwide decline in high school graduates. The article points to SIUE's largest-ever first-year class this fall, 2,323 freshmen, as proof that a regional university in a shrinking state can still grow.
Forbes credits the growth to SIUE's community college pathway programs, expanded online options, and in-high-school advising and r...
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On KMOX: SIUE Economist, Ariel Belasen, Examines Whether Betting and Social Media Sway NBA Officiating
Posted September 14, 2026
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville economist Ariel Belasen, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, joined a KMOX business segment to discuss his research on NBA officiating in the final two minutes of games. Belasen spoke with host Megan Lynch about how legal sports wagering and social media scrutiny may be shaping referee decisions in these high-stakes moments.
Listen more: KMOX – Does sports betting and social media influence NBA officiati...
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SIUE Graduate Named to St. Louis Business Journal's Inno Under 25 List
Posted September 11, 2026
SIUE Graduate Named to St. Louis Business Journal's Inno Under 25 List
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate Aayush Gauba has been named to the St. Louis Business Journal's 2026 "Inno Under 25" list, recognizing young innovators in the region's technology and entrepreneurial community. Gauba founded AIWAF, an adaptive web application firewall downloaded more than 100,000 times by developers worldwide, and serves on the Board of Directors of th...
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