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        <a  href="/news/gis-workshop-mapping-covid-19-dr-yun-zhao-and-dr-junu-shrestha">GIS  Workshop  on  Mapping  COVID-19,  Dr.  Yun  Zhao  and  Dr.  Junu  Shrestha</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">GIS  Workshop  on  Mapping  COVID-19,  Dr.  Yun  Zhao  and  Dr.  Junu  Shrestha



On  November  14,  2020,  the  GIS  Lab,  joined  by  Junu  Shrestha  from  the  UIS  Public  Health  Department,  offered  a  virtual  GIS  workshop&nbsp;titled  “Mapping  COVID-19  Using  GIS.”  The  workshop  introduced  the  use  of  desktop  and  online  GIS  tools  in  visualizing  COVID-  19  to  help  in  the  decision-making  process.  Two  example  products  are  included  here.  This  is  the  first  time  the  GIS  Lab  offered  an  online  workshop.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/research-plastic-bag-legislation">Research  on  Plastic  Bag  Legislation</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Research  on  Plastic  Bag  Legislation,  Dr.  Megan  Styles



This  past  summer,  ENS  Chair  Dr.  Megan  Styles  and  PA  faculty  member  Dr.  Junfeng  Wang,  conducted  research  on  the  adoption  of  plastic  bag  legislation  in  �山����  communities.  They  interviewed  city  officials  and  community  leaders  in  the  five  IL  municipalities  that  have  adopted  plastic  bag  laws  (e.g.  bans  or  fees  designed  to  deter  the  use  of  these  bags)  to  understand  why  these  communities  adopted  these  laws  and  their  experiences  with  implementation.  Drs.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/allison-thornley-named-uis-employee-month-march-2022">Allison  Thornley  named  the  UIS  Employee  of  the  Month  for  March  2022</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Allison  Thornley  has  been  named  the&nbsp;University  of  �山����  Springfield  Employee  of  the  Month&nbsp;for  March  2022.  She  has  worked  for  UIS  Athletics  since  2011  and  currently  serves  as  the  associate  athletic  director  for  strategic  planning  and  finance  and  the  senior  women's  administrator.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-and-community-health-roundtable-host-webinar-after-effects-pandemic">UIS  and  Community  Health  Roundtable  to  host  a  webinar  on  the  after  effects  of  the  pandemic</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  �山����  Springfield  Center  for  State  Policy  and  Leadership  and  the  Community  Health  Roundtable  will  host  a  free  virtual  public  webinar  titled  “After  Effects  of  the  Pandemic:  The  Challenges  in  Health  Care  Delays  and  Long  COVID-19”  at  Noon  Friday,  April  1  via  Zoom.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/dejoie-simmons">DeJoie  Simmons  </a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Hometown:  Chicago,  �山����Major:  Masters  in  Public  Administration  (MPA)Future  Plans:  Earn  a  doctorate  degree</div>
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