
Hailey Hollinshead’s passion for science and medical research has grown at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield.
UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program alum Trif Alatzas leads his team to a Pulitzer Prize win

Trif Alatzas, a 1989 graduate of the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield’s Public Affairs Reporting Program (PAR), has led his team to a 2020 Pulitzer
UIS Graduate Public Service Internship Program honors recent graduate and state agency supervisor
The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ SpringfieldGraduate Public Service Internship (GPSI) Program has honored a recent graduate and a state agency supervisor with awards for excellence during the 2019-20 academic year.
The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Cyber League team named the 404 Society placed in the top two percent in The National Cyber League competition held remotely in April.
The annual cybersecurity competition hosted by Cyber Skyline enables students to prepare and test themselves against practical cybersecurity challenges they will likely face in the workforce, such as identifying hackers from forensic data, penetration testing and audit vulnerable websites and recovering ransomware attacks.
UIS honors Associate Professor Donna Bussell with the Harry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Award

The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield’s Harry and Deborah Berman Sabbatical Award has been presented to Donna Bussell, associate professor of English.
Sixteen newly-admitted University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield freshmen have been awarded $125,000 combined in scholarships from the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ System’s President's Award Program. The individual scholarship amounts range from $5,000 to $10,000 per student.
UIS professor emerita of accountancy honored with experienced leader award from the Ãå±±½ûµØ CPA Society

University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Professor Emerita of Accountancy Carol Jessup has been honored with the experienced leader award from the Ãå±±½ûµØ CPA Society (ICPAS).
Lincoln scholar Graham Peck has been named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield.
UIS' Ann Comerford named to International Association of College Unions Board of Directors

Ann Comerford, executive director of the UIS Student Union has been chosen to serve as an at-large board member for the International Association of College Unions (ACUI.) Comerford's two-year term will incl
UIS students earn awards and leadership roles during the annual Model Ãå±±½ûµØ Government simulation
University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield students earned awards and were elected to leadership roles during the virtual Model Ãå±±½ûµØ Government (MIG) simulation held Feb. 26 & 27, 2021. The simulation, which normally takes place at the Ãå±±½ûµØ State Capitol, was held virtually this year due to COVID-19.

