When Mandy Hagen stepped onstage to accept the Rising Star Award in addiction services, it marked a full-circle moment. Once unsure whether she deserved a seat at the table, today she’s leading recovery efforts across four counties in southern Illinois and inspiring others to find their way forward.

When Mandy Hagen stepped onstage to accept the Rising Star Award in addiction services, it marked a full-circle moment. Once unsure whether she deserved a seat at the table, today she’s leading recovery efforts across four counties in southern Illinois and inspiring others to find their way forward.

When Mandy Hagen stepped onstage to accept the Rising Star Award in addiction services, it marked a full-circle moment. Once unsure whether she deserved a seat at the table, today she’s leading recovery efforts across four counties in southern Illinois and inspiring others to find their way forward.

SIU School of Medicine’s MBBS Graduate Program offers flexible master’s and doctoral degree options designed to support a wide range of career goals in science, education and health care. Students benefit from interdisciplinary lab rotations, customizable coursework, and faculty mentorship across three SIU campuses—Carbondale, Edwardsville and Springfield—giving them the freedom to explore and focus their research interests.

The rules of scientific research have changed dramatically over the past two decades. Grants are more competitive. Expectations for rigor, repeatability and transparency are higher. And researchers must now juggle cutting-edge methods with rising regulatory demands while pushing for breakthroughs. Quietly yet influentially, Dr. Sophia Ran has met those challenges head-on. Since arriving at SIU School of Medicine in 2003, Ran, has maintained continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense and other agencies, a rare feat even among seasoned

The rules of scientific research have changed dramatically over the past two decades. Grants are more competitive. Expectations for rigor, repeatability and transparency are higher. And researchers must now juggle cutting-edge methods with rising regulatory demands while pushing for breakthroughs. Quietly yet influentially, Dr. Sophia Ran has met those challenges head-on. Since arriving at SIU School of Medicine in 2003, Ran, has maintained continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense and other agencies, a rare feat even among seasoned

The rules of scientific research have changed dramatically over the past two decades. Grants are more competitive. Expectations for rigor, repeatability and transparency are higher. And researchers must now juggle cutting-edge methods with rising regulatory demands while pushing for breakthroughs. Quietly yet influentially, Dr. Sophia Ran has met those challenges head-on. Since arriving at SIU School of Medicine in 2003, Ran, has maintained continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense and other agencies, a rare feat even among seasoned

SIU Radiology held its annual graduation ceremony on June 6.

SIU Radiology held its annual graduation ceremony on June 6.