Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University will host its 22nd annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway. The glitzy event features auctions, raffles, live entertainment and fine dining. Guests are encouraged to dress in formal attire, denim or mix-and-match for a fashionable combination. The live and silent auction items include vacation-home getaways, gourmet dinners, sporting event tickets, original artwork, one-of-a-kind jewelry and much more. Dinner will be followed by live music from

Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University will host its 22nd annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway. The glitzy event features auctions, raffles, live entertainment and fine dining. Guests are encouraged to dress in formal attire, denim or mix-and-match for a fashionable combination. The live and silent auction items include vacation-home getaways, gourmet dinners, sporting event tickets, original artwork, one-of-a-kind jewelry and much more. Dinner will be followed by live music from

Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University will host its 22nd annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway. The glitzy event features auctions, raffles, live entertainment and fine dining. Guests are encouraged to dress in formal attire, denim or mix-and-match for a fashionable combination. The live and silent auction items include vacation-home getaways, gourmet dinners, sporting event tickets, original artwork, one-of-a-kind jewelry and much more. Dinner will be followed by live music from

Denim & Diamonds is the annual gala fundraiser to benefit local cancer research and patient programs at Simmons Cancer Institute. The community comes together to support and celebrate, wearing their fanciest formal attire, denim, or a creative combination of the two. Tickets are $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of 10. Call 217-545-2955 or register online at siumed.edu/cancer .

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Ben Richardson, Ph.D. , has spent his career studying functions and circuits in the brain and what causes them to behave abnormally, especially within an area called the cerebellum. His work has encompassed alcohol use disorder, tinnitus and aging's effects on hearing, and dopamine signaling and reward. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently created a grant to support young scientists like Richardson who are willing to take a leap and expand their work into new areas. In only the second round of applications awarded, Richardson received a $1.86 million Stephen I. Katz Early Stage

Ben Richardson, Ph.D. , has spent his career studying functions and circuits in the brain and what causes them to behave abnormally, especially within an area called the cerebellum. His work has encompassed alcohol use disorder, tinnitus and aging's effects on hearing, and dopamine signaling and reward. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently created a grant to support young scientists like Richardson who are willing to take a leap and expand their work into new areas. In only the second round of applications awarded, Richardson received a $1.86 million Stephen I. Katz Early Stage

Ben Richardson, Ph.D. , has spent his career studying functions and circuits in the brain and what causes them to behave abnormally, especially within an area called the cerebellum. His work has encompassed alcohol use disorder, tinnitus and aging's effects on hearing, and dopamine signaling and reward. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently created a grant to support young scientists like Richardson who are willing to take a leap and expand their work into new areas. In only the second round of applications awarded, Richardson received a $1.86 million Stephen I. Katz Early Stage

Ben Richardson, Ph.D. , has spent his career studying functions and circuits in the brain and what causes them to behave abnormally, especially within an area called the cerebellum. His work has encompassed alcohol use disorder, tinnitus and aging's effects on hearing, and dopamine signaling and reward. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently created a grant to support young scientists like Richardson who are willing to take a leap and expand their work into new areas. In only the second round of applications awarded, Richardson received a $1.86 million Stephen I. Katz Early Stage