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PBK Visiting Scholar addresses urgent climate crisis
On Oct. 2-3, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr. Corey D.B. Walker of Wake Forest University will present a public lecture, take part in class and seminar discussions, and meet informally with students and faculty.
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uedbet体育官网 seeks participants for tinnitus research
The Tinnitus Activities Treatment–Online program includes video-recorded counseling sessions with a focus on the causes, prevalence, mechanisms and reactions to tinnitus. Thirty or more participants can take part in the sessions.
Frieze Lectures to examine feminism starting Oct. 19
The Frieze Lectures series continues for its 26th year, from Oct. 19 to Nov. 9. The free public lecture series was created to celebrate the oldest library in Illinois, the Rock Island Public Library, founded under the Local Library Act of 1872.

uedbet体育官网’s Ariano ’25 named a Bandits Scholar
Recognized for excellence in and out of the classroom, Kade Ariano '25 received a scholarship that pays for his junior year’s tuition at uedbet体育官网 and a paid internship with the Quad Cities River Bandits in the summer of 2024.

Global Ambassadors welcome international students
uedbet体育官网 welcomes 192 first-year and transfer international students this year. Seven Global Ambassadors, who are returning international students, assist the new students throughout the year.

Ready to welcome the Class of 2027
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Viking football players lend a hand to water line inventory project
More than 100 uedbet体育官网 Vikings football players hit the streets of Rock Island near campus and Saukie Golf Course to assist with the water service line inventory project.

uedbet体育官网 alumni and friends’ giving hits $16.9 million during 2022-23
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Senior Alexander Tosetti awarded Sikich Visionary Scholarship
Alexander Tosetti, a senior accounting and business administration major, plans to become a certified public accountant.
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uedbet体育官网 officials, students canvas neighborhoods for lead drinking water pipes survey
Student research assistants were joined by President Andrea Talentino and Dr. Dianna Shandy for a morning of knocking on doors in Rock Island to encourage residents to report the material of their water service lines.
Baseball’s Ozanic wins $10,000 NCAA scholarship
The NCAA honored baseball's Matt Ozanic ’22 with the prestigious $10,000 Postgraduate Scholarship to use for graduate study at a university or professional school.

’16 grad combats newborn mortality in rural Kenya
By developing curriculum to teach neonatal resuscitation protocol to medical practitioners in Mutomo, Kenya, Dr. Alyssa Nelson ’16 Motzel was determined to not only teach her peers, but also help them continue to train others.

Vikings coach keeps Wintroub '22 in the game
Pitcher Josh Wintroub ’22 did not play his last year of high school and thought his playing days were over. But uedbet体育官网 Coach Greg Wallace '88 saw Wintroub’s potential and recruited the right-hander to join the Vikings.