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Community leaders and experts held a webinar on Wednesday about the housing challenges in Springfield.

This was part of a series through the University of Illinois Springfield and the Citizens Club of Springfield called Confronting Inequities.

Wednesday's webinar focused on housing disparities within the community.

They touched on the housing issues facing people of color and immigrants to include the access available to stable housing and possible solutions.

The University of Illinois Springfield has partnered with the Universidade Estadual de Maring谩 (UEM) to research the aquatic ecology of the Paran谩 River in Brazil and the Illinois River in the United States in order to better understand the effectiveness of conservation and restoration efforts.

University of Illinois Springfield Professor Emeritus of Accountancy, Donald Morris, will be releasing his new book 鈥淭axation in Utopia: Required Sacrifice and the General Welfare鈥� published by SUNY Press in September 2020.

The following Accountancy graduate students at the University of Illinois Springfield have received awards for academic excellence.

Michelle Dankoski聽鈥� Honors in Accountancy

Chao Wang聽鈥� Honors in Accountancy

Jenna Upchurch聽of Springfield, IL聽(undergraduate),聽Kayla Mackie-Carlson聽of Washington, IL (undergraduate)聽and聽Michelle Dankoski聽of Hillsboro, IL (graduate) were selected by Accountancy faculty to serve as program marshals for the University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 48th commencement ceremony聽 on May 11, 2019. Marshals are selected for their academic excellence.