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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /1 PM EDT/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 109 expected.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From noon CDT /1 PM EDT/ Saturday to 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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SIU looks forward to more cutting edge life sciences research in their new Biolaunch lab.

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CARBONDALE, Ill.-- Southern Illinois University Officials cut the ribbon on Friday on a $7.2 million BioLaunch lab on the Carbondale campus.

Organizers say the new, 10,000-square-foot space will be dedicated to cutting-edge life sciences research and more.

On the university's website Chanceller Austin A. Lane had this to say, “Today is an exciting day for Southern Illinois University Carbondale and our region, BioLaunch will advance interdisciplinary science and economic development. It is a perfect example of the research and innovation pillar in our university’s Imagine 2030 strategic plan.�

He said the facility is funded in part by a $2.7 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Wet Lab Program.

According to Lane, BioLaunch is the newest addition to the Illinois Food, Entrepreneurship, Research and Manufacturing Hub, a state-of-the-art research and training suite for faculty use, students, start-up companies and private firms in the region. iFERM capitalizes on the university’s research and innovation into food, fermentation and biotechnology.