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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUe, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States about 20 miles from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUe was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger... of the two largest institutions of Southern Illinois University. The University offers graduate programs through its Graduate School. In fiscal year 2011, SIUe faculty and staff received more than $34 million in grants and contracts for research, teaching and service initiatives--- which ranked 6th among the 53 comparable public and private universities. "A significant portion" of these funds was for work done through the East St. Louis Center. Otherwise, over $6 million was awarded for 115 research grants from agencies that included the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Offering comprehensive programs, services and training to more than 6,000 people annually, the SIUe East St.
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Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. First settled in the 1830s, Lincoln is home to three colleges and two prisons. The three... colleges are Lincoln College, Lincoln Christian University, and Heartland Community College. It is also the home of the world's largest covered wagon. The population was 14,504 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Logan County. Lincoln is located on I-55 , between Bloomington and Springfield. In addition Illinois Route 10 and Illinois Route 121 run into the city and Illinois Route 121 now ends in Lincoln; former Route 121 north of the city is now Interstate 155. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles , none of which is covered by water. Lincoln's Amtrak train station is on the Amtrak line between St. Louis and Chicago. Lines of the Union Pacific and Canadian National railroads run through the city. Salt Creek and the Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area are nearby.
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