November Top Stories and Highlights 

This newsletter is designed to show you how HEC is strengthening and promoting education, arts, and culture in our Metro area. Have a story you want to share? Contact us! Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Partnerships) .
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HEC Media wins seven Mid-America Emmy Awards

Award season is upon us and HEC Media is honored to be adding seven more Mid-America Emmy Awards to our already packed shelves here at the studio! We couldn’t have produced quality arts, education, and cultural programming without your help and we thank all of our partner organizations for your support. Currently, HEC Media has won 71 Mid-America Emmys.
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Changing the face of fashion

Evolution STL, a new green, innovative knitwear factory in Grand Center, is changing the entire knitwear and manufacturing sector.

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Innovative solutions for the military

BioSTL launched the Center for Defense Medicine with a grant from the U.S Economic Development Administration.

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200 years of German art takes St. Louis by storm

“Storm of Progress: German Art After 1800 from the Saint Louis Art Museum,” highlights one of the strongest collections of German art in the United States. Simon Kelly, Hannah Klemm, Melissa Venator, and Molly Moog have co-curated the exhibition, selecting 120 works from the museum’s extensive collection to tell a historical narrative through masterpiece after masterpiece, many of which will be on display for the first time.
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Going on an owl prowl

Mark H.X. Glenshaw is an award-winning naturalist and takes those curious on owl prowls in Forest Park for free.

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The man behind Murder, Inc.

In his new book, A Brotherhood Betrayed, journalist Michael Cannell tells the true story of the mafia’s highest ranking assassin and traitor.

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A glimpse into the new Freedom Suites statue

Judges in the 22nd judicial circuit agreed to create a memorial statue paying tribute to 300 slaves and their lawyers who used the courts to fight for their freedom before the American Civil War. They were called the “Freedom Suits.” Preston Jackson, a master artist, was commissioned to create a statue honoring this momentous era in American history. Jackson describes the statue by explaining his concept, design, and connection to the project.
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Inside Dale Chihuly's world of glass

As awe-inspiring as Dale Chihuly’s glass artwork is, his story of success is just as impressive. For fourteen years, Jan Greenberg wanted to share his story with young readers in a nonfiction book.

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Women in comics

Christina “Steenz” Stewart is a cartoonist based in St. Louis, and has recently taken over the creation of the St. Louis Post Dispatch's "Heart of the City."

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COVID nasal spray vaccine moving closer to clinical trials

David T. Curiel, MD, PhD, professor of radiation oncology for Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and his team believe the vaccine they developed in St. Louis produces a superior immune response compared to the ones quickly gaining approval first. It’s a nasal vaccine that’s now produced by academic spinoff Precision Virologics with Curiel as Interim CEO. The intranasal vaccine proved successful in mouse studies.

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About HEC Media

St. Louis’ four time winner of the Station Excellence Emmy Award and the world's foremost creator of interactive distance learning, HEC Media is the metropolitan area's leading producer of education, arts, and cultural programming. HEC can be seen on Spectrum 989, AT&T U-verse channel 99, over-the-air digital channel 2.2, and anytime on ** www.hec ([link removed])
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HEC Media's mission is to "Strengthen and promote the education, arts, and cultural communities in theSt. Louis metropolitan area."

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