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This newsletter is designed to show you how HEC is strengthening and promoting education, arts, and culture in our Metro area. Want to collaborate? Contact us! Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Partnerships) . Click on an image to go to the link.

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A record number of Emmy nominations

2019 brings a record number of Emmy nominations for HEC Media, including "Overall Excellence," considered by many as a top award. This makes HEC Media the only station in St. Louis nominated for this award. Overall, HEC has been nominated for 23 Mid-America Emmys.
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Chronic itch? Arthritis drug can help

Karen Berger suffered from chronic itch and no one could diagnose her. Until she met Dr. Brian Kim at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and he recommended an anti-inflammatory drug called Xeljanz.

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Language, culture, and citizenship

The new exhibits at the Contemporary Art Museums explores themes related to citizenship, nationhood, identity, loss and social status and include photographs, videos, sculptures, paintings, and more.

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Connecting trauma victims to art

CommUNITY Arts STL is a nonprofit that connects kids from Washington University’s Life Outside of Violence (LOV) initiative to arts programs across St. Louis. By covering tuition costs and providing free transportation (via CAB, the CommUNITY Arts Bus), CommUNITY Arts STL breaks down barriers and provides an opportunity to take classes in dance, visual art, theater, and music.
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The famous horse wrangler

Karl Luthin is a full-time veterinarian in Illinois, and when he's not taking care of sick horses, he is a Hollywood wrangler who handles large breeds of animals in the film industry. You can see his work in Lincoln and Second Hand Lions.

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Welcome to cannon school

Once a year, black powder cannon enthusiasts get together at an old fort in Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois to learn how to shoot a cannon safely. Whether they are first-timers or old pros, everyone has a blast!

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Constructing Park-Like at Pulitzer

With a focus on the future and sustainability, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation is turning the lot across the street from their gallery into a rain garden. They’ve commissioned Studio Land Arts to construct the multilevel landscape in an endeavor which combines an environmentally concerned art practice with contractual work.
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Full STEAM ahead

Go Full STEAM Ahead with scientists, engineers, artists, and others who practice the concepts associated with STEAM learning in their every day work, Oct. 17 on ** Educate.Today ([link removed])
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Growing Global: US China Relations

Tune into Growing Global, live on ** hecmedia.org ([link removed])
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Giving all students the opportunity to succeed

Dara Massey is a student at Florissant Valley Community College with high-functioning autism, which can make it hard for her to communicate at times and to stand up for herself. The Access Office at St. Louis Community College helps students with disabilities, like Dara, succeed inside and outside of the classroom.
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A New Podcast by HEC Media

"Talking with Authors" is a bi-weekly conversation with best-selling authors, spanning genres, topics, and ideas. Download wherever you get your podcasts. And don't forget to watch all our author interviews at ** hecmedia.org ([link removed])
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Classroom Matters podcast

The Classroom Matters podcast aims to share the good, the bad, and the ugly of our education system. Join Kristy Houle as she talks with a wide variety of fascinating people on important and interesting educational topics

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Come see us at BookFest this weekend, presented by the Central West End CID, Left Bank Books, and the Left Bank Books Foundation

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About HEC Media

St. Louis’ three time winner of the Station Excellence Emmy Award and the world's foremost creator of 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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