DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Drake University issued the following news release: * * * Professor Klaus Bartschat's 2014 paper identified a source of error in experimental results obtained with Nobel Prize-winning technology * * * This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three Laureates for the development of extremely short laser pulses, which--for the first time--can be used to image electron dynamics in atoms and molecules. This breakthrough enables the study of fundament  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 25 -- Grand View University issued the following news: Dr. Erin Kim-Cho, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Practice, virtually participated in the "World Korean Association Leaders Forum." She shared insights on how the Korean-American Society of Iowa (KASI) partnered with government agencies and local nonprofits to enhance community service. Through this nonprofit, she has been involved in various projects with organizations such as Refugees and Immigrant V  more

GRINNELL, Iowa, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- Grinnell College issued the following news: * * * Summer MAP Series: Adriane Thompson '24 * * * By Anika Jane Beamer '22 Adriane Thompson's Mentored Advanced Project (MAP) experience didn't deter her from a future in research. However, the fourth-year biology major says, "It gave me a really good reality check about how frustrating research can be." Thompson '24 spent the summer in the lab of Benjamin DeRidder, associate professor of biology, working wit  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 25 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced actions the Iowa Attorney General's Office will be taking to prosecute election misconduct and fraud cases. Under the government reorganization law that Governor Kim Reynolds signed earlier this year, the Iowa Attorney General's Office was given the responsibility to prosecute cases relating to election integrity. The law went into   more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: The University of Northern Iowa is one of four institutions that will combat climate change as part of a $13.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant funds a program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help multiple communities respond to coastal erosion, flooding, permafrost thaw and other hazards attributed to climate change. The four years of funding, awar  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Oct. 25 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: The North American Review literary magazine, housed on the University of Northern Iowa campus, is excited to announce the launch of the Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate program. The program is based on the National Youth Poet Laureate Program, with the goal of identifying and celebrating exceptional young poets who use their voices to inspire change. "We believe that young people are capable of cr  more

FAYETTE, Iowa, Oct. 25 -- Upper Iowa University issued the following news release: The Board of Trustees at Upper Iowa University has named Kathy Franken as the University's 22nd President. This would also be a milestone in UIU history as Franken is the first woman president to lead the University. "Since becoming Interim President in May, Kathy has led the University through a number of critical initiatives, which made it clear that Kathy is the right individual at the right time to assume th  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 25 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), led by the State of Iowa, opposing the Proposed Rule for Phase Two Revisions of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The Proposed Rule was released on July 28, 2023. NEPA is the federal law that requires agencies to prepare environmental assessments and environmental impact statement  more

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 25 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: For a second consecutive year, West Texas A&M University's soil judging team has qualified for nationals. The WT team placed second in the Region IV Collegiate Soil Judging competition held Oct. 16 to 20 in Lubbock. WT outranked No. 3 Texas A&M University and just behind the winner, the University of Arkansas. The WT team also placed second in the team pit competition, where the team works together to characterize a  more