GRINNELL, Iowa, Nov. 29 -- Grinnell College issued the following news: The desire to make a difference is a common thread that runs through the culture of Grinnell College. One way Grinnellians often choose to help others is through education, whether it's as a teacher, administrator, researcher, or well-informed parent and/or citizen. Associate Professor Deborah Michaels, chair of the new education studies concentration, says that many Grinnell students take education classes because of their  more

EWING, New Jersey, Nov. 29 -- The College of New Jersey issued the following news: Sarah Knapik spent a lot of time scouting around the storm drain at Lake Ceva this fall as she worked to build the bug collection needed for her entomology class. It paid off. She found a Lepidotarphius perornatella -- a colorful species of moth never before recorded in New Jersey. Native to East Asia, the moth had been recorded only once elsewhere in the United States: a sighting in Iowa in 2017. Knapik, a bio  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 29 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on Nov. 28, 2023: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the ACLU and Lambda Legal filing a lawsuit in regards to pornography in school libraries: "Protecting children from pornography and sexually explicit content shouldn't be controversial. The real controversary is that it exists in elementary schools. "Books with graphic depictions of sex acts have absolutely no place i  more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A research poster dated Dec. 9, 2015, hangs just outside Nicole Hashemi's Iowa State University laboratory. It introduces a major project for Hashemi and her research group. And it's evidence that scientific persistence sometimes equals scientific advancement. Hashemi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and her students have been working all these years to develop a "placent  more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: During Orange City's three-day tulip festival each May, the northwest Iowa town attracts roughly 40,000 visitors, more than six times its population. People come for the blooms and parades, traditional Dutch food and musical theater. For the community, it's an opportunity to celebrate its cultural heritage and give a boost to local businesses. Volunteers are essential to the festival's success, as they are  more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: A research poster dated Dec. 9, 2015, hangs just outside Nicole Hashemi's Iowa State University laboratory. It introduces a major project for Hashemi and her research group. And it's evidence that scientific persistence sometimes equals scientific advancement. Hashemi, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and her students have been working all these years to develop a "placenta-on-a-chip." In   more

DECORAH, Iowa, Nov. 28 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College announced today the commitment of a historic $10 million gift from Michael and Nicole Gerdin and the Gerdin Charitable Foundation. This is the largest individual gift in the college's 162-year history, which will serve as the lead gift toward the expansion and renovation of the Regents Center, home to Norse athletics and the center for sports and recreation at Luther College. "Today it's my absolute joy and dist  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 28 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: After beating archrival Nebraska on Friday and Iowa on Saturday, the Badger volleyball team enters the NCAA tournament as the top regional seed and the No. 3 seed overall. They'll play Jackson State at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Field House, and if they win they'll play the winner of Miami-Northern Iowa on Friday. The 3-0 win over Nebraska avenged a five-set loss in Lincoln in late October and wa  more