DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 2 -- Grand View University issued the following news: Dr. Rachelle Keck, Grand View President, has been selected as one of the participants of the Council of Independent Colleges' (CIC) 2024 Convening for Pioneering Presidents and Board Chairs, generously supported by the Mellon Foundation. This convening will bring together pioneering presidents from across the country, along with their board chairs, for an intensive three-day event focused on supporting the success of t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 2 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2023: If you travel on westbound U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m., weather permitting, construction crews will close the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 to traffic between C Street Southwest and Bowling Street Southwest so crews can install a new  more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: Projects using artificial intelligence to solve agricultural problems, cultivating Iowa's wild yeast, and enhancing a food product development class are just a sampling of what faculty will be working on this coming year. A group of 11 faculty representing eight departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University have been selected   more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University's Computer Science Department issued the following news: From May 20 to 24, 2024, at the NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conference in Mathematical Sciences at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Professor Jack Lutz from Iowa State University's Computer Science department will deliver a series of ten lectures on Algorithmic Fractal Dimensions. He will be giving two lectures each day. Lutz's lectures will reflect his writing and research, while   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 2 -- The Iowa Supreme Court issued the following news release: Nominating petitions are now available for individuals who wish to have their name listed on the ballot to fill District Judicial Nominating Commissioner positions with terms that will expire on January 31, 2030. Click here (https://www.iowajnc.gov/district-commissions/2022-district-nominating-commissions-elections-results/) to obtain the full Notice of Pending Elections and the nominating petition. For more   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis's competing events in Iowa this weekend, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika released the following statement: "Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are desperately trying to out-MAGA each other with incredibly unpopular and dangerous agendas that would devastate hardworking families in Iowa and all over the country. Ronald and Donald spent years as each other's   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Dec. 2 -- The University of Tulsa College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: The University of Tulsa today announced the selection of Blaine Greteman, Ph.D., as the new dean of TU's historic Kendall College of Arts & Sciences. Greteman currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of English at the University of Iowa, where he began his academic career in 2009. He will begin his duties July 1, 2024. Greteman earned his doctorate in English literature f  more

FAYETTE, Iowa, Dec. 2 -- Upper Iowa University issued the following news release: The Student Philanthropy Council (SPC), a dedicated volunteer student group at Upper Iowa University (UIU), is proud to announce its upcoming fundraising initiative, 'SPC's Gift of Giving,' set to take place December 11 and 12. As philanthropic ambassadors for UIU, the SPC orchestrates student-led fundraising projects that aim to enhance the overall student experience and support crucial initiatives across the cam  more