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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Sunday December 17, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Grand View University: MSAT Receives 10 Year Reaccreditation
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 14 -- Grand View University issued the following news: The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) has voted to grant 10 years of Continuing Accreditation to the Professional Athletic Training Program at Grand View. Grand View's Master of Science in Athletic Training began with a Fall 2017 cohort. The Departments of Kinesiology and Health Promotion and Athletic Training worked hard to develop a strong cutting-edge program at the graduate level  more

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig Announces Expansion, New Phase for Northwest Iowa Water Quality Project
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 16 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Dec. 14, 2023: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) project in Plymouth, Sioux, O'Brien and Cherokee Counties is expanding into a larger territory while beginning a new phase that includes an added focus on edge-of-field conservation practices. Since the Deep Creek Water Quality Initiative Project started in 2014, nearly 27,000 ac  more

Iowa DOT: Applications for Funding Being Accepted to Support Electric Vehicle Charging Along Iowa's Interstates
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 16 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Finding a charging station for your electric vehicle should get easier as the Iowa Department of Transportation and its partners have released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for electric vehicle charging infrastructure along interstate alternative fuel corridors. The process will be used to disburse Iowa's share of federal funding through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, suppor  more

Nair Announced as Next Department of Horticulture Chair at Iowa State
AMES, Iowa, Dec. 16 -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: Ajay Nair will bring an across-the-board enthusiasm for all aspects of horticulture and global resource systems, and more than a decade of experience as a faculty member as he takes the helm of Iowa State University's Department of Horticulture next year. Effective July 1, 2024, Nair, professor of horticulture in Iowa State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will   more