DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 11 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: Three of the nine microgrants awarded by the City of Dubuque for its participation in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) are associated with the University of Dubuque. The projects exploring vector-borne diseases, waste reduction, and air quality are meant to help the city achieve its climate action plan goals. "I am thankful to Mayor Brad Cavanagh and the city's Director of Sustaina  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 10 -- Morningside University issued the following news: VERMILLION, S.D. - Dr. Shirley Neugebauer Luebke, an adjunct professor in the Morningside University School of Visual and Performing Arts, has recently been named a 2024 College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame recipient by the University of South Dakota. "Shirley is synonymous with music in Sioux City, and we feel incredibly fortunate to have her as part of the Morningside family," said Heath Weber, dean of the School of  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 9. 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 9, 2024. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not exce  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: A decade ago, Raquel Espin Palazon discovered that inflammatory signaling pathways must switch on for embryos to produce blood stem cells. The latest work from her lab shows the potential value of keeping those same signals switched off after their initial activation. The new research from a team led by Espin Palazon and Clyde Campbell, assistant professors of genetics, development and cell biology at Iow  more