DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Drake University issued the following news release: Drake University's School of Education announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $628,791 grant to Professors Jerrid Kruse and Lindsay Woodward. The grant will fund research into how teachers understand and teach complex topics with social, cultural, scientific, and technical elements, a concept known as socioscientific literacy. Kruse and Woodward will work with fourth and fifth-grade tea  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 31 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice called the State in an attempt to pressure Iowa into letting noncitizens illegally vote. Attorney General Bird released the following response: "State and federal law are clear: only American citizens can vote in American elections. Now, just days before the 2024 election, the DOJ i  more

MOLINE, Illinois, Oct. 31 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: Driven by innovative and ongoing customer input, John Deere commemorates its 75th year as a leader in the dozer market. Upon its entry into the dozer business, John Deere has focused on meeting customer needs to improve jobsite efficiencies. Beginning production in 1949 in Dubuque, Iowa, the John Deere line-up of dozers has evolved t  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- Luther College issued the following news: Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to alumni or individuals with strong connections to Luther College who have exhibited admirable service to society in areas such as education, government, the arts, business, church, labor, industry, agriculture, research, medicine and community affairs. This year's recipients are Mike Vo  more

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 30 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: The University of Dubuque received a $60,000, two-year Program Development Grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) to strengthen vocational exploration in the general education curriculum. The grant's purpose, through collaboration with faculty in creating unified, consistent course modules in World View Seminar II, will deepen students' understanding of vocation, character, pu  more