KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 31 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Northwestern (Iowa) remained at No. 1 in the latest 2024 NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Rating as the unanimous No. 1, receiving all 21 first-place votes. Six teams in the Top 25 remained at the same rank as the last rating, while no team moved closer to the top spot in the rating by more than two spots. Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) makes its first appearance in the Top  more

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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Groups Request EPA use Safe Drinking Water Emergency Powers to Protect MN, WI, IA, WA, and OR Communities from Further Harm * * * Today, a group of environmental and community organizations from across the United States penned a joint letter to the EPA, asking the agency to use its emergency powers to intervene in the drinking water crises their communities face. The 22 groups repres  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

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 31 -- UnityPoint Health issued the following news release: UnityPoint Health is proud to announce two affiliated hospitals have been recognized with the Blue Distinction Center+ designation for Cardiac Care by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. This prestigious recognition, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program, is awarded to providers that demonstrate high-quality, safe and cost-efficient cardiac care, leading to better health outcomes for patients.   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