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*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Tuesday November 12, 2024 ( 4 items )  

2024 NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 - Rating No. 10
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Keiser (Fla.) holds down the top spot for the 10th straight week in the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings, receiving all but one first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) once again grabs the final one. Teams one through six are the same as a week ago with Indiana Wesleyan, Montana Western, St. Thomas (Fla.), and Morningside (Iowa). St. Francis (Ill.) moves into the rankings t  more

2024 NAIA Football Players of the Week - No. 11
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 12 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Ernest Ceasar of Texas Wesleyan is the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Lee Levingston III of Missouri Baptist has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week and Clayton Bosma of Northwestern (Iowa) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. The trio was selected based on their performances from November 4 - 10 and were chos  more

Drake Launches Two Full-Tuition Coverage Opportunities for Qualifying Iowans
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 12 -- Drake University issued the following news release: * * * The Bulldog Promise and Bright College Pathway cover 100% tuition * * * Drake University announced today two 100% tuition coverage opportunities--the Bulldog Promise and the Bright College Pathway. Eligible Iowa students can receive a 4-year undergraduate degree from Drake or 2-year associate's degree from John Dee Bright College at Drake University--a popular pathway to a Drake bachelor's degree. Both new  more

Iowa State: A New Wrinkle in Turtles - Their Genomes Fold in a Unique Way, Researchers Find
AMES, Iowa, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: In their long strings of nucleotides, DNA molecules hold massive troves of genetic data providing instructions for how living organisms should function - the blueprint of life. How the blueprint is stored, however, impacts how it is read and used. As cells divide and replicate, DNA strands coiled around proteins - chromatin - are in tightly bundled chromosomes. After division, the chromosomes loosen and ch  more