KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Northwestern (Iowa) remains 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. The Raiders have now been rated No. 1 for all five regular-season ratings and are one of two teams in the Top 25 with a perfect record on the season. St. Thomas (Fla.) is the second team remaining in the Top 25, wi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Two teams jumped up in the poll by six spots: Southern Oregon, who is now in the Top 5, and Briar Cliff (Iowa), who went from No. 23 to No. 17. Arizona Christian, Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Tenn.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.) joined the Top 25 this week. Poll Methodolo  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * The farmer-owned cooperative will be able to leverage the loan to expand conservation programs that enhance Iowa communities' water quality * * * (DENVER, CO) CoBank today announced the launch of its first sustainability-linked loan in partnership with its customer, Heartland Co-op. CoBank, a cooperative bank that serves agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit   more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Understanding how both environmental conditions and genetic makeup affect crops is essential to developing varieties that are more resilient and productive. But the intricate interplay between weather and genes is difficult to untangle, in part because plants with the same genotype can respond in different ways to varying conditions. That dynamic is called phenotypic plasticity, and it's the main research   more

DECORAH, Iowa, Nov. 12 -- Luther College issued the following news: It's time to celebrate and support Luther College's 22 intercollegiate teams and 500 Norse student-athletes both in the classroom and on the field through Luther's fifth annual One Team Day event on Thursday, Nov. 21. "The athletics department looks forward to this day each year," said Renae Hartl, director of intercollegiate athletics. "These 30 hours are full of meaningful connections that leave us feeling an astounding amou  more