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Students compete in designing and building a prototype wind turbine, preparing them for jobs in the wind energy workforce through real-world wind energy technology, project development

Practical Farmers has a few billboards in Iowa, but most are white and have a simple message about the organization. But the Land Stewardship Project, based in Minneapolis, wanted to use Practical Farmers’ “Don’t Farm Naked” slogan on billboards in southern Minnesota.

With an unprecedented number of legislative bills and new laws targeting the rights of transgender Iowans, CR Pride will be holding a panel discussion with transgender community members, parents, a healthcare expert, an attorney and civil rights investigator.

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Best practice for K-12 schools is to offer one psychologist per 500 students, but Iowa is far lacking — at one per 1,900 students, with its outlook “worsening,” according to the National Association of School Psychologists.

Local nonprofits are hosting a homeowner resources workshop on April 1 to help educate residents who are looking to buy or renovate their own home.

The City of Cedar Rapids is asking high school students and other emerging local artists to create art that will appear on city sidewalks when it rains.

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Matt Calman pays it forward by volunteering with Meals on Wheels

2 granting streams created through Greater C.R. Community Foundation

Three Iowa high school students were recognized for their talents through the Grant Wood Legacy Prize from the University of Iowa’s Grant Wood Art Colony.

Applications for matching grants for art projects displayed in Iowa City are being accepted now through March 24.