During a summer that’s featured high-profile nitrate spikes in Iowa waterways and water use restrictions for thousands of central Iowans, hundreds of people gathered in Des Moines this week to listen to discussion about the findings of a comprehensive water study that was commissioned by Polk County.
Nearly 90 Jewish faculty, staff, students, and alumni across Iowa’s higher education landscape have issued a collective statement condemning threats to and attacks on their college and university campuses “in the name of the Jewish community.”
The annual event, hosted by Drake University’s Ray Center, honors Iowans for “their exceptional character.”
Drake President Marty Martin called the gift a “monumental moment for the institution.” Officials announced the gift at a news conference Tuesday.
Dr. Vivek Murthy has said the youth mental health crisis is the “defining public health issue of our time” and called on Congress to put in place safety standards to minimize the harms of social media platforms on children.
Derecho victims eligible for new homes, Drake University holding beautiful bulldog contest
To kick off its 114-year-old Drake Relays on April 21, the university is holding its 45th annual “beautiful bulldog contest” -- with the winning glowering canine earning a year-long rein as the Drake Relays mascot.
The University of Iowa – which did not boycott the rankings like dozens of elite law and medical schools nationally and continued providing U.S. News with internal data – lost ground in its overall law and medical school rankings, although still placing high.
He will teach some classes, be available to students
Potential gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear is touring Iowa “to talk about the good, the bad, and ugly about Iowa.”
DES MOINES — Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the “1619 Project,” feels “a deep sense of pride” that Iowa legislators were …
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