The Decorah-based private university announced in a news release Friday that an anonymous person’s donation is the second-largest planned gift to Luther College. More than $33 million has been committed to the college this fiscal year, topping the previous record of $26.1 million set in 2005-06.
Teachers and media toured Trailside Elementary, which will open to students in northeast Cedar Rapids this fall.
Inspired by COVID-19 rapid tests, a Minnesota startup developed a kit that amplifies the DNA of a fungus spreading among oaks weakened by drought. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources hopes to use information gathered from these kits to isolate infected trees.
With Vietnam War veterans now dominating flights, the board and volunteers are shifting their mentality to better serve a generation whose experiences were a sharp departure from veterans in previous wars.
A look back at the top news stories from the week of May 12
’73 alum and retired TV journalist returning in the fall as Executive-in-Residence instructor
High school students engaged in learning, excited about their future and chosen careers at Waterloo school district’s college and career center
While portions of their legislative proposals were incorporated into budget bills, Iowa lawmakers failed to pass substantive nursing home legislation this year. What does that mean for the nursing home industry, and what action could be taken next year?
The same day Iowa’s Board of Regents this month had its first consideration of across-the-board tuition increases for next fall, it also approved the public universities’ largest collective residence hall rate hikes in more than a decade — citing inflation, staffing struggles and years of meager rate bumps as the impetus.
Several hemp retailers opposed the bill as it made its way through the lawmaking process, worrying it would hamstring their ability to sell even non-psychoactive hemp products.
“Although well-intentioned, the amendment to the definition is unnecessary and will cause confusion,” the governor said
She also opens $7 million in grants for the schools
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