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World Food Prize, Iowa Hunger Summit: What you need to know

Rattan Lal, the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate is pictured working in a field in. Lal, distinguished professor and director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at Ohio State University, is considered a pioneer …

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Borlaug-Ruan internship awards announced at World Food Prize

The World Food Prize Foundation recognized two students for their exceptional research achievements as 2019 Borlaug-Ruan International interns. Donald Gee was named the recipient of the 2020 John Chrystal Intern Award, and Andie Pinga was …

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Food Bank of Iowa opens 16 pantries for Des Moines Public School District families

The Food Bank of Iowa has opened 16 off-site food pantries to serve families of the nearly 80% of Des Moines Public School District students who qualified for free and reduced meals during the 2019-2020 …

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DMACC to host diversity, equity and inclusion town hall meetings

Des Moines Area Community College will host three virtual town hall meetings to provide updates on its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and to solicit feedback. The three meetings, which are open to the public, …

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Political analyst Charlie Cook to speak at Harkin Institute lecture

The Harkin Institute recently announced it will host renowned political analyst Charlie Cook for his annual lecture, “An Evening with Charlie Cook,” where he will share his analysis, insights and stories about the state of …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Getting serious about diversity: Enough already with the business case

As diversity issues within business have become paramount while movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter have swept the country, underrepresented people have brought to light the need to not just be represented, but to …

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GreenState pledges $125,000 to African-American Credit Union Coalition campaign

GreenState Credit Union, Iowa’s largest credit union, announced a $25,000 per year pledge for five years totaling $125,000 in support of the “I’ve Got Five on It” campaign, a financial inclusion campaign of the African-American Credit …

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Bravo, partners use art to bring social issues out of the shadows

Kub Stevens, left, talks to DaVossi Wisdom, in front of stacks of pillows, as they plan for the Dream Cube project, which will be revealed next week in downtown Des Moines. Stevens and DaVossi worked …

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Drive-thru winter farmers market planned for Nov. 21

The Downtown Farmers’ Market will be holding a drive-thru Winter Farmers’ and Makers’ Market on Nov. 21, instead of the traditional indoor winter market, officials announced in a news release. The drive-thru winter market will be from …

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Casey’s starts Cash for Classrooms grant program

Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores has started a Cash for Classrooms grant program in an effort to support projects and initiatives taking place at accredited K-12 public and private schools in communities served by the convenience …

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