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A Closer Look: Jennifer Zwagerman

Jennifer Zwagerman is stepping up one rung on the organizational chart at Drake University’s Agricultural Law Center, but it’s a big leap in the sense that she’s replacing a legend — center founder Neil Hamilton. …

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ISU genetics professor named Pew Scholar

Geetu Tuteja, an assistant professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, has been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. She is the first Iowa State researcher …

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Drake taps first woman to lead board of directors

Drake University announced that Peggy Fisher, a 1970 alumna, has been named chair of the university’s board of trustees. Fisher, CEO of the Stelter Co. in Des Moines, will be the first woman to lead Drake’s …

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Schools benefit from $2.1 million for children’s mental health

Teachers in Des Moines metro schools will start the summer off with additional $2.1 million appropriated toward addressing children’s mental health in schools, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday. The state funding will provide professional development services …

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Reynolds announces six more ‘Computer Science is Elementary’ schools

Six additional elementary schools will receive $50,000 grants each to build computer science instruction through a joint project of the Iowa Department of Education and the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The six new schools will …

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Des Moines Performing Arts invested in two shows that won a combined three Tony Awards this year.

A University of Iowa report on behalf of Iowa City suggests the city will need fewer parking spaces and a revamped bus system as automated vehicles develop, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. Students in the University of …

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DMU moves forward with plans for West Des Moines campus

Des Moines University officials confirmed this morning that DMU plans to start construction next spring to begin transforming an 88-acre tract of rolling farmland into a state-of-the-art campus in West Des Moines. The new campus, …

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ISU junior appointed to Iowa Board of Regents

An Iowa State University junior has been appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds to serve on the Board of Regents. Zack Leist, who is majoring in agricultural business, international agriculture and economics, with a minor in …

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More than $16 million in state funding to fuel Future Ready Iowa programs

Legislation signed this week by Gov. Kim Reynolds makes more than $16 million in new funding available for programs that are part of the Future Ready Iowa Act. The largest piece of the funding, $13 …

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Manufacturer’s land donation, bond issue spur new Grimes middle school

Rendering from FRK Architects.

Construction has begun on a new middle school building in Grimes — made possible through a $46 million bond issue overwhelmingly passed by voters in the Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District, …