DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on May 6, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Farmers are feeling anxious as the multi  more

AMES, Iowa, May 7 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for funding through the Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund (LRTF). Cities, counties, and organizations with a statewide focus may apply for the funds designed to enhance vegetation on Iowa's roadsides. Applications for fiscal year 2025 funding are due by 4 p.m. June 1, 2024. The LRTF's funding guidelines and requirements are updated for e  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on May 6, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration releasing revised Title IX rules: "By attempting to redefine sex to include gender identity and sexual orientation in Title IX, President Biden is marginalizing girls and women. "There are undeniable and important biological differences between males and females. It's a fact that cannot be denied,  more

AMES, Iowa, May 7 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: For Cassandra Swacker, engineering is a way to help people. Majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in biomedical engineering at Iowa State University equipped Swacker with the skills to design and manufacture personalized utensils and devices for people with traumatic brain injuries. Her quest to help others through engineering began while she was in high school, when she saw how a prosthetic leg c  more

AMES, Iowa, May 7 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Iowa State University researchers developing large, vision-based artificial intelligence tools to identify and eventually recommend controls for agricultural pests are one of the first teams to win computing support from the new National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot. The award will provide the Iowa State researchers with one million "node hours" of supercomputing time on the $60 million Fr  more

DECORAH, Iowa, May 7 -- Luther College issued the following news: Five Luther College seniors attended the annual Sigma Tau Delta Convention in St. Louis from April 3-6. The students, all English majors or minors and members of the Sigma Tau Delta English honor society, presented work on topics like George Eliot's "Middlemarch" and queer identity in literature, in addition to original fiction and poetry. The five students who attended were: * Ashley Imdieke, of Northfield, Minnesota * Mia Ir  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 7 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Natural Resource Commission (NRC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will meet at 9:30 a.m., on May 9, at 6200 Park Ave., Suite 200, Pine Lake Conference Room, in Des Moines. The Iowa DNR has moved its offices from the Wallace State Office Building on the Capitol Complex, to 6200 Park Ave., Suite 200, on the western edge of Des Moines. Visitor's will check in at the main en  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 7 -- Mount Mercy University issued the following news: * * * New Agreement Signed to Expand Course Options for Students at Both Catholic Universities * * * The presidents of St. Ambrose University and Mount Mercy University are pleased to announce the signing of a new joint agreement as they consider the potential for a path-breaking and innovative strategic combination. The immediate agreement allows students to take a range of courses from either university, whether  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, May 7 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook announced on Monday that Megan Franklin has agreed to serve as UNI's Director of Athletics. The Lincoln, Nebraska native has served over a decade as Senior Associate Athletics Director - Strategic Initiatives and External Operations/Senior Woman Administrator at Drake University. She was selected for the role of Interim Athletics Director at Drake in 201  more