DES MOINES, IOWA (November 1, 2024) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $72 million to fund youth homelessness housing across 14 communities, including five rural communities. This funding, through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), will support various housing solutions, such as rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, and host homes.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 31, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading 24 other states in urging the US Supreme Court to protect states’ powers to regulate and ensure access to clean water.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 31, 2024) — For people exploring medical options in their struggle to conceive children, emotional and financial stress are familiar territory. Now the FDA has granted clearance to an at-home insemination kit that allows would-be parents to take control of their experience. The creator of the device is Dr Jenn Hintzsche (’06), CEO of PherDal (pron “fertile") Fertility Science Inc.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 31, 2024) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto and the University of California — San Diego, has shared new findings from a multinational study on drug shortages in the US and Canada.

Biology professor Eric Engstrom is shown conducting a tour of the Monmouth College Educational Farm in June

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 31, 2024) — Wait! Stop! Don't throw away that pumpkin!

The good folks at the Monmouth College Educational Farm would like to have them, and there are several reasons for their plea to bring them pumpkins at 10AM, November 9.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 31, 2024) — Alternating Currents, Downtown Quad Cities’ annual multi-city, bi-state festival, is now accepting submissions from talented filmmakers, musicians, comedians, and artists for its 2025 line-up.

Returning for its eighth year, the festival will take place August 14-17, 2025 bringing together hundreds of performances and activations across more than forty venues in the Quad Cities.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 31, 2024) — The Quad Cities Housing Council (QCHC) is thrilled to announce its 25th Anniversary Celebration honoring a quarter-century of collaborative efforts to address housing needs in the Quad Cities.

LENEXA, KANSAS (October 31, 2024) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa Department of Natural Resources have been selected to collectively receive over $500,000 in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities.

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA (October 31, 2024) — Marshall University has announced a gift of $5 million from the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Charitable Foundation to support the Marshall for All program. The foundation was founded by Sheryl Sandberg, former chief operating officer of Meta and founder of Lean In.

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