IOWA CITY, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — The University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine held its 25th annual White Coat Ceremony in August for first-year students beginning their medical education at the UI. The event welcomed the Carver College of Medicine Class of 2023, and represented the first time the 152 future physicians recited the Oath of Hippocrates, calling attention to the importance of the doctor-patient relationship.

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DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — Scott County Supervisor Ken Croken today called upon all Quad Citizens of “good will and conscience” to join him at 3PM on Saturday, September 15, in Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport to remember migrant children at the US-Mexican border traumatized by their separation from parents and families.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller released the following statement on a bipartisan investigation of tech giant Google’s business practices related to state and federal antitrust laws:

JOHNSTON, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Upper Midwest Chapter recently announced the 2019 Emmy(c) Award nominees. Iowa Public Television received 11 nominations.

 

Arts/Entertainment — Program

Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Rusalka

 

Business/Consumer: Program — Feature Segment

Market to Market: Joni’s Journey

 

Children/Teen

Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Sound

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 9, 2019) — A scholar who has combined her research with service to others will help dedicate Monmouth College's Center for Civic and Social Change on September 14.

Dr Esther Ngumbi, an entomologist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), who has founded organizations that empower farmers and youth in Kenya, will give the keynote address at the dedication of the center.

Andrew Yang's small-but-solid polling in the Democratic Party's 2020 nomination race shows that "Universal Basic Income" has gone from a fringe idea to an idea with a foothold in the popular consciousness. Supporters of a basic income span the political spectrum and the economic upheavals of the 21st century — especially fears that automation will increasingly replace human workers — are likely to fuel its journey to the center of policy discussions over the next few years.

PRESS RELEASE (September 9, 2019) — As the American Red Cross works around the clock supporting those impacted by Hurricane Dorian, providing food, shelter, and comfort, individuals outside the affected areas are urged to help by giving blood to ensure patients in the storm’s path and around the country have access to life-saving blood.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 9, 2019) — The Quad City Storm has added Jake Toporowski to its hockey staff as an assistant coach. Toporowski is the first assistant coach in the history of the franchise.

A native of Bettendorf, Iowa, Toporowski hails from a hockey family and most recently played with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. He will continue to work as an area scout for his former team.

WASHINGTON DC (September 9, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Signup for this US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will begin September 11, 2019.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — The second annual TEDxYouth@Davenport event will be held at the Putnam Museum in Davenport, Iowa on March 29, 2020. The event will focus on having youth presenters, between the ages of 15-24, share "ideas worth spreading". Today officially opens the “call for speakers” applications, open to Quad Cities area high school and regional college students.

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