WASHINGTON DC (June 12, 2024) — The Animal Legal Defense Fund has urged the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate and revoke Subject Enterprise’s carrier license for mishandling animals, resulting in their injury and death. Subject Enterprise is the exclusive transporter of JAKS Puppies, a notorious Iowa “puppy mill” broker owned by Jolyn Noethe and Kimberly Dolphin. Puppy mills are large commercial dog-breeding facilities that mass-produce animals for sale.

CLIVE, IOWA (June 12, 2024) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brielle Smeby as its new Producer Outreach Director. Smeby, a 2023 graduate of Iowa State University with a major in Animal Science, brings a wealth of experience and a deep passion for the agriculture industry to her new role. She spent the past year as IPPA’s Program and Events Manager.

For the first time, physics professor Michael Solontoi served as the coordinating advisor for the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 11, 2024) — The Illinois educator shortage — an issue that Monmouth College is taking an active role in trying to solve — is just one of the topics addressed in the new edition of the College's Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research, which is now available in print.

Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965), Red and Green Umbrellas, 1940, oil on canvas, 34 x 54 in, Gift of Linda and J Randolph Lewis, 14 February 2024