COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (June 12, 2024) — Recently, the zoology community lost an icon with the passing of Dr Anne Innis Dagg. Credited as the first person to study wild giraffes as early as 1956, Anne was a pioneer in the study of animal behavior and a powerful force in the work of wildlife conservation.

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.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 11, 2024) — Common Chord launched twenty years ago as a bold project, a museum and performance space that would inject life into downtown Davenport through the power of music, specifically music that had its roots along the vastness of the Mississippi River.

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.

Augustana student research assistants Adriana Reyes and Erik Bergren at a canvassing event of Rock Island neighborhoods. Reyes, a junior geography major, is the GIS specialist on the Port Byron project

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 11, 2024) — Augustana College students will canvas 300 Port Byron homes Thursday, June 13, in the college’s next chapter of assisting municipalities with inventorying water-service lines.

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

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (June 11, 2024) — Noah Tapia of Moline, Illinois, excelled during the spring 2024 semester at Hofstra, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List. Noah's major is Computer Science.

BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA (June 10, 2024) — More than 3,300 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the sping 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the Dean's List.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2024) — The Illinois Regional Office of Education 33 and Monmouth College have announced a new partnership to better serve students in Henderson, Knox, Mercer, and Warren counties.

The goal of the partnership — which includes all educational institutions in the region — is to provide students a seamless path from K-12 to college, according to Regional Office of Education N° 33 Superintendent Jodi Scott.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 10, 2024) — Ranew’s Companies will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their expansion on Tuesday, June 18, 10:30AM. Ranew’s Companies is located at 8360 Research Dr in Davenport, Iowa.

The company fabricates, paints, and assembles parts for ag and construction clients. This is a new facility in Davenport. They have other locations in East Moline, Waterloo, and Georgia. Headquarters is located in Milner, Georgia.

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