WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (July 9, 2025) — The following students earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at spring commencement, held May 17, 2025.

Rock Island, IL 61201: Logan Braun graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Legal Studies — BS

Geneseo, IL 61254: Carson Rice graduated Magna Cum Laude with the following degree: Supply Chain Management — BBA

BOWIE, MARYLAND (July 9, 2025) — Bowie State University (BSU) will welcome Dr Yvonne Harris to its leadership team as the Vice President for Research and Innovation on July 9, 2025. In this new role, Dr Harris will oversee BSU’s research projects and opportunities, working collaboratively to set priorities for institutional growth and investment in research and scholarship.

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA (July 9, 2025) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2025 during its 103rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 3, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.

Chelsea Carroll of Rock Island (61201) received the following degree(s): Master of Healthcare Mangement Leadership, Health Care Management and Leadership.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (July 9, 2025) — Payton Gelande from Port Byron, Illinois, is conducting research into NMR Analysis of Micelle Formation by Bio-Based Surfactants with faculty mentor Kevin Morris through Carthage College's 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

Carthage College selected 32 students for its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 8, 2025) — The 2025 Alternating Currents festival schedule is officially live on the free festival app and website, inviting fans to start crafting their own weekend of fun.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 8, 2025) — Visit Quad Cities has announced the appointment of Jennifer Sautter as Chair of its 

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 8, 2025) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its second quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2025 last Wednesday, July 2. The report measures IBC member expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above fifty, sentiment is positive.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 7, 2025) — WQPT will celebrate our country’s upcoming semi-quincentennial, through a new community initiative, “America 250.”  Throughout the year they will be asking community members "What is your Civic Spark?," and inviting everyone to volunteer with them as they support the mission of other non-profit organizations in our community.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (July 7, 2025) — A day that Monmouth College physics professor Mike Solontoi has been anxiously awaiting for years became reality on June 23, when the first images from the 8.4-meter Legacy Survey of Space and Time telescope at the Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile (below) were released.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 7, 2025) — Putnam Museum and Science Center will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, July 12, 5:30PM.

The museum is located at 1717 W 12th Street in Davenport, Iowa.

This is the VIP Reopening of the Putnam Reimagined Capital Campaign, nearly ten years in the making.

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