15 Mar 2023

WQPT Kicks Off 40th Anniversary Celebration with a Gala on April 21

By Lora Adams

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2023) — WQPT, the locally owned and operated PBS station is getting ready to celebrate their 40th anniversary serving eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The station is holding a Gala on April 21 at Old Oaks Winery in Milan and tickets are available to attend by visiting wqpt.org/40. Special Guests include Whitney Reynolds of The Whitney Reynolds Show and Jim Mertens, host of The Cities.

15 Mar 2023

The Black Box Theatre Present “The Mystery of Irma Vep” and Wisenheimer Returns

By Black Box Theatre

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2023) — The Black Box Theatre in downtown Moline is bringing the penny-dreadful The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam to their stage April 13-22. Shows are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30PM, and the first Sunday at 2PM.

15 Mar 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Statement on Alignment Bill Passing the Iowa House

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 15, 2023) – Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to her Government Alignment bill passing the Iowa House:

15 Mar 2023

Monmouth College's Thompson Lecture on March 23 to Bring Together Philosophy, Feminism, Faith

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2023) — Twenty years ago, Jacqueline Scott authored a chapter in the book Philosophy, Feminism, and Faith.

Now the chair of the philosophy department at Loyola University in Chicago, Scott will speak about that chapter when she delivers Monmouth College's annual Samuel M Thompson Memorial Lecture.

15 Mar 2023

After Months of Uncertainty, Reynolds Administration Releases Schedule for Agency Rules Review

By Iowa Environmental Council

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 15, 2023) — Following the January announcement of Governor Kim Reynolds’ Executive Order 10, the Administration released the schedule for state agencies, boards, and commissions to review rules in their respective sections of Iowa Administrative Code.

15 Mar 2023

Stacey Smith of Eldridge, Iowa, Named to Upper Iowa University's Fall 2022 Dean's List

By Lynette Brandt

FAYETTE, IOWA (March 15, 2023) — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Among those named to the Dean's List was Stacey Smith, a Elementary Education major from Eldridge, Iowa.

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14 Mar 2023

After FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Donor Eligibility, ImpactLife Plans for Change

By Kirby Winn

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 14, 2023) — Leaders at ImpactLife are preparing for potential changes to eligibility requirements for blood donation after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on donor eligibility in late January. The FDA draft guidance proposes a shift that will create more equitable donor-eligibility standards for prospective blood-donors by using gender-inclusive, individual sexual behavior-based questions in pre-donation screening.

14 Mar 2023

Coe College to Host First Artlinks Event in Cedar Rapids

By Natalie Milke

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (March 14, 2023) — Coe College will host an 

14 Mar 2023

Local Students Honored on the Dean's Academic Honor List at Baylor University

By Merit Pages

WACO, TEXAS (March 13, 2023) — More than 5,100 Baylor University students have been named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s Academic Honor List, which recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester.

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52803, Sarah Mcvey, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences

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14 Mar 2023

Monmouth's Michael Solontoi Publishes Paper as Part of Multinational Astronomy Project That Will Capture “Ten-Year Digital Movie of The Sky”

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 14, 2023) — A continent away, on the other side of the Equator, a major project in astronomy is set to begin, and a Monmouth College professor is involved.

Physics professor Michael Solontoi is co-author of a paper that will help scientists utilize a major new telescope being completed at Chile's Vera C Rubin Observatory that will take what amounts to a "ten-year digital movie of the sky."

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