ANGOLA, INDIANA (January 7, 2025) — Cindy Goeden of East Moline, Illinois, a Trine University student, was named to the President's List for the Fall 2024 term.

Goeden is majoring in Management.

To earn President's List honors, Trine University students must complete a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade-point average of 3.750-4.000.

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STORM LAKE, IOWA (January 7, 2025) — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 560 students who were named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the semester.

Alyssa Schindler of Davenport

Kathryn Stauffer of Muscatine

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MONROE, LOUISIANA (January 6, 2025) — Samuel Skarich a Business Administration major from Davenport was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe's Fall 2024 Dean's List.

Eligibility for the Dean's List requires full-time enrollment (minimum of twelve semester hours completed) and the list is calculated based on the following GPA hours and term GPA: an undergraduate student is required to earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average.

BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS (January 6, 2025) — To qualify for inclusion on the Dean's List, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Hattie Hagedorn of Long Grove (52756)

Anthony Mata-Bolandi of Moline (61265)

Jonathan Mata-Bolandi of Moline (61265)

Thomas Robinson of Geneseo (61254)

Kierra Ruff of Geneseo (61284)

WASHINGTON DC (January 6, 2025) — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded more than $226 million to state, county, city, and Tribal governments, and to non-profit organizations, to protect children and families from home health hazards.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2025) — To help address a critical shortage of rural veterinarians identified by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) has established a Rural Veterinarian Loan Repayment Incentive Program to attract and retain veterinarians in rural Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2025) — On Saturday, January 4, Governor Kim Reynolds provided the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the tragic shooting at Perry High School that killed two and injured six others:

“A year ago, the unthinkable happened here in Iowa. Time has passed, but the painful loss remains,” Gov Reynolds said.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Bryan College of Health Sciences have formed a partnership to enhance access to medical education and foster greater opportunities for aspiring health-care professionals. This alliance between Bryan Health, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and DMU will provide greater opportunities for future health-care providers in the Midwest.

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA (January 6, 2025) — Governor Tim Walz on January 3, 2025, approved a recommendation from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for $1,267,000 from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) to address the novel and escalating threat posed to wildlife by highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as "bird flu," in Minnesota.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (January 6, 2025) — The Iowa Corn Growers Association® (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, has released its final list of state and federal policy priorities for the upcoming year.

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