DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) Governor Reynolds has signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. The proclamation, effective at 8AM on Friday, June 12, 2020, continues to ease restrictions on businesses and extends other public measures until Thursday, June 25, 2020.  It still encourages all vulnerable Iowans, in all counties, to continue to limit their activities outside of the home.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) ― Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, as part of a 22-state coalition, has filed comments to the US Environmental Protect Agency supporting the agency’s plan to regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals, under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (June 10, 2020) In its third year, the John and Alice Butler Summer Research Fellowship continues to empower University of Dubuque students from all majors to conduct research, prepare for graduate examinations, and visit graduate schools in preparation for their post-university professional lives.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (June 10, 2020) Dana Storm of Geneseo, Illinois, has been named to the Southeast Missouri State University Dean's List for academic achievement during the spring 2020 semester.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (June 10, 2020)  Fifteen University of Dubuque students will spend their summer researching topics ranging from surveying how habitat and landscape can impact snake populations to analyzing heavy-metal impurities present in cosmetics as part of the Joseph and Linda Chlapaty Summer Research Fellowship.

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2020) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Illumina, Inc. for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test utilizing next generation sequence technology.

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2020) US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meatpacking facilities across the United States. As of this morning, across the cattle, swine, and broiler sectors, processing facilities are operating more than 95% of their average capacity compared to this time last year.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (June 10, 2020)  The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2020 spring semester:

STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN (June 10, 2020) The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,660 undergraduate students for attaining high grade-point averages during the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2020) — Nothing about Spring, 2020 has been usual for graduating seniors and college students. So, when 29 scholarship recipients were asked to participate in a Zoom conference call today, they didn’t know what to expect. However, excited cheers and applause broke out as the students found out during the call that the celebration included a $1,000 scholarship award from The Moline Foundation.

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