06 Feb 2020

Maddy M Hunt of Moline, Illinois, among Students Named for Michigan Technological University's Fall Dean's List

By Mark Wilcox

HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN (February 6, 2020) — Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan, has released the Dean's List for the 2019 Fall semester. More than 1,880 students were named to the Dean's List this past fall.

To be included, students must achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

A pound sign indicates a student who earned University Honors, finishing in the top-2 percent of their College. Asterisks indicate those earning straight-A averages of 4.0.

06 Feb 2020

Local Students among University of Wisconsin-Platteville Fall 2019 Chancellor's List

By Merit Pages

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (February 6, 2020) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor's List, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the fall 2019 semester.

UW-Platteville, founded in 1866, has been named the best in Wisconsin for annual return on investment for the fourth consecutive year by Payscale and the best in the state (and seventh nationally) for employment by Zippia, the Career Expert.

06 Feb 2020

Major American Dramatist to Give Public Lecture February 12

By Margot Day

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 6, 2020) — According to TIME Magazine, Chinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang, “has the potential to become the first important dramatist of American public life since Arthur Miller, and maybe the best of them all.”

06 Feb 2020

Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement Sponsor of the Winner's Circle Scholarships

By Kayla Mensing

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2020) — The IFAA (Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement) would like to announce the availability of our 2020 Scholarships. 2020 Winner's Circle Scholarships are available to Incoming Freshman and Upper Classmen enrolled in Agriculture Curriculum at any 4-year or 2-year university or college in Iowa. Selections will be made by a committee of IFAA members and Faculty and Staff of Colleges with Agricultural Programs.

06 Feb 2020

Jupiter Quartet to present Music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Kati Agócs on WVIK/QCSO Signature Series

By Quad City Symphony Orchestra

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (Februrary 6, 2020) — On Saturday, February 15, 2020, at 7:30PM, The Jupiter String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at the University of Illinois, is featured on the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s WVIK/QCSO Signature Series. This season, The Jupiter Quartet celebrates Beethoven’s 250th birthday year by pairing his quartets with some of the great composers who surrounded him over the last 250 years.

06 Feb 2020

Iowa Business Council's Annual Dashboard Underpins Competitive Advantages with Opportunity for Growth

By Anne Roth

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2020) — Today, the Iowa Business Council (IBC) released its annual, nonpartisan review of the state’s economic climate. Known as Iowa's Competitive Dashboard, the report measures Iowa's standing in five categories relative to other states.

06 Feb 2020

Corrina Kissam of Davenport, Iowa, Among Graduates from Michigan Tech

By Mark Wilcox

HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN (February 6, 2020) — Corrina Kissam of Davenport, Iowa, was among more than 325 graduates honored at Michigan Technological University's Midyear Commencement held on the Houghton, Michigan campus on Dec. 14, 2019.

06 Feb 2020

Iowa PBS Now Live on YouTube TV

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (February 6, 2020) — Iowa PBS announced that it is now streaming live on YouTube TV starting today. Dedicated live channels for Iowa PBS's primary channel and Iowa PBS KIDS .2, as well as on-demand programming, are now available to YouTube TV subscribers, expanding PBS's digital footprint and offering viewers additional ways to stream local Iowa PBS and national PBS content.

06 Feb 2020

USDA Casts Vision for Scientific Initiatives Through 2025

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (February 6, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the publication of the USDA Science Blueprint, which will serve as the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) vision for and continued commitment to scientific research.

06 Feb 2020

The Pornification of America: How Young Girls Are Being Groomed by Sexual Predators

By John W Whitehead

“The brutal reality is that a predator doesn’t have to be in the same room, building, or even country to abuse a child. And that’s what they’re doing — subjecting children to psychological and sexual abuse.” — “I’m a 37-Year-Old Mom & I Spent Seven Days Online as an 11-Year-Old Girl. Here’s What I Learned,” Medium

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