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Dr. Liz Tovar drops a note for the campus for the month of February 2022. Dr. Liz Tovar drops a note for the campus for February 2022.

A northeast Iowa child care and learning center has been awarded a half-million dollar grant from the Iowa Enhancement Board. Thursday, over $5.1 mill

The Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar site is the most important area for waterbirds in south-western Australia, a great draw for bird enthusiasts and nature conservationists seeking refuge from urban overload. Dr Vicky Stokes, WAs Program Manager with BirdLife Australia, outlines our shorebirds remarkable qualities and requirements, including international visitors who can travel to the moon and back in equivalent lifetime journeys between here and the Arctic. Brave birds with simple needs. Protecti...

Homes for Iowa addresses housing shortage Chad Smith Saturday, February 20, 2021 8:26 PM Housing costs can make it harder for Iowans to find a new place to call their own. Homes for Iowa intends to address this challenge. During the next ten years, the organization plans to build more than 800 affordable homes in differing parts of the state. “Iowa struggles to build moderately-priced new homes, especially in rural areas,” said Executive Director Rachelle Howe of Upper Explorerl...