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UI heightens efforts to bring in nonresidents
Officials are more actively recruiting in other states and abroad to help soothe budget cuts.
UI officials expanded groundwater monitoring this week at the university’s coal-ash disposal site, ramping up efforts to determine if the byproduct from the UI Power Plant could be dangerous.
The new setup will also give students the opportunity to participate in career and extracurricular programs, officials said.
Rettig wins board seat in runaway
Securing more time on the board, Janelle Rettig looks to facilitate Johnson County’s growth.
All 11 Big Ten schools will compete during the next month to see which can fill the most pints.
With a 42 percent increase in the number of newly confirmed cases of HIV in Iowa in the first half of 2009, state officials are concerned about what they’ll find in the second half.
Culver pushes to restore K-12 cuts
Gov. Chet Culver requests that $100 million from the state reserve go toward restoring K-12 budget cuts.
Spotlight Iowa City: Zealous about the student-athletes
Peter Gray has a passion for teaching and knowing every Hawkeye student-athlete.
Woman sues School District, Neighborhood Centers
An Iowa City woman sued the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson and the Iowa City School District for allegedly pushing her son into a pole while pushing him on a tire-swing.
The owner of Bo-James, 118 E. Washington St., has appealed the final order of the administrator of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division.
Council ponders capital improvements
The Iowa City City Council discussed completing its capital-improvement program at a special budget work session Tuesday evening.
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