Iowa researchers aid NASA with space sensor lab
In a University of Iowa facility, aerospace engineers and professors test miniaturized sensors in a thermal vacuum chamber and a large vibration table to simulate space conditions. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks announced $1.5 million in federal STEM funding for equipment, semiconductor tooling, and satellite communications hardware to boost NASA exploration missions and undergrad hands on STEM programs.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Jim Slosiarek
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UI funding to grow space instrument program at Iowa
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks tours the University of Iowa as federal investment backs space hardware research for NASA s TRACERS mission. UI engineers prepare instruments for a planned April 2025 launch of small satellites studying sun Earth magnetosphere interactions and impact on satellites and power grids.
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Casey DeRoe
Iowa
NASA
ACLU and allies challenge Ark indoctrination ban in first amendment bid
The ACLU of Iowa joins national allies in filing a friend of the court brief in the Eighth Circuit contesting Arkansas ban on prohibited indoctrination in K 12 schools. The suit argues students have a right to receive information and protects classroom discussions from political censorship amid debates over critical race theory and book bans in Iowa and Arkansas. Also notes West Nile case, unclaimed property, and public health guidance.
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America
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Sion
Forest Lake
Minnesota
U.S. District Court
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Statehouse
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Gazette contact and subscription rates notice
The Gazette provides address and contact details for subscription services and general inquiries. It lists the Cedar Rapids office at 116 Third St SE along with out of state pricing and delivery options and a postmaster mailing address and phone numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
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