Iowa professor to take sabbatical amid heavy workload
Craig Kletzing, a UI physics and astronomy professor and NASA researcher, will take a sabbatical in 2015 along with 123 other faculty from UI Iowa State and UNI. He says the break will not ease duties, as solid time blocks may make work tougher.
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DNA evidence ties 1984 Iowa homicide to executed suspect
Investigators using DNA analysis link an executed murderer to a long-unsolved 1984 killing in southeast Iowa. The case is closed after the forensic match confirms the suspect’s involvement.
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Israel plans 1400 West Bank homes stirs peace talks
Peace talks face a snag as Israel announced plans to build 1400 homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The move infuriates Palestinians and candidates a hurdle to negotiations. Iowa aims to reverse bad luck when the Hawkeyes visit Columbus to play Ohio State on Sunday.
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USDA trims corn harvest estimate as yields fall
The Agriculture Department lowers the final corn harvest forecast amid dropping yields and raises protection for soybeans. A separate report highlights a graduate student confronting fat bias, noted on the front page.
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Toledo Home closure leaves one female resident
The Gazette reports that the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo will close next week, leaving one female client to be moved to another facility. Four Oaks in Cedar Rapids has already integrated about 25 juveniles from Toledo into its trauma informed program, with all noting positive outcomes.
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Public Safety Panel Discusses Gun Violence Impacts
Hayley Bruce reports from Coralville where a Ripples 2 Waves panel at the performing arts center explored sensible gun use in Iowa after a screening of Trigger The Ripple Effect of Gun Violence. Participants included health professionals gun owners a violence survivor State Sen Joe Bolkcom and Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek.
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