UI Cancer Center earns official NCI cancer center status
The University of Iowa Cancer Center has been recognized by the National Cancer Institute as an official NCI cancer center, among 60 in the nation, marking enhanced collaboration, attraction of top clinicians, and new funding. The designation supports faster adoption of center advances and expands research and pilot studies. roughly one third of the $1.2 million annual five year funding funds recruitment. Former Hawkeye Hayden Fry praised the program after treatment for prostate cancer. Comprehensive centers meet broad guidelines across basic and clinical research prevention and behavioral sciences.
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George Weiner
Weiner
Hawkeye
Hayden Fry
Fry
Kimes
District weighs bond for new school with looming grant deadline
Board members discuss using a $7 million school project funded by a federal grant. The Iowa Demonstration Construction Grant requires a bond issue approved by January 1, 2001 and bonds sold by June 30, 2001 with a 75 percent match. If conditions aren’t met, grant funds revert to the state. A facilities task force will study bond size and needs before a voter decision next month.
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Keith Westercamp
Iowa
Graham
Linn-Mar weighs 16 million bond for new middle school
Space shortages push Linn-Mar to propose a 16 million bond to add classrooms at five elementary schools and build a new middle school. The plan would require a citizens committee to collect petitions before a public vote and avoid diverting funds from maintenance.
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Pacha
Linn-Mar Facilities Committee
Linn-Mar
PTO
Clermont crash victim identified
The man killed in a Sunday motorcycle crash near Clermont was Richard J. Gourley 45 of Corwith. He rode west on Highway 18 in Fayette County about 10 40 a m when he passed a motor home lost control and skidded into the ditch dying of extensive injuries at the scene according to the Iowa State Patrol.
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Gourley
Highway 18
Fayette County
Iowa State Patrol
Marion woman dies in motorcycle crash during deputy pursuit
Deisy Elizabeth Paz Sanchez, 23, of Marion, died when the motorcycle driven by Marcel L Washington, 23, Coralville, left Secrist Road east of Marion shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Washington survived with serious injuries. no helmet was worn. Authorities described the chase and noted blood tests will determine charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Deisy Elizabeth Paz-Sanchez
Vasey Ave
Marcel L. Washington
Ninth St
Coralville
Secrist Road
Washington
Zeller
Glenbrook
Secrist
Sanchez
Elizabeth Kolar
Daugh
Kolar
Honduras
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Magnetic storm fails to disrupt Cedar Rapids radio TV
Cedar Rapids engineers report a major solar flare did not affect local radio or TV signals. KRNA KDAT and KHAK stations observed only minor pixel disturbances. experts say coronal mass ejections occur about every 11 years and will continue with auroras visible despite a full moon.
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Scott Wilcox
KRNA
KDAT
KHAK
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dell Morse
KFXA
FOX
KPXR
PAX
Florida
Spangler
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