Funding 74 at Ul top $1 million
The University of Iowa reports 74 faculty received more than 1 million dollars in external funding during 2006 07 led by the Carver College of Medicine and with major support from NIH NSF NASA and other agencies The report lists top grant recipients including Jane Paulsen Michael Apicella Jeffrey Murray Frederick Stem and others with totals ranging from about 4.2 to 9.5 million for specific investigators.
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Department of Defense
Carver College of Medicine
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
College of Public Health
University of Iowa
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Michael Apicella
Jeffrey Murray
Frederick Stem
Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research Hydroscience and Engineering
Jeffrey Lobas
George Weiner
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Karim Abdel-Malek
Center For Computer-Aided Design
Charles Lynch
William Clarke
Michael Pentella
Hygienic Laboratory
Bureau of Disease Control
Carver College
Jam
Tippie College
University of Iowa Gazette Graphic
Rossow
Germany
United States
New York City
Miami
Seattle
UI College Sees Record External Funding in 2006 07
UNI reports total awards and external funding rose to 29.2 million in 2006 07, a record driven by grants and contracts. Officials said 6.5 million came from federal sources and about 1 million from the Department of Energy, with total funding up from nearly 20 million the prior year.
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Department of Education
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Iowa study links race to incarceration rates and poverty
A 2001 Iowa task force report shows blacks occupy 24 percent of prison beds while constituting just over 2 percent of the population. In 1999 black inmates faced a median rate of 2,950 per 100,000 vs 188 for whites. Rep Wayne Ford, then Iowa’s only black lawmaker, urged joint action across communities to address limits in funding and resources.
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Connecticut
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Georgia
Mississippi
Tom Vilsack
Wayne Ford
Storms Bring Power Outages and Flood Watch Across Iowa
A MidAmerican Energy spokesman reported over 100 customers in Iowa City and Waterloo lost power, with 5,700 without power in Davenport though Waterloo and Iowa City may regain by morning. Eastern Iowa faced a flash flood watch, rainfall totals varied from 0.2 to over an inch, and flooding cost estimates reached 500000 to 600000 in nearby McGregor and 150000 to 200000 in McGregor itself. Residents like Larry Reese emphasize flood insurance as protection against recurring flood damage.
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MidAmerican Energy
Iowa City
Waterloo
Davenport
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
O'Mara
McGregor
Larry Reese
Ann Street
Reese
Marquette
Joel Biggs
Clayton County
Floodwaters Cut Through Main Street Mud and Debris
Rain fell rapidly as waters rose to cellar windows along Main Street, flooding homes and stores. Neighbors emptied six-inch gauges, while front-end loaders removed thick mud and debris a day after resupply from Clayton County. Red Cross aided 35 sheltering residents at St Mary’s Church before moving to Bagley. a cold front promised drier, cooler weather later.
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Reese
Leav
Clayton County
Iowa Department of Transportation
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Red Cross
Vola
Jim Howatt
Bagley
Wis
Cedar Rapids mothballed electric buses face possible payback
Cedar Rapids has mothballed nine electric buses across 2000 to 2005 triggering a Federal Transit Administration concern over spare bus limits. Project costs total about 10 million with 3 and 4.477 million federal grants. officials seek an acceptable unload plan potentially aided by Bowling Green State University.
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DeBrower
Cedar Rapids
Bowling Green State University
Electric Vehicle Institute
Paul Griffo
Washington, D.C
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Federal Transit
Cedar Rapids Electric Transportation Consortium
City of
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Blue Bird Corp
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