Nitrate levels in Raccoon River do not rise with corn boom
Environmental researchers from seven Iowa universities report that despite a 19 percent rise in corn acreage and a 24 percent increase in nitrogen fertilizer since 1999, nitrate concentrations in the Raccoon River have declined slightly. Lead author Christopher Jones calls the result counterintuitive.
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UI board limits student groups from permanent campus space reservations
The Board of Regents adds language prohibiting permanent reservations by any student group as part of a broad policy manual review. The move follows concerns about Muslim Student Association prayer rooms at the University of Iowa and a critique from a national atheist group. The April plan to review space policy precedes a full update discussed at this week’s meeting.
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Voxman Music Building opens with glass exterior design
The Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa showcases six levels of glass walls and a large interior spanning rehearsal rooms, concert and recital halls. Highlights include a 700-seat concert hall a 200-seat recital hall an organ performance space a student common area and a music library as parts of the new academic arts venue.
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