Iowa education chief's Senate confirmation sparks questions
The Iowa Senate prepares to hear Ted Stilwill's confirmation for a third term as Department of Education director amid partisan budget debates. GOP leaders note potential concerns over reading test results while Stilwill defends gains as Iowa testing data.
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Vitamin E Linked to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk
An AP report from Orlando notes a study presented at a cancer conference that eating foods rich in vitamin E may cut bladder cancer risk by about half. Researchers caution that proof is not conclusive and earlier hopes for vitamin E protecting against other diseases have faded.
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Vitamin E Linked to Protective Effects Against Prostate and Bladder Cancer
Vitamin E sources include almonds spinach mustard greens peppers and seeds. Early findings show strong evidence against prostate cancer and a large federal trial underway. The study also suggests possible protection against bladder cancer which annually claims about 12 500 American lives and is more common in men.
UI internship aims to keep Iowa graduates in state
Hans Hochstrasser 21, a University of Iowa senior, will intern at Selim Laboratories to work with a real mass spectrometer. The new Iowa internship program pays half the student’s salary to keep skilled graduates in-state, linking biotechnology IT and advanced manufacturing with local firms.
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Second Chance reunion airs on TLC Cedar Rapids couple wed soon
Stella Pierce and Sean Martinez, Cedar Rapids and Wyoming natives, reunited on TLC's Second Chance after Pierce sought help to reconnect. Filmed in Disney World in January, their reunion ended with an engagement announced after Martinez proposed on March 6 in Cedar Rapids. Pierce and Martinez plan a fall wedding.
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