Vol. 9, No. 6
June 2017
40 species of beetles documented for first time in Iowa

A project more than 25 years in the making has identified for the first time 40 species of aquatic beetles in Iowa, and formally recorded the presence of an additional 171 known to be in the state.

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Teachers become externs for summer stint

Four Iowa science and computer teachers have become students for six weeks this summer at the Hygienic Laboratory as part of the Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program.

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Banners feature innovators worth looking up to

Fifty-one street-pole banners on display in the Old Capitol Mall/University Capitol Center through July tell the stories of University of Iowa researchers, innovators and those with extraordinary academic pursuits, including Kelli Ryckman, associate professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics.

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Testing to begin in January for 30 new contaminants

Public water systems in Iowa and across the country will begin in January 2018 to monitor for 30 contaminants that are suspected of being present in drinking water, but currently not regulated by the EPA.

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Lab Symposium registration opens

Those who help assure the safety of drinking water and wastewater treatment will meet for the annual Laboratory Symposium on Thursday, Sept. 28, in the FFA Enrichment Center on the Des Moines Area Community College campus in Ankeny.

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