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Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education opens Quad Cities chapter to foster maintenance technician careers
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (551+ words) Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC), seven manufacturers, and Grow Quad Cities are forming a new chapter of the Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME), the first in Iowa. Grow Quad Cities Vice President of Business Retention, Expansion, and Workforce, Chris…...
Iowa City's inaugural Black Future Fest invites attendees to imagine freely
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (618+ words) There's a new, multi-site, month-long festival to explore across Iowa City this winter that centers on Afrofuturistic art, fashion, literature, media and community dialogue. Black Future Fest: Parables of the Future invites residents of all ages to reimagine Black life…...
Community Health Care gets $350K grant to improve prenatal care
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1374+ words) The Better Health Foundation (BHF) has awarded a new $350,000 grant to Community Health Care (CHC), a regional nonprofit health center, to improve prenatal care. CHC is the single largest recipient of BHF grants to date, with three totaling $750,000. Total granting…...
AI companies are targeting students. Here's how that's changing studying
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (991+ words) Students are using ChatGPT more than ever " and ChatGPT knows it. Last week, OpenAI launched "study mode" in its chatbot, aimed directly at the student market. It's meant to behave more like a tutor than a machine that spits out…...
Have all girls or all boys? Study suggests the odds aren't 50/50
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (532+ words) Couples who've been surprised by a string of baby boys or baby girls could be forgiven for wondering whether the odds in the offspring lottery are more than just pure chance. A new study by Harvard University researchers that examines…...
Illinois community-based foster homes face insurance ‘crisis’
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (1609+ words) Insurance companies are reducing the scope of coverage for some community foster agencies in Illinois, leading to higher costs, diminished coverage and fewer options for agencies who say a continuance ... SPRINGFIELD " Insurance companies are reducing the scope of coverage for…...
A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1007+ words) Australians are celebrating the departure of an American influencer who separated a baby wombat from its mother, as concerns persist about the animal's wellbeing. Sam Jones, a Montana-based, self-described outdoor enthusiast and hunter with over 91,000 Instagram followers drew ire this…...
UIC faculty and students fought for cultural centers. New federal guidance could take them away.
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (642+ words) On Monday night at the University of Illinois Chicago's Latino Cultural Center, two dozen students sat hunched over small squares of fabric with needles and thread in hand, learning a type of Palestinian embroidery called tatreez. Lana Oliveros, a senior…...
Book publishers and LGBTQ advocates argue Iowa's book ban law is unconstitutional in federal court
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1141+ words) A federal court in Des Moines heard arguments Thursday about a state law that bans books with sexual descriptions from school libraries and prohibits instruction on LGBTQ topics through sixth grade. The hearing covered arguments in two separate lawsuits. One…...
DCFS launches new app for caseworkers and families
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (354+ words) The state of Illinois is rolling out a new app to help parents of abused and neglected children better communicate with their Department of Children and Family Services [DCFS] caseworkers and with other service providers. The agency has partnered with…...