Public Relations News Release — August 10, 1992

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1 Conventions and caravans¿. In true southern style. Jeremy Lewis sees interest in the contrasting styles of the challengers for the presidential post in the Republican and Democratic parties.
1 Family vs. factory. Kent State professor, Jim Delisle, stated during the conference on gifted and talented, that students will better retain what they learn if schools make education more "personal".
1 Do Midwesterners have just reason to be all a-buzz? Ken Nuss expects the swarms of killer bees to get no farther north than Oklahoma and Arkansas.
1 "What's that stuff your mom gave you? They look like squishy gum balls." Ron Chung states that grapes are a good addition to the sack lunch.
1 Getting to the root(worm) of the problem. James Dunn is infecting stalks with rootworms to analyze the effect on photosynthesis.
1 Science comes alive for students, teachers in University of Northern Iowa's NASA space science workshop Eight science teachers spent a week reviewing material created by NASA, before being joined by 21 high school students for an additional two weeks. Jan Mader was a co director.
1 University of Northern Iowa to help small businesses deal with clean air act UNI receives grant to develop a pilot study for toxic Air Pollutant Studies. The plan will serve as a model for other states.
1 UNI-Civic Arts Association awards scholarship to graduate student Debra D. Hoepker was named winner of the UNI-Civic Arts Association Performing Arts Award.
1 University of Northern Iowa to host National Youth Leadership Symposium Results of a two year national study by the Carnegie Task Force Youth Development and Community Programs will be announced at UNI sponsored National Youth Leadership Symposium.