Public Relations News Release — November 6, 1997
| Page | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Northern Iowa's National Program for Playground Safety receives third year funding | Professor Donna Thompson reviews goals for the third year of the National Program for Playground Safety, funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| 1 | Computer science majors in great demand | UNI Professor of Computer Science John McCormick says computer science majors are greatly needed. |
| 1 | UNI professor discovers new type of single-cell life form | UNI Assistant Professor of Earth Science Lynn Brant has discovered a new species of diatom. |
| 1 | Cleaning up on America Recycles Day | Director of Recycling Reuse Technology Transfer Center at UNI Catherine Zeman reports on events surrounding America Recycles Day, November 15. |
| 1 | Looking at tourism from a "green" perspective | Professor Dan McDonald reviews site design and construction of buildings at tourist sites. |
| 1 | Saluting our military service people and veterans on Veterans Day | Tony Cornelius, Associate Professor of Military Science at UNI, states that while in a time of relative peace, it is still important to honor Veterans Day. |
| 1 | National testing in reading has been in place for nearly two decades | Professor Dale Johnson reports that money used to increase literacy testing of students should be used to purchase more reading material or to lessen the student-teacher ratio. |
| 1 | National math test to be field tested next year, ready for implementation in 1999 | Professor Paul Trafton, who helped draft the national standards for mathematics, supports the voluntary national math testing currently being developed by a committee chaired by Dr. John Dossey. |
| 1 | Challenge for libraries today to strike balance between traditional and technology-based resources | Katherine Martin and David Corbly, faculty at Rod Library, report that keeping the balance between traditional resources and technology requires comparing cost to content. |
| 1 | Kids can be lonely even in a crowd | Kenneth Jacobsen reports on college students overcoming boredom, shyness, or shock from leaving home for the first time. |