Education

University of Iowa risk management program third largest in country, according to national publication
Business Insurance magazine has ranked the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business as having the nation’s third-largest risk management and insurance undergraduate program in its 2025 survey. The program, now in its third year, enrolled 350 undergraduate students as…
Iowa JPEC announces honorees for April awards ceremony
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will recognize seven entrepreneurs and mentors at…

UI Health Care net operating revenue $9.3M below expectations in first quarter
Medicaid cuts resulting from the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act haven’t affected University of…

University of Iowa eyes $45.57 million renovation, expansion projects for 2026
Seven months after opening its North Liberty campus, University of Iowa Health Care is eyeing…

Two startups split top honors at Iowa JPEC’s first AI pitch competition
Two startups tied for first place at the inaugural Iowa JPEC AI Pitch Competition, each…

Junior Achievement honors four business leaders at Cedar Valley Hall of Fame ceremony
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa honored four business leaders at its 31st annual Cedar Valley…

Coe College partners with Google AI for Education Accelerator
Coe College has partnered with the Google AI for Education Accelerator to provide artificial intelligence…

ACT names Steve Tapp as CEO, succeeding Janet Godwin
ACT has appointed Steve Tapp as chief executive officer (CEO), the Iowa City-based assessment company…

Kirkwood’s Workplace Learning Connection named one of nation’s top 10 work-based learning programs
Kirkwood Community College’s Workplace Learning Connection has been recognized as one of the top 10…

UI ophthalmologist Edwin Stone elected to National Academy of Medicine
The University of Iowa has announced that ophthalmologist Edwin Stone has earned election to the…
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa marks 60 years
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is celebrating its 60th anniversary of providing hands-on learning programs…

Cornell College returns funerary statue to Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Cornell College has returned a Mississippian Native American funerary statue to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation…

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks No. 1 in Iowa, earns national recognition
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranked as the state’s top children’s…

University of Iowa’s International Writing Program director to step down
Christopher Merrill, longtime director of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP), will step…

Kirkwood to host Midwest Women in Safety Conference
Kirkwood Community College will host the 2025 Midwest Women in Safety Conference on Oct. 16…

UI Health Care welcomes patients at new Urbandale location
University of Iowa Health Care has opened a new location in Urbandale that brings several…





