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UI Health Care career fair participants connect with employers representing Iowa health systems July 31. The career event aimed to address physician shortage in Iowa.

UI Health Care hosts career fair to address Iowa’s physician shortage

Nearly 100 University of Iowa Health Care residents, fellows and their spouses attended a July 31 career fair in Iowa City aimed at connecting medical trainees with health care organizations across the state. The event was hosted by University of…

UI Health Care seeks $74 million OBGYN expansion, renovation

Next week, University of Iowa Health Care will petition the Iowa Board of Regents for…

Andrea Greiner, division director of the maternal-fetal medicine division in the UIHC's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, performs an ultrasound on a patient.

Ignite IC aims to connect young talent to Iowa City community

A free event series sponsored by Greater Iowa City Inc. is seeking to recruit and…

Greater Iowa City Inc. is welcoming summer interns to join Ignite IC and foster connections to the community. workforce

University of Iowa seeks expansion, renovation of Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa is seeking approval to move forward with expansion and renovation plans…

Pappajohn Business Building University of Iowa

ACT CEO: Organization’s foray into for-profit seeks to grow capabilities

Educational organization and former nonprofit ACT made headlines last month when it announced a partnership…

The entrance of ACT's campus, on the corner of ACT Place and Scott Boulevard, Iowa City.

Coe College partners with Revv Aviation, Eastern Iowa Airport to launch flight school

As nearly 100 people gathered in a breezy aircraft hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport…

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

Black excellence: The Academy celebrates 35 years of uplifting African American students

When Ruth White founded The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, she didn’t think it…

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success inspires students in elementary, middle and high school to reach for their academic goals. CREDIT THE ACADEMY SPS

Kirkwood to introduce new Cybersecurity and Compliance program this fall

Beginning fall 2024, Kirkwood Community College will be offering a new Cybersecurity and Compliance program.…

Kirkwood

Iowa treasurer announces Iowa 529 college plan updates

Iowa 529 plans can help even more Iowa families save and prepare for college thanks…

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Iowa HF2667 into law, which expands Iowa’s tax deduction for 529 and ABLE savings accounts and allows rollovers from Iowa’s 529 account to a Roth IRA. CREDIT IOWA TREASURER ROBY SMITH

ACT has ‘entered into an agreement’ to sell Iowa City campus

Educational nonprofit organization ACT announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Iowa…

The entrance of ACT's campus, on the corner of ACT Place and Scott Boulevard, Iowa City.

GoldCap Education seeks to fill in the gaps

A new educational program designed to enhance students’ learning experiences outside of school is launching…

Jordan Immerfall, founder of GoldCap Education and program administrator and instructor at the UI College of Education, poses at the Ped Mall in downtown Iowa City on May 7.

Health Harmony takes home $2,500 in Final Pitch competition

A certified nursing assistant and University of Iowa undergraduate student majoring in speech and hearing…

University of Iowa undergraduate and UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Undergraduate Startup Incubator Spring Final Pitch Competition Lily Hintz.

UI team creates technology for wound healing using carbon monoxide

A new technique that heals diabetic wounds and pressure ulcers using carbon monoxide was inspired…

James Byrne demonstrates use of a whipping siphon to dispense gas-entrapping foam in his lab.

Youth Employment Program returns for summer 2024

The Youth Empowered to Serve (Y.E.S.) employment program has returned to Johnson County for the…

Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County and Johnson County Social Services are bringing back the Y.E.S. program for the summer.

Mount Mercy, St. Ambrose consider ‘strategic combination’

“We are better together,” said Todd Olson, president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, as that…

Mount mercy

Kirkwood to host third annual Mental Health Summit

Kirkwood Community College is hosting the third annual Mental Health Summit, a day-long event in…

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center