Education

Aerial photo of the water tower located outside University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.

UI Health Care delays projects amid federal funding cuts

The University of Iowa Health Care system is revising its capital improvement plans after federal funding changes are expected to reduce health care spending in Iowa by $9.5 billion over the next decade. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal…

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.…

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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…

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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

UI Health Care unrolls first phase of brand update this week

This week, University of Iowa Health Care launches the first phase of its rebranding efforts…

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A little help for Hoover: UI Marketing Institute students help Herbert Hoover Foundation with major rebrand

The Hoover Presidential Foundation has turned to five University of Iowa students to help with…

Kirkwood to offer new cybersecurity and compliance program

Kirkwood Community College will be offering a new Cybersecurity and Compliance program starting this fall.…

Kirkwood Community College

Board of Regents approve almost $60.4 million in UI capital improvement projects

At the April 24 Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Ames, the University of Iowa…