Education

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa launches new financial literacy program
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa has been selected as one of the few JA locations nationwide to pilot Financial Playbook by Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, a financial literacy program for young adults. The program, developed in partnership with the…
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…

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…

Youth Employment Program returns for summer 2024
The Youth Empowered to Serve (Y.E.S.) employment program has returned to Johnson County for the…

Mount Mercy, St. Ambrose consider ‘strategic combination’
“We are better together,” said Todd Olson, president of Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, as that…

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

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…

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.…

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…

State universities eliminate, reorganize DEI offices to meet Regents directives
Presidents of the state’s public universities told the Iowa Board of Regents Thursday they are…

Third installment of Herky on Parade coming to Johnson County in May
Johnson county residents can expect to see a whole lot more of the University of…

BABL AI takes top prize at Iowa JPEC Innovation Challenge Awards
BABL AI, a company that employs certified independent auditors to ensure systems comply with the…

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa receives $92,000 grant from Wells Fargo Foundation
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa has received a $92,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation…

UI seeks Board of Regents’ approval for updated proposal renovating Duane Banks stadium
An updated proposal for renovations to the Duane Banks stadium is headed for the Board…

UI to petition Board of Regents to plan for new hydroscience research building
In a bid to expand its IIHR – Hydroscience & Engineering program, the University of…
