Education

Good Morning America host Michael Strahan and Dasia Taylor.

UI student, entrepreneur Dasia Taylor showcases NERD STEM Box on Good Morning America

A University of Iowa student and entrepreneur appeared Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” showcasing a science kit she designed to bring hands-on experiments into homes. Dasia Taylor, a junior majoring in global health studies, demonstrated her NERD STEM Box:…

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…

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson and University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook. from left, speak to the Iowa Board of Regents April 25, 2024. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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…

Herky on Parade logo

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…

Shea Brown, owner of BABL AI and first-place winner at the Iowa JPEC Spring Innovation Awards.

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…

Junior Achievement JA BizTown Mobile

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…

A rendering depicting the renovated Duane Banks stadium.

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…

Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory

Wake up call: UI students create hit lifestyle show after struggling for airtime

Two University of Iowa students struggling for air time on DITV, the UI’s student-run television…

Nataliya Oliynyk (left) and Jackson Kalmar (right), co-hosts of Wake Up Iowa City

Coe College announces Iowa Ready Initiative

Amid a host of starts and stops by the U.S. Department of Education’s rollout of…

Coe College Sinclair Auditorium

Monopoly Tournament to benefit UNI Center for Real Estate Education

An annual Monopoly tournament benefiting the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Center for Real Estate…

Peoples Company's annual Monopoly tournament will be April 24.

Three Iowa entrepreneurs win top awards in Venture School competitions

SteerClear Mirrors, the AgriNet and Act Write Here were first-place winners when three Venture School…

Venture School winners Iowa

Iowa City arts community celebrates revival of student-run film festival

For the first time since the pandemic, the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDocs)…

Mount Mercy revamps MBA program with input from major community employers

Mount Mercy University has updated its Master of Business Administration program, thanks to the input…

Mount Mercy University

ACT partners with Nexus Capital Management LP

Nonprofit organization ACT, best known for its standardized tests by the same name, is partnering…

ACT logo

Going the distance: How the University of Iowa transports its athletes across the country to compete

Getting to State College, Pa., can be a major hassle. “You’re at the mercy of…

Precious Irivi, followed by other UI track and field student athletes, boards a chartered plane at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. CREDIT STEPHEN MALLY/ UI ATHLETICS

2024 ICR Future Career and College Fair to take place at Kirkwood Community College

The ICR Future Career and College Fair is slated to take place this year at…

The ICR Future Career and College Fair.