Education
Wellmark Foundation invests $5.3 million in University of Iowa’s SIM-IA program
The Wellmark Foundation is investing $5.3 million in the University of Iowa College of Nursing’s Simulation in Motion-Iowa (SIM-IA) program to expand mobile clinical training for rural health care providers. SIM-IA delivers on-site simulation training for first responders and health…
Mandela Washington Fellowship set to return to the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI) announced Wednesday, Feb. 7, that it has been selected as…
Kirkwood students see more efficient path forward in elementary education with UI partnership
Kirkwood Community College students now have a simpler path to completing their teaching education through…
The Daily Iowan acquires Mount Vernon, Solon newspapers
Nationally recognized student publication, The Daily Iowan, has acquired the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and the…
Board of Regents president steps down
Effective today, Iowa Board of Regents president Mike Richards announced he is stepping down from…
UI mini-Venture School empowers minority-owned businesses
The first Winter storm of 2024 was hours away, but that didn’t deter four Iowa…
Healing Prairie Farm, youth crisis shelter, to hold open house
Healing Prairie Farm, a collaboration between CommUnity Crisis Services and United Action for Youth (UAY),…
New director appointed for University of Northern Iowa JPEC
University of Northern Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) has appointed a new director…
UI Venture School is accepting applications for spring cohort
The University of Iowa Venture School entrepreneurial training program is now accepting applications for its…
University of Iowa partners with global program to support talented youth
The University of Iowa will welcome students cultivating solutions to global challenges in a new…
UI Health Care rebrands, Mercy Iowa City to be renamed
Mercy Iowa City will be shedding its name and religious affiliation in early 2024, following…
Scholarships help further nonprofit’s musical mission
The drums and horns have long been silent, but an event sponsored by a local…
Corneal injury project wins top prize in Innovation Challenge Awards
A project that treats corneal injuries won a $20,000 grand prize at the University of…
Universities respond to Board of Regents’ diversity and inclusion recommendations
Iowa’s regent universities are preparing groups to review their own diversity, equity and inclusion programming…
Oral-B enters contract to purchase Kirkwood’s Iowa City campus
After 273 days on the market, Kirkwood Community College has announced a buyer for its…
IWD, SkillBridge partner to help Iowa employers hire service members transitioning out of military life
On Nov. 9, Iowa Workforce Development announced a new partnership to help Iowa businesses expand…
