Education

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:…
Iowa’s public university system ranks third nationally in student ROI
Iowa has been ranked the third best state to be a college student, according to…

Mediacom extends deadline for World Class Scholarship applications
Mediacom Communications is extending the application deadline for its scholarship program, Mediacom World Class Scholars.…

Kirkwood moving operations to Coralville, will sell Iowa City campus
Kirkwood Community College is set to relocate a “majority” of its Iowa City operations to…

Kirkwood releases results from area workforce survey
Kirkwood Community College has released the results from the Skills 2024 Survey, a report created…

Bull Force wins first place at Iowa JPEC Fall Venture School
Bull Force and its founder Greg Schut won first place and $2,000 at the University…

Lori Sundberg to retire in 2023 as Kirkwood Community College president
Lori Sundberg has submitted her letter of intent to retire as Kirkwood Community College president.…

Iowa parks, schools receive water bottle filling stations
Visitors to Tucker Park in Hiawatha now have access to an Elkay water bottle filling…
University of Iowa pauses search for new VP, Carver College dean
The University of Iowa is temporarily suspending its search for a new vice president for…

Performing arts boarding high school opens in Iowa City
Auditions will be held January and February 2023 at ICON Arts Academy, a new performing…

Kirkwood, CID announce major funding for new aviation program
Nearly $1 million from a federal grant and local sources will go toward funding Kirkwood…

University of Iowa lecturer named to IRS committee
Robert Gettemy, a full-time instructor at the University of Iowa, is one of eight people…

Workforce Innovation leaders honored at Kirkwood
Local companies leading the way in workforce innovation were honored Sept. 21 during an awards…

University of Iowa researchers help discover 60 new autism genes
Scientists at the University of Iowa contributed to a study published in Nature Genetics that…

Kirkwood, University of Iowa announce nursing partnership
Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) will be finalizing a new partnership…
Medical lab renovations among University of Iowa plans approved
A series of items were approved by the Iowa Board of Regents Sept. 15, including…






