Education
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s Klein recipient of national Rising Star award
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s vice president of education, Nate Klein, has been named a recipient of the national JA USA Rising Star Award. The honor recognizes emerging leaders within the network who demonstrate leadership, impact and commitment to the…
Kirkwood Community College partners with CID to offer new avionics program
Even amid a highly competitive labor market for aircraft mechanics, Matt Wolford wasn’t too concerned…
University of Iowa welcomes summer cohort of professionals from Africa
Two dozen young entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa are hoping a six-week trip to Eastern Iowa…
Employers encouraged to complete Kirkwood’s Skills Talent Report
In February 1999, the “Skills 2000 Commission Report: Assessment of Major Employers’ Skill and Employment…
Iowa City High School receives donated trailer for vocational trade program
The Iowa City Area Association of REALTORS (ICAAR) donated a trailer to hold construction supplies…
University of Iowa study finds brain network linked to addiction
A study involving University of Iowa Health Care neuroscientists found a brain network associated with…
Kirkwood, TrueNorth give workers better understanding of truck driving as a career
Kirkwood Community College has collaborated with TrueNorth, a Cedar Rapids-based insurance and financial company, on…
Kirkwood Community College closes two underused centers
Pointing to a shifting educational landscape in eastern Iowa, Kirkwood Community College is closing Tippie-Mansfield…
ACT sells campus building to Iowa City Community School District
ACT has agreed to sell the Tyler Building on its main campus to the Iowa…
University of Iowa center tackles mental health crisis in K-12 schools
Experts during a June 2 Board of Regents presentation expressed concern that the K-12 mental…
University of Iowa researchers selected to aid NASA mission
Jun Wang, assistant director of the Iowa Technology Institute, was named the principal investigator for…
University of Iowa student building music education app
Nicole Williams insists there must be a better way to make music education widely accessible…
University of Iowa professor honored for 3D printing innovations
Xuan Song, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Iowa,…
Kirkwood to move NewBo City Market classes to main campus
Kirkwood Community College will relocate Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen operations and classes following the end of…
St. Luke’s School of Nursing plans terrace dedication, ribbon cutting
UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Foundation is planning a celebration to honor the former St. Luke’s School…
Iowa City Community School District Foundation receives $1 million gift
Coralville resident Christine N. Boge committed a planned gift of $1 million to the Foundation…
