Education

Students walk past Jessup Hall on the Pentacrest on a fall afternoon.

University of Iowa earns gold rating for sustainability efforts

The University of Iowa has been recognized for its sustainability initiatives, earning a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in...
View of cloud formations on earth taken from space

University of Iowa engineering leverages P3 seed funding to secure $9.4 Million in NASA...

The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program is reshaping Earth observation research within its College of Engineering, fostering new faculty hires, graduate programs, critical...
Competitors in the Iowa JPEC Innovation Challenge converged at MERGE in Iowa City Nov. 20 for the awards ceremony.

University of Iowa Innovation Challenge awards $75,000 to entrepreneurs

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) awarded $75,000 to winners of its Fall Innovation Challenge, a competition designed to foster...

UI Health Care begins hiring process for North Liberty campus

University of Iowa Health Care announced it’s now seeking applicants to fill roles at its North Liberty campus, a comprehensive academic health center situated...
Venture School Final Pitches on Nov. 5, 2024, at BioVentures Center in Coralville, Iowa.

Iowa JPEC grants $11,300 to entrepreneurs in statewide Venture School program

The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) wrapped up its statewide Venture School fall program the week of Nov. 11, awarding...

Cornell, Coe approve Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with community colleges

Coe College and Cornell College have joined 17 other private nonprofit colleges in Iowa in endorsing the Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with...
Members of Koozies for a Cause hold up a check for $6,000. The money will be donated to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

UI students turn $20 class project into $6,000 donation for children’s hospital

Five enterprising University of Iowa students turned a project in associate professor of instruction for Iowa JPEC Bob Walker’s entrepreneurial finance class into a...

Local partnerships celebrate Alburnett student’s milestone achievement in apprenticeship program

Alburnett Community School District, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, and Kirkwood Community College recently marked a milestone with student Riggs Martin’s completion of a...
A person places their hand on an elderly man's arm.

Can AI detect abuse? These UI professors say it can

Two University of Iowa professors are teaming up to harness AI for the use of detecting physical abuse. Aislinn Conrad, an associate professor of social...

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