Education

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranks No. 1 in Iowa, earns national recognition
University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital ranked as the state’s top children’s hospital and No. 12 in the Midwest region in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, released Oct. 7. According to a…
Iowa Board of Regents push pause on Iowa Memorial Union renovations
The Iowa Board of Regents voted Thursday to postpone a decision greenlighting the proposed $81.4…

UI Health Care Workers union protest for better wages, benefits
Members of the University of Iowa Health Care workers union picketed at the corner of…

New child care center, window replacement among UI projects seeking approval at Board of Regents meeting next week
The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents for four…

Deadline approaches for University of Iowa Venture School
Aspiring entrepreneurs looking to refine their business ideas and gain expert guidance can apply for…

ICCSD, Junior Achievement look to expand career readiness at Center for Innovation
The Iowa City Community School District is ramping up a project-based learning initiative to introduce…

Federal funding cuts, restraining orders leave University of Iowa researchers in limbo
Research funding at the University of Iowa is in limbo as the shakeup in the…

Van Meter offering five electrical industry scholarships
Van Meter is accepting applications for its Spark Your Success Scholarship, which provides up to…

COGS rejects Iowa Board of Regents’ pay raise offer at first bargaining meeting
University of Iowa graduate student worker union COGS will be headed to a closed bargaining…

Junior Achievement opens nominations for 26th annual Corridor Business Hall of Fame
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa (JAEI) has opened nominations for the 26th Annual Corridor Business…

UI graduate workers’ union COGS to negotiate wages with Iowa Board of Regents this week
University of Iowa graduate student workers are headed to the bargaining table with the Iowa…

UI graduate workers stage protest on campus, demand higher wages
Graduate student employees at the University of Iowa are demanding a raise, citing unlivable wages…

Iowa City Council says ‘yes’ to rezoning ACT campus
A plan to rezone approximately 48.6 acres of the ACT campus in Iowa City can…

Tippie online programs among nation’s best in new U.S. News & World Report rankings
The Tippie College of Business’ Iowa MBA degree is among the top 21 public online…

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy finds new home at former Cedar Rapids school building
Leaders of the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy had been searching for a place to consolidate…

Iowa Board of Regents update strategic plan, eliminate DEI language
The Iowa Board of Regents voted to update their 2022-2027 strategic plan on Jan. 15,…






