Education

Rear view of a diverse group of schoolchildren sitting at tables in an elementary school classroom and raising their hands to answer their Caucasian female teacher, standing by the whiteboard in the background

Iowa City Community School District must protect our teachers

Avid readers of the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) or frequent attendees of CBJ events may know that my wife, Aspen Lohman, is co-owner of the Corridor Media Group Inc., which publishes the CBJ and the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal…

University of Iowa pursuing $20.6 million full acquisition of Old Capital Town Center

The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to purchase…

Exterior of the Old Capitol Town Center.

Kirkwood president selected for Aspen Institute Presidents Fellowship

Kirkwood Community College President Kristie Fisher has been named one of 25 leaders chosen for…

Kristie Fisher

Xavier Catholic Schools to remodel, repurpose former Toyota Financial Services building for new middle school

The Xavier Catholic Schools Board announced plans Oct. 17 to remodel the existing Toyota Financial…

Toyota Financial

Former Aflac president Fred Crawford named Tippie’s first executive in residence

Fred Crawford, former president and COO of supplemental health insurance provider Aflac, will be the…

Fred Crawford

Kirkwood’s Benton County Leadership Council discusses local workforce, educational triumphs and challenges

Training the next generation to succeed in the workplace is half the battle, if you…

Kirkwood Benton County Center, 111 W. 3rd St. in Vinton.

NSF awards $600,000 to University of Iowa professor for cutting-edge autonomous vehicle safety research

The National Science Foundation has awarded professor Guanpeng Li of the University of Iowa’s Department…

University of Iowa Department of Computer Science professor Guanpeng Li.

MedBerry wins top prize at University of Iowa’s Startup Games

The 2024-25 edition of the Startup Games, hosted by the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn…

Members of the MedBerry team pose with the $1,000 check they received for first place at the Startup games Oct. 5.

University of Iowa Health Care seeks $280 million acquisition of oncology practice to expand cancer treatment in Iowa

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents…

Jessica Stonis, RN MSN, Clinical Practice Leader, with simulated patient in the 4 PFP cancer infusion center on Monday, March 6, 2023.

Mount Mercy University to launch football program in 2026

Mount Mercy University’s Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex will be seeing a lot more pigskins,…

The sideline at Mount Mercy University's Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex.

Cornell College announces free tuition program for eligible Iowa students

Cornell College in Mount Vernon has introduced Tuition Zero, a new program designed to provide…

University of Iowa Technology Institute researcher secures nearly $1 million grant to advance quantum computing

Fatima Toor, the Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa,…

Fatima Toor, Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and faculty affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute.

Kirkwood F&B director named among ’40 Women to Watch’

The Iowa Restaurant Association has named a Cedar Rapids food and beverage (F&B) director as…

Kasi Tenborg Carroll is the food and beverage director at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center.

Shamus Roeder named Iowa JPEC Mentor of the Year

Shamus Roeder had a clear reason for shifting his career from medicine to engineering. “I…

Shamus Roeder, 2024 Iowa JPEC Mentor of the Year.

Coe College awarded $225K NASA grant for advanced STEM computing

NASA recently awarded a $225,000 grant to Coe College to enhance its computing infrastructure. According…

Coe College

Kirkwood’s inaugural Jones County Leadership Council focuses on student success, workforce development

With cooler weather proclaiming the advent of a new school year, Kirkwood Community College is…

Kirkwood Community College President Kristie Fisher addresses attendees Sept. 4 at the inaugural Jones County Leadership Council meeting. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW