While engineering has been around for thousands of years, recent advances in technology like Artificial Intelligence and challenges such as climate change have changed how engineering is being taught to better help prepare students to meet increasing demands.
Produced in partnership with the Iowa Engineering Society, E-Week is an annual celebration of engineering and all that it, and engineers, contribute to our world. The Gazette's E-Week showcases a variety of engineering topics.
Women’s and men’s wrestling teams compete at the annual college wrestling event at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa
Thanks to a local program that matches older adults with college students, Nancy Lanning is not only getting out on the town but has also formed a meaningful friendship.
Prestige is a biannual special section dedicated to Iowans 55+. Each section includes stories, resources and real perspectives about life in Iowa for older adults that cover a range of issues.
Having two Rhodes scholars in a single year is a feat for any state, given the program’s U.S. allotment is 32 annually and Ivy League campuses typically snag many -- including 10 in the 2025 crop of scholars.
Last year, a majority of Iowa’s private colleges and universities created an “Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative,” which this fall signed an “Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee” admission agreement with Iowa’s 15 community colleges aimed at simplifying and streamlining the community-to-private college transfer pipeline.
CROpera singers, area instrumentalists performing acclaimed composer’s song cycles
Internal and external forces affecting higher education — from disruptions like COVID to evolving workforce demands, student needs, demographics, and public perceptions — are evident in recent enrollment counts, which are down again this fall for many of Iowa’s private colleges and universities.
One project the new system will aid in is modeling a certain region of Mars’ atmosphere, called its ionosphere, in order to create the best glass for spacecraft heading to the planet.
The Cedar Rapids college’s community educational sessions begin Sept. 5.
The Gazette spoke with airport Director Marty Lenss about the airport’s aviation campus and future renovations.
The number of Free Applications for Federal Student Aid filed across Iowa still is well below previous years – including last year, when the state’s FAFSA numbers on May 10 were 16 percent above where they were on that date this year.
On the wings of an ongoing pilot and aviation staffing shortage threatening airlines, aircraft, and the flights they schedule, Coe College is stepping into the flight school fray in collaboration with The Eastern Iowa Airport.
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