As the Cedar Rapids school district faces a decline of 622 students this year, school leaders are asking the community to work with them to develop a strategic plan to increase enrollment and address facility and staffing needs.
Following outcry from hundreds of nurses and staff demanding more privacy in their patient interactions, University of Iowa Health Care has updated its photo ID badge policy letting employees share only their first name and last initial.
Students in Kirkwood Community College’s nursing, paramedic and respiratory therapy programs came together Wednesday at the school’s Katz Family Healthcare Simulation Center for the first combined simulation exercise since 2020. Faculty and students alike said the experience would prepare students for the fast-paced, collaborative nature of real medical emergencies.
University of Iowa Health Care in the first quarter of the current 2026 fiscal year is running under budget in revenue and over budget in expenses – resulting in net operating income that is $15 million below expectations for the 2026 term that started July 1, a rarity for the largest health care system in Iowa.
University Heights is primed to begin building a new recreational trail system across 36 acres of forested land north of Melrose Avenue — near the Finkbine commuter lot — after the Board of Regents on Wednesday flagged support for its use of the University of Iowa-owned portion of the land.
The first meeting of a new Legislature-imposed University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory council has been set for next week, on Tuesday, over Zoom — meaning the half who live outside Iowa won’t need to travel to the state.
Given incoming Iowa State University President David Cook won’t begin his tenure until March 1, 2026, the Board of Regents this week will name recently retired College of Business Dean David Spalding to serve as interim president for three months.
The news — garnering broad applause from a packed crowd in the union — doubled as a welcome home for Cook, who was born in Mary Greeley Medical Center, graduated from Ames High, and earned a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State in 1992.
As the Linn-Mar Community School District reaches the completion of a five-year plan, school leaders continue to look toward the future, taking steps to create a plan for the next decade.
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is recognizing Cedar Rapids-based Van Meter Inc., and its CEO, Lura McBride, with its Oscar C. Schmidt Iowa Business Leadership Award. McBride will receive the award Tuesday on behalf of Van Meter’s employee owners.
Using the learning model called Instructional Empowerment, students in the Cedar Rapids school district work in teams of three or four to tackle questions posed by the teacher, fostering a culture of respectful discourse and a sense of belonging in the classroom.
A Johnson County judge has dismissed the case against a man accused of interfering with police who were investigating allegations of hazing at a University of Iowa fraternity a year ago on Nov. 15, 2024.
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