Education

Although the University of Northern Iowa administration has reassessed the steps in its $50 million renovation of the UNI Dome renovation, it’s forging ahead with a second phase of the massive project -- this one focused on the fan experience.

Six decades after arriving in Iowa — where she would cofound the University of Iowa’s renowned International Writing Program, fortifying Iowa City’s writing reputation by welcoming 1,600-plus writers like herself from more than 160 countries — Hualing Nieh Engle on Monday died.

The Iowa City Community School District will renovate its Center for Innovation into learning spaces to deliver Junior Achievement programming that prepares students for careers.

Two University of Iowa professors are working to develop an artificial intelligence camera system that could eventually track and catch child or elder abuse as it happens.

University of Iowa Health Care is creating a new task force to review and revise the governance and management structure of its seven-year-old “Home Hemophilia Program” after auditors found “weaknesses“ and “ongoing concerns” related to its administrative, functional, and financial processes.

Since 2022, UI Health Care has scrapped those inpatient-tower-expansion plans amid significant change – including across its leadership team and its facilities footprint.

The new library, which is being funded through a combination of public and private dollars, will be built near the corner of Edgewood Road and 20th Avenue SW, in Cedar Rapids. The 27-acre site also will include a city park. It is anticipated to open in late fall 2026.

The shooting occurred in the school's commons area, where about 50 students and staff had gathered for breakfast before classes.