Both of Iowa’s public research universities slipped in this year’s national U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, with the University of Iowa sliding five spots to No. 98 and Iowa State University dropping six to No. 121.
A five-year, $2.76 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow the university to establish an office that will work to coordinate and facilitate research grant applications and work on the Sioux City campus.
Although more “post-mortem” is needed to determine the full impact of the massive delays and widespread confusion that plagued the government’s botched rollout of its revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid last term, admissions directors across Iowa’s public universities last week recounted the ramifications for their campuses, their applicants, and their returning students.
Families can contact their AEA for a referral if there are concerns about their child’s development
Longtime educator opened The Curiosity Path in 2016
The facility completes the College Community School District’s 10-year plan, creating room for 30 percent growth at each grade level
Just under a year from the July 1, 2025, deadline for Iowa’s public universities to comply with a new state law restricting their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and staffing, Board of Regents President Sherry Bates on Thursday promised the campuses will be fully compliant early — by Dec. 31.
Adding to nearly $1 billion in construction University of Iowa Health Care is pursuing across its main Iowa City campus and new North Liberty site, system officials Wednesday aired preliminary plans to spend more than $25 million upgrading its new downtown campus to meet UIHC standards.
After Iowa’s public universities in the spring promised to pursue a DEI-related directive from regents and lawmakers to explore establishing new “free speech and civic education” initiatives on their campuses, the University of Northern Iowa is forging ahead with a proposed Center for Civic Education.
Earth is getting another “mini” moon this month, and a University of Iowa astronomer said the school bus-sized meteor orbiting the planet actually is much closer than the moon you can see.
As Dance Marathon programs across the country shift away from the slogan “For The Kids” due to trademark restrictions, the University of Iowa is taking the opportunity to rename one of its health care campus roads after another of its nationally-esteemed Children’s Hospital-related traditions.
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.
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