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Fees rising faster than previously at Iowa regent universities

The Iowa Board of Regents is expected to approve increases in base tuition rates and mandatory fee hikes from 1.2 percent to 5.8 percent — continuing a pattern of fast rising mandatory fees, even during …

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Biomechanics professor named future chair of ISU kinesiology department

Iowa State University has named the next department chair for one of its most popular undergraduate majors. Li-Shan Chou, a professor of biomechanics and department head of human physiology and director of the Motion Analysis …

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Facebook, DMACC to offer new joint digital marketing certification

Facebook’s Community Boost week is off and running over at Franklin Junior High School, where the tech giant announced a new marketing partnership with a Des Moines institution.

Facebook and Des Moines Area Community College …

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Central College named a Bee Campus USA affiliate

Central College in Pella was recently certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. Central is the first college in …

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Mercy College lands $1.79M federal grant

Mercy College of Health Sciences will receive a $1.79 million federal grant over four years to help pay for the new  the Community Advocacy Registered Nurse Education (CARE) project at Mercy College. The CARE project …

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ISU pay freeze lifted; faculty, staff will receive at least 1% raises

Des Moines Register: A pay freeze at Iowa State University has been lifted and employees with satisfactory job reviews will see pay raises of at least 1 percent, officials announced Thursday. The freeze was put in …

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NOTEBOOK: New major contributes to record business enrollment at ISU

One of Iowa State’s newest undergraduate majors may still be small, but it’s arguably the fastest-growing. 

During an unveiling event for the Business Record’s newest issue of the annual innovationIOWA magazine hosted by Corteva Agriscience …

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Aug. 19: STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair

Host: Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council 
About: STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair is taking over the Grand Concourse again. Fairgoers of all ages can experience up to 25 hands-on STEM activities, watch STEM stage acts …

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Iowa Safe Schools launches LGBTQ summer camp

Iowa Safe Schools, a statewide organization with a mission of providing safe, supportive and nurturing learning environments and communities for LGBTQ youth, will host a summer camp for LGBTQ youths on June 12-14. Pride Camp, …

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Spalding to follow Crum as ISU interim economic development VP

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen has appointed David Spalding as interim vice president for economic development and business engagement, effective July 1. 

Spalding will succeed Mike Crum, who requested a return to the Ivy …