AABP EP Awards 728x90

Education

DSC 6869

Advisory council to address student absenteeism

A new academic advisory council has been formed to address chronic absenteeism in Iowa schools, the Branstad administration announced today. Plans to create the Chronic Absenteeism Advisory Council were announced at the 2016 Future Ready …

DSC 6869

Hubbell family to be honored at DMU’s Glanton Dinner

This fall, when Des Moines University celebrates the impact that its Glanton Fund has on students and the health professions, it also will highlight the impact the Hubbell family has had on DMU’s very existence. …

DSC 6869

ISU ranks as a top fashion school in nation

Iowa State University is once again ranked as one of the top fashion schools in the nation, according to new rankings from Fashion School Career Advice. In fashion merchandising, Iowa State is No. 1 in the Midwest, …

DSC 6869

ISU physicist granted $1.25 million to study advanced materials

An Iowa State University physicist has won $1.25 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science and the National Science Foundation to study and model advanced materials with exotic properties. Rebecca …

DSC 6869

State Farm grant provides driver’s ed scholarships for needy teens

A recent grant of $14,500 from State Farm will provide driver’s education scholarships for youth served by Children & Families of Iowa. The grant will help teens from low-income families have a chance to take …

DSC 6869

ISU police to implement body camera policy

Iowa State University police will wear body cameras as part of new safety initiatives announced today by ISU President Steven Leath. The new policy will require all officers to wear body cameras while on duty …

DSC 6869

Simpson College launches humanities summer camp

The Humanities Division of Simpson College will host its first-ever summer camp, “Magic, Mythology, and More!” June 27 to July 1 on Simpson’s Indianola campus. The camp, for children ages 10 to 13, will offer …

DSC 6869

University of Iowa moving forward with $60M art museum

Iowa City Press-Citizen: University of Iowa officials want to start planning to build a new home for the the university’s extensive art collection, according to documents released before this week’s Iowa Board of Regents meeting. The …

DSC 6869

June 14: What nonprofits need to know about the new overtime rules

Host: Community Foundation and United Way of Central Iowa. About: Do you need guidance on how the Department of Labor’s recent changes to the overtime rules and the exemptions for salaried workers apply to your nonprofit organization…
DSC 6869

$50,000 Prairie Meadows grant to benefit Southeast Polk schools

Pleasant Hill on behalf of its police department has received a $50,000 grant from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino for the purchase and installation of an interior and exterior antenna system within the Southeast Polk …