Education

The Iowa State University Presidential Search Committee will meet via a conference call at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. To dial into the conference, call (866) 390-5250 and use participant code 9026659. The Krieger Board Room in …

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, companies are betting on their best workers — and are willing to pay more to prove it, according to a report released today.

After years of stagnant wages, 97 percent of …

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today the formation of a new education advisory council called the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council.

The Iowa STEM Roadmap, produced by state experts, cited a …

Principal Financial Group Inc. has awarded a $250,000 grant to Children & Families of Iowa’s capital campaign. The funds will be used on major enhancements to all seven Des Moines area facilities, including the replacement …

Iowa State University’s College of Business is the third least expensive public graduate school for in-state students, and the fifth least expensive for out-of-state students, according to a U.S. News & World report.

Tuition and …

The University of Northern Iowa is offering two free resources to small business owners and entrepreneurs through its MyEntre.Net program. At http://connections.myentre.net, visitors will find a portal to financing programs, technical and marketing assistance, networking …

The World Food Prize Foundation announced yesterday that Paul and Claudia Schickler of Des Moines will commit $400,000 over the next three years to the foundation.

The money will go to expand the foundation’s Global …

The Des Moines Independent Community School District announced the appointments of two new principals. Maureen Taylor will take over at Harding Middle School, and Nancy Croy will become the principal at McCombs Middle School.

Taylor …

Gov. Terry Branstad will open Drake University’s landowner conference with remarks at 8 a.m. The “This Land is Your Land” event, which is focused on providing information to absentee and non-operating landowners that will help …

Ankeny-based Accumold announced the formation of a $50,000 Skills Scholarship Program for students at Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Advanced Manufacturing Center.

The scholarship is meant to help develop expert workers in tool and …