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What does it take to keep research teams safe?

When Marty Scholtz thought about the University of Iowa’s research community rising to a challenge, he recalled the floods of 2008. 

“It was a monumental event on campus and shut down a lot of buildings …

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Universities confront COVID-19

How has the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic changed research happening at Iowa universities? The Business Record reached out to the three regent universities to see how faculty and administrators are adjusting for priority research; plus, a …

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Mercy College of Health Sciences expands online degree offerings

Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines announced the launch of Mercy College PLUS, an online extension of the college’s existing health care degree options. MercyPLUS will offer four degree programs designed in collaboration …

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Report: More Iowans have degrees, but fewer going to college

The percentage of Iowans with a college degree is growing, even as college enrollment rates are falling, according to the biennial Condition of Higher Education report just released by Iowa College Aid. As of 2017, …

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Variety funds $15,000 grant for Des Moines students attending JA BizTown

Junior Achievement of Central Iowa has received a $15,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity, which allowed 300 students to experience JA BizTown this school year. The grant served low- to moderate-income schools within the Des …

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Four candidates for Tippie College of Business dean to interview virtually

Candidates seeking to become the new dean of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business will now visit campus virtually over the next three weeks, beginning Thursday, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The college announced …

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Iowa Student Loan launches refinance loan program for doctors, dentists

Iowa Student Loan has rolled out a new refinance loan option for doctors and dentists while they’re working in required residencies or fellowships early in their careers. The Reset Refinance Loan for Medical Residents allows …

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Report: More than 450,000 undocumented college students in U.S.

More than 450,000 students across the United States — about 2% of all U.S. college students — are undocumented residents, according a new report by New American Economy and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education …

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ISU professor named co-editor-in-chief of Journal of Supply Chain Management

David Cantor, a professor of supply chain management at the Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University has been appointed to serve as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the college announced. Cantor holds …

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Emergency aid to students announced for ISU, DMACC

Iowa State University will receive nearly $23 million in emergency aid as part of the economic stimulus package approved by Congress to help stabilize the nation’s economy, which has been slowed by shutdowns and layoffs…