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Future Ready Iowa summer youth intern program now accepting applications

Employers, nonprofit groups and educational institutions are encouraged to apply for the Future Ready Iowa Summer Youth Intern Program grant, a funding opportunity to place youths at risk of not graduating from high school in …

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Central Iowa Boy Scouts host inaugural STEM employment summit

The Mid-Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America will host its inaugural “Workforce Development in Iowa — Bridging the Career Awareness Gap,” a career and education summit designed to bring in the state’s advanced …

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STEM in Iowa at a glance

Gov. Reynolds addresses computer science in Condition of the State address
Gov. Kim Reynolds talked about the importance of computer science education in her Condition of the State address, which kicked off the legislative session. …

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DMU campus opens up prime real estate in central Des Moines

The departure in three years of Des Moines University from its 24-acre campus along Grand Avenue will create a wide range of opportunities for the redevelopment of prime real estate located in central Des Moines, …

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NOTEBOOK: An early success — and a flop — for two Future Ready Iowa programs

Two new initiatives under the Future Ready Iowa program experienced mixed results as they were rolled out for the first time during the fall 2019 semester. One, the Last-Dollar Scholarship program, has had a high …

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Over half of regents students now graduate in four years

Cedar Rapids Gazette: More students that attend Iowa’s three public universities are graduating within four years but work still needs to done to show improvement in the graduation rates of racial and ethnic minorities, according …

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Adamowski to lead new entrepreneurship center at Drake

Bill Adamowski, director of innovation and entrepreneurship at Iowa State University and creator of the successful ISU Startup Factory, will leave ISU in February to join Drake University. Adamowski, a serial entrepreneur in his own …

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DMU campus now for sale, creating development opportunities in central Des Moines

An aerial view of Des Moines University, which has put its 24-acre campus at 3200 Grand Ave. in Des Moines on the market. The osteopathic medical school is moving to a new campus in West …

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NOTEBOOK: Covering miscarriage in bereavement policies

A benefit that no one likes to ask about: bereavement. Yet recently, policy at one Iowa organization inspired another business to open bereavement leave to employees after a miscarriage. Alison Cate, digital marketing manager at …

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UI to implement supervisor training after two-year employee practices review

Daily Iowan: About 3,000 University of Iowa supervisors will undergo training this year in workplace best practices after a two-year employment-practices review found that some faculty reported bias in hiring practices and feared retaliation for complaining. …