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STEM council seeks candidates for scale program

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is accepting applications for a partnership that will help programs grow across Iowa during the 2016-17 academic year. Each year, the STEM council helps pay for programs delivered to …

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Event Nov. 18: Caven to speak at Start-up Stories

Elizabeth Caven, founder of UpCraft Club, will join Square One DSM’s Mike Colwell for Start-up Stories at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18 at Two Ruan Center. UpCraft Club is a curated e-commerce shop that sells digital sewing patterns …

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$1.5M federal grant creates Midwest big data hub

Iowa State University is one of five universities creating a Midwest big data hub with the support of a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.


The Midwest hub, which will be known…
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DM Roosevelt graduate makes list of top young science minds

Des Moines Roosevelt High School alum Feng Zhang is on ScienceNews’ “bright young minds” list, based on a survey of 30 Nobel Prize winners. When Zhang was a graduate student at Stanford University, he found ways to …

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Event Nov. 5: Free workshop on clean energy startup

The Iowa Energy Center and Iowa Innovation Corp. have arranged a free workshop on clean energy startup initiatives, to be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m Nov. 5 at the University of Iowa Pappajohn Education …

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Gov’s STEM council honors Hoover High, 11 others

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has honored 12 Iowa high schools as STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) and STEM RLE (Redesigned Learning Environment) models across Iowa.

Des Moines’ Hoover High School was…
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Food Safety

When someone wonders if a nonstick frying pan coating sends dangerous chemicals into food during cooking, or a manufacturer debates whether a package will hold up on the shelf, or downtown workers can’t decide if …

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Nominations for DuPont Pioneer innovationIOWA leader award open

Nominations are open for the DuPont Pioneer innovationIOWA Leader of the Year Award, to be announced in innovationIOWA magazine. The magazine unveiling party will be 5-7 p.m. April 5 at Workiva in the Iowa State …

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Event Nov. 12: Yahoo technology and politics seminar at Drake to feature Katie Couric and Funny or Die producer

Yahoo Inc. plans a daylong seminar on the role of technology in the democratic process Nov. 12 at Drake University. The session, which will be live-streamed on Yahoo Politics, will feature Yahoo politics and news …

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Gravitate to hold session on disaster prep

Gravitate, 206 Sixth Ave., will host a free session on disaster preparation at noon Wednesday featuring August “Dutch” Geisinger, executive director for Safeguard Iowa. The nonprofit Safeguard Iowa Partnership was established in 2007 to help …

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