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Teaching public health in times of crisis

In the University of Northern Iowa’s Health, Recreation and Community Services Department, Disa Cornish and her colleagues are training the next generation of public health advocates in Iowa — a generation that is witnessing firsthand …

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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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A Closer Look: Brady Harris

When Brady Harris started searching for the next step in his career, moving his family to Greater Des Moines wasn’t even on the road map. Yet as the new CEO of fintech payments startup Dwolla, …

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NewBoCo offers CoderDojo classes live online

The New Bohemian Collective is offering its CoderDojo computer science program live online for children in grades 1-5, NewBoCo announced this week. Virtual CoderDojo will be available on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:30 to 2:30 …

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Iowa State University, DMACC launch work-from-home cybersecurity series

The Iowa Cyber Hub, a cybersecurity education partnership between Iowa State University and Des Moines Area Community College, is launching a series of videos at www.iowacyberhub.org to help newly remote workers adjust to new cybersecurity practices. The …

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Kemin enters exclusive agreement for poultry salmonella vaccine

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, announced today that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Pacific GeneTech, a biologics company that develops and commercializes next-generation vaccines for areas of high unmet or underserved …

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ISU Startup Factory moves program online, extends application deadline

Iowa State University’s Startup Factory has moved all weekly cohort meetings online to continue delivering the 52-week program, the organization announced this week. The accelerator has extended its cohort nine application deadline to May 29 …

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Webspec offers free assistance to Polk County businesses applying for Facebook grants

Webspec, a Des Moines marketing and technology company, is offering free assistance to help Polk County businesses apply for a portion of the $100 million cash grants offered by Facebook to up to 30,000 small …

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LenderClose begins facilitating remote online notarization for mortgage closings

The Des Moines fintech company LenderClose announced Thursday it has made what it believes is the first-ever remote online notarization used to close a mortgage loan in Iowa. 

Remote online notarization transactions were authorized last week as …