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IOWA CITY – Coronavirus-related losses across the University of Iowa Health Care system could top $100 million by the end …

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Iowa Wesleyan University – one of the state’s oldest higher education institutions, established before Iowa joined the union – last …

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IOWA CITY ? The phrase ?once in a blue moon? will take on special meaning Wednesday morning as sky gazers ? including those in Iowa ? get the chance to witness a trifecta of lunar anomalies.A total lunar eclipse is expected before dawn Wednesday, and will feature a super moon ? a term used to describe a moon that reaches its fullest while making its closest pass by earth. This week's super moon also earns the ...

IOWA CITY ? A previously-barred University of Iowa student organization was among more than 160 involved in an on-campus recruitment fair Wednesday after a federal judge on Tuesday forced the university to allow it to participate.Business Leaders in Christ, which UI administrators deregistered in November following accusations it discriminated against an openly gay member, looked like other groups showcased at ...

IOWA CITY ? A relatively low portion of accidents between farm equipment and passenger vehicles involve alcohol. But those that do tend to be more dangerous and deadly, according to a new study out of the University of Iowa.Karisa Harland, UI adjunct assistant professor of emergency medicine, led the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-funded research from the UI's Great Plains Center for ...

While the University of Iowa is eliminating its traditional full-time master's of business administration program, business academia is far from contracting at the state's public universities.The demand for advanced business degrees ? including ones that zero in on specialties or that meet the needs of professionals trying to get ahead while still holding down a job ? is growing, according to interviews and ...

Iowa State University has landed $1.1 million in federal support to continue a program to help first-generation and underrepresented students earn doctorate degrees.The ISU Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, winner of the U.S. Department of Education grant, aims to increase diversity among Ph.D. graduates by preparing qualified undergrads for graduate-level study, according to Iowa State.The...

IOWA CITY ? An Iowa City-based medical diagnostics company rooted in the University of Iowa research engine, founded by one of its faculty, and supported in part by its intellectual property resources, soon could make history.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration never before has cleared for front-line patient care an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic device like the one IDx has developed for diabetic ...

IOWA CITY ? Iowa State University ? which has seen its student body swell 44 percent in the last decade ? has succeeded in slowing its growth, according to new fall enrollment figures announced Thursday.The University of Iowa, likewise, reported a slightly smaller freshman class of 5,029 ? making it the third-largest class in UI history after two record-setting years. Its total enrollment remains up slightly ? ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Breaking news has been prolific of late, with daily reports of epic proportions ? from prospects of nuclear war to domestic racism to border walls and the like. Running undercurrent to it all is a theme of division ? prompting Mount Mercy University this fall to tackle that larger issue at a community level.For its 2017 Fall Faculty Series, Mount Mercy is hosting 16 events focused on varying ...