Dr. Peggy Nopoulos, psychiatry, a neurology and pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has received a five-year, $18 million grant to expand a decade-long study on brain development in children at […]
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19 school districts receive additional STEM BEST funds
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council directed additional support toward 19 STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program partners through the STEM BEST Program Enhancement Fund. More than $180,000 was awarded to the 19 […]
Middle Bit: IDx's AI diagnostics system launches in Retail Clinics
Patients of CarePortMD retail health clinics at Albertsons grocery stores now have access to IDx’s autonomous AI diagnostic system, IDx-DR. This makes CarePortMD the first retail health clinic to adopt this type of AI diagnostic […]
New startup funding opportunities coming to Johnson County
Two new startup funding opportunities will soon be available to those living in Johnson County in an effort to help strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and help early-stage entrepreneurs grow their ideas. The Iowa City […]
Future Ready Iowa awards $6.6 million in scholarships
More than 5,800 Iowa students have received the new Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship for fall 2019. More than $6.6 million has been awarded for the fall semester. That’s over half of the $13 million […]
Applications open for Iowa Edtech Accelerator
Applications are now open for the first cohort of the Iowa Edtech Accelerator. The Edtech Accelerator is an intensive, highly focused 14-week program aimed at early stage edtech companies. The first cohort of the accelerator […]
New conference will discuss the profession of security testing
Black Hills Information Security (BHIS), is hosting a one-day information security conference, called Awareness Con. The event will take place from 9am – 4pm in Adel, Iowa on Nov. 20, in the Adel Public Library. […]
Middle Bit: Holmes Murphy launches company focused on workplace culture
Insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy announced it has launched a new company, EthOs. The new company will focus on improving workplace culture, engagement with multigenerational staff and addressing all aspects of an employee’s total well-being. EthOs […]
UIowa and ISU named top entrepreneurship schools by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review has announced the results of its 14th annual survey naming the top undergraduate and graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies. Based on data the education services company collected from more than 300 schools with […]
Koloni partners with universities, distributes operations to students
Pocahontas-based Koloni is changing up how typical bike shares function by distributing some of its ownership and operations to partnering universities and students. Once a university approves and orders a bike share through Koloni, students are […]