Judi Eyles, the Iowa State University director of Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, recalls taking a career aptitude test. The results? She was destined to be a nurse. That’s not how her life went. Instead, she’s about to celebrate 30 years in 2026 of leading entrepreneurship efforts at ISU. “I didn’t…
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center wrapped up an end-of-semester Pitch Showcase for its startup incubator program on Dec. 12 at Merge Iowa City. A total of $5,000 was awarded in two categories. Savanna Kaczynski and WedGen won first place and $1,000 in the Tech/Student Lifestyle category. WedGen…
The National Academy of Inventors has elected Iowa State University agronomy professor Patrick Schnable as one of its 2025 fellows. Schnable has founded five startups in his 37 years as an Iowa State faculty member and holds 17 U.S. utility patents and two plant variety protections. Schnable joins a class…
Iowa State University’s outgoing president Wendy Wintersteen is busy in the last days of her tenure – so busy in fact she doesn’t have time to think about her retirement, which is coming in January. But she does know this much. She’s going on a vacation to the Caribbean with…
Iowa State University and the University of Iowa are ranked on the Princeton Review’s 2026 ranking of undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies. ISU’s program ranked at No. 9 nationally and No. 4 in the Midwest, and University of Iowa was ranked No. 17 nationally and No. 7 in the Midwest. The…
Nurses are on the front lines solving problems in health care and the University of Iowa Office of Innovation is stepping up to support their ideas. The Office of Innovation provides support to faculty and staff who invent approaches, processes and technologies to solve pressing problems. Its Iowa Nurse Innovators…
A new tool to help patients with chronic lung diseases, being studied at the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has received $2.55 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research program. Suresh Raghavan, professor of biomedical engineering, and Syed Mubeen, associate professor of chemical…
The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation is now accepting nominations for its annual Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award. This award honors a non-vocational PreK-12 teacher who goes above and beyond to bring agriculture to life in the classroom. Last year’s winner, Kerri Bell of Mid-Prairie East Elementary in Kalona, helps…
Nurses, health care professionals, innovators and community members are invited to attend the 2025 Iowa Nurse Innovators Roadshow, where nurse innovators will share their stories, and emerging nurse innovators will pitch their ideas. The event will feature keynote speaker Judy Lenane, a nurse and health care executive with a clinical…
The inaugural Risk Management and Insurance Strategic Collaborators Summit, happening this week in Iowa City, is designed around how the insurance industry can recruit, inspire and equip the next generation of risk management professionals. The event is organized by a national group of higher education institutions that want to advance innovation and…