Board of Regents Newsletter: February 2023 Newsletter
The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa combined added $14.9 billion in income to the state of Iowa economy during fiscal year 2021-2022, according to an economic impact study from Lightcast, a labor market analytics firm. That figure of $14.9 billion is equal to...
The University of Northern Iowa will expand its impact on health education in Iowa by introducing its first standalone Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in fall 2024. As the curriculum takes shape, plans for the program's physical home on campus are also coming to life. Instead of a...
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has again named the University of Iowa a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students. This is the seventh year the UI has received this prestigious ranking, given to U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of...
A multidisciplinary team of ISU researchers will raise bees and plant vegetables, fruits and pollinator habitat within the 10-acre Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University, studying the emerging concept of agrivoltaics – using solar power sites for agricultural purposes to make more efficient use of the land and...
Students from the Iowa School for the Deaf made their annual trip to sign the Pledge of Allegiance at the Iowa State Capitol February 27. The group of 17 students recited the Pledge of Allegiance in American Sign Language on the floor of the House of Representatives to a full...
