COGS to rally Jan. 29 at University of Iowa Pentacrest, demanding fair wages and raises to match Big Ten peers and inflation

Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad spoke Tuesday at a subcommittee meeting in support of legislation that would launch a “school of intellectual freedom” at the University of Iowa, countering critics who cited wastefulness and ideological drive.

A cheerleader at the University of Iowa says he will return to cheer after an injury during a basketball game in Iowa City.

In responding to a House proposal that would require the University of Iowa to establish a new “School of Intellectual Freedom,” a UI lobbyist on Tuesday announced campus plans to create a new “Center for Civic Dialogue and Leadership.

An Iowa House higher education subcommittee has moved ahead a bill to codify general education requirements at state universities.

Iowa legislators introduce bill to establish School of Intellectual Freedom at UI, focusing on free inquiry and civic engagement

Gov. Kim Reynolds sent a notice to each of Iowa's state universities Thursday reminding them to comply with the state's prohibition of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs.

DES MOINES — Two weeks after it launched, the new Iowa House Higher Education Committee has introduced a spate of study bills directed at colleges and universities in the state that would, among other things, further limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and impose mandates around what can and should be taught.

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity was placed on interim suspension in November after an alleged hazing incident.

The free presentation is happening on January 28 at 7 p.m. at the Deere-Wiman Carriage House. It will cover rare bones accidentally found in SE Iowa in 2022.

A review team that Iowa formed last fall to revise its science education standards and draft recommended changes -- which some team members said contained changes they hadn’t signed off on -- has been discharged so a second team now can review public feedback and recommend changes based on the input.

“Humans that are sleep deprived develop memory deficits, attention deficits, and eventually if it continues chronically, it’s linked to Neuro degenerate diseases like Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Abel. Next steps include looking into dreams; How we dream, why we dream, and why certain images or people or events show up in our dreams.