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UI wins $1.5 million to accelerate materials science research

The University of Iowa has been awarded $1.5 million to advance materials science research by leveraging various materials’ ...
KCCI Des Moines

Science Center of Iowa hosts exhibit on implicit bias

SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA. KCCI’S TOMMIE CLARK SAW IT IN PERS.ON ERIC: TOMMIE IS GIVING US A SNEAK PEAK ABOUT THE IMPACT ETH EXHIBIT IS HOPING TO MAKE HERE IN IA.OW TOMMIE: THEY WANT TO BRING THE SCIENCE ...
Des Moines Register

Opinion: We’re asking candidates about science. See what they’re saying.

Dan Chibnall, Science Iowa president, is the STEM librarian and an associate professor of librarianship at Drake University. Annabelle Lolinco is a Ph.D. candidate at Iowa State University studying ...
KCCI Des Moines

Exclusive: Science Center of Iowa's IMAX may never reopen

SNOWFALL TOTALS AND A MUCH COLDER 8 DAY FORECAST COMING UP. STEVE: WE HAVE BAD NEWS TONIGHT FOR FANS OF THE IMAX THEATER DOWNTOWN AT THE SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA. STACEY: THERE IS NOW A CHANCE IT MAY ...
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University of Iowa to expand materials science study with federal grant funds

The University of Iowa is working to upgrade equipment and expand its materials science learning capabilities for students ...
WOWT.com

Iowa school districts receive more than $500,000 to teach computer science

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOWT) - More than $500,000 is awarded to schools across Iowa to support a workforce of computer science teachers. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced ...
The Gazette

Iowa named top 10 in the nation for computer science education

Second grade teacher Melissa Cahalan works with second-graders Da’Neyah Boothe (right) and Stella Meyers (center) Sept. 14 on an exercise with BeeBots -- robots used as a teaching tool in computer ...
news.iastate.edu

American science association honors Iowa State innovators for advancing science

AMES, Iowa – The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring five Iowa State University researchers for their individual contributions to physics, agriculture, chemistry and ...
The Gazette

Iowa educators to learn how to teach high-quality computer science with state grant

WASHINGTON, Iowa — As part of an initiative to build the computer science education capacity at Iowa schools, the state’s area education agencies have been awarded nearly $1 million in grants to ...
Des Moines Register

Should Iowa schools require computer science?

Iowa high school students should have to complete computer science coursework to graduate, a state committee recommended Tuesday. "We recognize that's a very bold recommendation. We acknowledge that, ...
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Iowa Science Phenomena

In 2017, Iowa schools and teachers began a dramatic shift in science content expectations and pedagogy with the adoption of the new NGSS-aligned Iowa Science Standards. Iowa PBS recognized a key part ...