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UI business students aim to boost RAGBRAI’s economic impact on Protivin, other towns along route

By: Kate Huber | 2017.07.27 | 08:53 am

Protivin is getting a helping hand from some Hawkeyes during this year’s RAGBRAI ride. This is the third year that UI JPEC students will help draw attention to businesses on the RAGBRAI route. Their goal? Maximize the economic impact of RAGBRAI and try to make that impact sustainable.

Young African Leaders Initiative fellows visit Iowa City, tour the state

Program promotes entrepreneurship, international dialogue

By: Kate Huber | 2017.07.19 | 02:40 pm

Twenty-five Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) fellows arrived in Iowa City June 16 to learn about the American economy and the basics of operating their own business. During their six-week stay, the fellows have been traveling across the state visiting farms, religious institutions, art galleries, and large businesses.

University of Iowa's summer youth entrepreneurship camp

Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship hosts start-up camp

By: Tom Snee and Diego Mercado | 2017.07.17 | 03:27 pm

Thirty-nine middle school students from around the Iowa City area participated in a youth camp sponsored by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center’s Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship. The weeklong camps teach participants the entrepreneurial mindset and expose them to innovation, creativity, and problem-solving.

Des Moines Register UI-developed app lets I-Cubs fans buy food and drink without standing in concession line

External Media | 2017.06.21 | 10:19 am

A new business at Principal Park that delivers concessions to Iowa Cubs fans at their seats was developed by University of Iowa students in the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory, the UI’s student business incubator.

UI faculty help African entrepreneurs build businesses in their home countries

By: Tom Snee | 2017.06.14 | 09:35 am

Two University of Iowa faculty members recently spent time in Ethiopia and Kenya helping entrepreneurs who participated in last year’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) develop their businesses.

Graduating finance major promotes cultural understanding, competence

Diaz hopes to use finance career to help those who are underprivileged

By: Tom Snee | 2017.05.11 | 08:34 am

José Diaz, from Melrose Park, Illinois, is graduating from the UI with a degree in finance and will soon be working at JPMorgan & Chase’s Chicago office. Diaz came from humble beginnings and is positioning himself to make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged and marginalized groups.

Honors UI student-owned business wins $100,000 at prestigious TCU start-up competition

By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2017.04.26 | 09:27 am

HealthTech Solutions, a business founded by two University of Iowa students, both from Iowa, that makes it easier to connect organ donors with recipients, won the grand prize in a start-up venture competition sponsored by TCU.

KWQC-TV Venture School is Quad Cities’ entrepreneurial boot camp

External Media | 2017.04.20 | 11:53 am

Venture School is a six-week entrepreneurial boot camp that helps would-be Quad Cities entrepreneurs figure out if there’s a market for their business idea and, if so, how to get it off the ground. Venture School is a statewide resource of the UI’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC).

Honors UI student spin-out business takes top national honor

By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2017.04.20 | 11:51 am

A University of Iowa team recently won an award in a prominent national student-invention contest sponsored by MIT for a device that prevents sows from rolling over on their piglets.

ICHE director Tom Rice on the overlooked impact of universities

By: Tom Rice | 2017.04.06 | 08:04 am

Tom Rice, director of the Iowa Center for Higher Education in Des Moines, discusses some of the often overlooked ways a university supports its surrounding community. ICHE, operated by the University of Iowa for less than a year, is already serving the city it calls home.

UI business students aim to boost RAGBRAI’s economic impact on Protivin, other towns along route

Young African Leaders Initiative fellows visit Iowa City, tour the state

Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship hosts start-up camp

Des Moines Register UI-developed app lets I-Cubs fans buy food and drink without standing in concession line

UI faculty help African entrepreneurs build businesses in their home countries

Graduating finance major promotes cultural understanding, competence

Honors UI student-owned business wins $100,000 at prestigious TCU start-up competition

KWQC-TV Venture School is Quad Cities’ entrepreneurial boot camp

Honors UI student spin-out business takes top national honor

ICHE director Tom Rice on the overlooked impact of universities

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