The University of Iowa Colleges of Dentistry and Education came together to create Project SEALED (Service, Engagement, and LifeCareer Education in Dentistry), which sends UI dental students into Iowa communities to look after schoolchildren’s teeth.

Through the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, University of Iowa students and faculty are partnering with Iowa communities along the RAGBRAI route build a more sustainable future. Check out what they’ve accomplished so far in RAGBRAI stop Decorah.

Protivin is getting a helping hand from some Hawkeyes during this year’s RAGBRAI ride. This is the third year that Iowa 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.

UI alumnus Paul Willis owns a celebrated free-range pig farm in Thornton, Iowa, one of the stops on this year’s RAGBRAI route. He’s also the founder of the Niman Ranch farm network, where his UI alumna daughter, Sarah Willis, works. Both say their UI education contributed to their success.

The UI College of Law and the Iowa State Bar Association have teamed up to encourage law students to practice in rural areas. The summer Rural Clerkship Program provides opportunities for law students to work at small-town practices in places like Garner, Iowa, a stop on the RAGBRAI route.

UI College of Pharmacy professor Bernard Sorofman has used his expertise in pharmacy medicine to reform medical services for criminal offenders in Iowa and expand a statewide drug repository for unused medication, keeping medication out of landfills and ensuring it gets to the people who need it most.

The U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa Geological Survey, Office of the State Archaeologist, and Iowa Limestone Producers Association are working together to teach RAGBRAI riders about the land that’s rolling by under their tires. The “Learn About the Land” brochure, produced every year, details the bike route’s natural resources.

Dan McGehee, of the National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa, says safety is the main benefit of high-tech cars.

Executive Director of Hancher Auditorium Chuck Swanson hails from Spencer, Iowa, the first overnight stop on the 2017 RAGBRAI route. Swanson shares not only his but the University of Iowa’s connection to the town, including a permanent mural in Hancher that Spencer middle school students worked on.

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.

The Perry Research Scholars Institute, a two-week summer camp program for eighth-, ninth-, and 10th-graders organized by the College of Education’s Belin-Blank Center, introduces high school students to a variety of academic research so they can explore their interests and plan for the future.

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.