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University of Iowa and Iowa State University drop in U.S. News & World Report global ranks
In the most recent U.S. News & World Report, the University of Iowa fell 45 spots in Best Global Universities Rankings, while Iowa State University's ranking dropped 81 spots. The University of Iowa ranked 180th in last year's list, but fell to 225th in 2024. Iowa State University was ranked 263rd in 2023 and is now ranked 344th.
Tuesday’s High School Softball Schedule and Cancellations – July 2nd
Provided below is the local high school softball schedule and cancellations for Tuesday, July 2nd. The games below are listed by conference and all nonconference games are labeled as NC. Doubleheaders are listed as DH. Hawkeye Ten. #14 Treynor @ Glenwood @ 7:15 (NC) #9 Clarinda @ Lenox @ 7:15...
UI art professor and students cross the state on hand-built bikes
Editor’s note: For six days at the beginning of June, The Daily Iowan photojournalist Jordan Barry participated in a bike tour with University of Iowa Art School professor Steve McGuire and his students as they biked from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Muscatine, Iowa. McGuire and his students rode bikes they put together in his Hand Built Bike classes 490 miles across the state, averaging 83 miles per day, from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River. This piece is written in a first-person perspective to provide a more intimate account of the story.
2024 IHSBCA High School Baseball Week Seven Rankings
(Council Bluffs, IA) – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its week seven baseball rankings as we head to the end of the 2024 high school baseball regular season. These rankings are determined by a rankings committee headed by IHSAA Assistant Director Andy Umthun and will be utilized by the IHSAA office for postseason assignments to determine state tournament seeding. Our local schools in Class 1A include Logan-Magnolia, Tri-Center, and Woodbine all as honorable mentions. For teams in Class 2A, Des Moines Christian sits at #2, Underwood moves down to #3, Van Meter remains in the top five at #4, and Clarinda stays at their #9 ranking, while Interstate-35 is still ranked as an honorable mention. For Class 3A, North Polk still is #1, Bondurant-Farrar ranks at #9, and Harlan still is listed as an honorable mention. You can find all the rankings below.
Schmitz one of 75 selected to top gun showcase
Max Schmitz, an incoming freshman at Ankeny Centennial High School recently went to Naples, FL for a football camp called the ESPN 300 top gun showcase where he was just one of 75 people across the country to represent. “It definitely means a lot,” Schmitz said. “I’ve put a lot...
Iowa State honors spring graduates
AMES, Iowa (June 4, 2024) - More than 4,450 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held May 9-11 at Hilton Coliseum. Of the 4,455 students who graduated in May, a total of 4,591 degrees were awarded (3,884 undergraduate, 552 graduate and...
Ankeny Christian baseball hoping regular season challenges turn into postseason success
(Ankeny) -- Ankeny Christian baseball is the top seed in their district and hopes to make some noise this postseason. Head Coach Ryan Johnson feels his team's challenging non-conference schedule has them properly prepared to do so. The Eagles (14-8) have lost four of their last five, but their lone...
FREDERICKSON NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON AND ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY AT DMACC
She has more than two decades of experience in education, corrections and workforce development. In the Adult Education and Literacy component of her new job, Frederickson said there are more than 80 instructors who work with adult students in HiSET, non-credit English Language Learning, Integrated Education and Training, and DMACC’s Adult Literacy Center. The programs under DMACC’s Adult Education and Literacy umbrella have experienced continued growth and are supporting students, businesses, and industries in and beyond the metro.
Roland-Story baseball falls short in doubleheader with (1A) #3 Newman Catholic
The Roland-Story Norsemen baseball team returned to action on Monday evening, as they made the trip to northern Iowa to take on the (1A) #3 Newman Catholic Knights in non-conference action at Newman Catholic High School. Roland-Story entered at 14-14, while Newman Catholic entered at 24-5. Defense would rule much...
Pella Christian Baseball Falls to Class 2A #1 West Marshall
After handing them their only loss of the season on May 23rd, the Pella Christian baseball team was unable to replicate that performance Monday in a 7-1 loss at Class 2A #1 West Marshall. The Trojans got the scoring started with a run in the bottom of the second inning,...
DMACC names Perry-area spring semester honorees
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has released the names of students graduating at the end of the 2024 spring semester as well as scholars attaining the DMACC President’s List and DMACC Dean’s List. Nearly 2,000 students graduated from the DMACC campuses in Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton,...
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