University of Iowa

  • And the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards are…

    And the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards are…

    After literally thousands of votes, the input of a handful of judges and a lot of creative social media campaigns, all of you dressed to the nines and joined us Thursday evening at Kansas City’s Midland Theatre to see who would be deemed the best of the Prairie. Now we’re excited to share with you…

  • Students wrap nine-week Dev/Iowa Bootcamp feeling prepared

    Students wrap nine-week Dev/Iowa Bootcamp feeling prepared

    Science fair-style demonstrations were set up in the University of Iowa’s Thinc Lab Wednesday to showcase students’ new programming skills. The demo day marked the last week of the intensive nine-week Dev/Iowa Bootcamp that taught students programming languages like HTML/CSS, JavaScript and Node.js.

  • What traits make a good JPEC Venture School student?

    What traits make a good JPEC Venture School student?

    Venture School emphasizes real-world entrepreneurship through experiential learning, a flipped classroom and immediate feedback. Your team will accelerate the startup process by testing your business hypotheses immediately.

  • Get to know the five finalists for Service Provider of the Year

    This lawyer, accountant, marketer or other service provider made things happen for startups, simple as that. And the finalists are…

  • U of Iowa JPEC’s developer boot camp returns for summer session

    Anyone interested in brushing up on their programming skills through the University of Iowa JPEC’s Dev/Iowa Bootcamp should act fast—applications close May 2. Following a successful first session this spring, the University decided to continue the immersive learning …

  • 3 Day Startup comes to Hawkeye State May 2-4 at University of Iowa

    Next month, 3 Day Startup will bring its weekend-long event to Iowa. The international organization, focused on building entrepreneurial communities on college campuses, will select 40 students from around the region to participate in the first Iowa-based 3 Day Startup event. The event is 4 p.m. on Friday, May 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May…

  • Venture School set to launch 10-week Student Startup Accelerator

    This summer eastern Iowa will have more than one accelerator program of sorts. The Iowa Startup Accelerator may kick off later this summer, but the University of Iowa doesn’t want students to miss out on the action …

  • JPEC’s Venture School returns February 2014 in Des Moines

    While many competitions and courses teach entrepreneurs to build business plans, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center for the second time will offer a program that helps early-stage companies take things one step further …

  • Applications for U of Iowa JPEC’s developer boot camp now open

    Beginning in January, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will host an intensive, nine-week developer boot camp. The Dev/Iowa Bootcamp is designed to turn students into professional web developers through 50 hours of training per week, running from January 13, 2014, to March 14, 2014 …

  • View all the photos from the Welcome to the Silicon Prairie Party

    Members of the Silicon Prairie welcomed the UP Global community to Iowa City for the first UP America Summit last Tuesday. As a kickoff to the two-and-a-half-day event, party attendees—presenting a full spectrum of entrepreneurs, community leaders and students—gathered from all over the region and the country to meet and mingle …