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  • Spectator aims to change way Iowans follow high school sports

    IOWA CITY—It’s no secret that in Iowa, high school sports, particularly football, garner some serious attention. But as Jon Myers and some of his University of Iowa classmates found, following your high school alma mater can oftentimes be tricky, with lots of different outlets spreading incomplete or outdated information across the web. So the former…

  • 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…

  • Iowa JPEC reveals Venture School mentor team after Thursday social

    On Thursday evening, the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center hosted a social hour event for its Des Moines-based Venture School program.

  • 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 …

  • Entrepreneurs share advice, inspirations with U of Iowa students

    In conjunction with Iowa’s Creative Corridor Creative Week and the UP America Summit, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and Silicon Prairie News co-hosted a panel for students on founding startups and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. More than 100 students and entrepreneurs gathered Tuesday afternoon …

  • U of Iowa opens Thinc Lab, Iowa City’s newest collaboration space

    While there are many places for University of Iowa students to meet and collaborate on campus, the university’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is celebrating one of the newest. The Thinc Innovation and Collaboration Lab will provide space not only for U of Iowa students, but for the larger Iowa City startup community. Thinc Lab will…

  • UNI student is finalist for ‘College Entrepreneur of 2010’

    University of Northern Iowa (UNI) student Nick Cash is a finalist for Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010. Nick is being recognized for his startup, Book Hatchery, a publishing platform for ebooks. The contest is open to all to vote until September 10. You can view Nick’s entry video and vote for him at entrepreneur.com.…