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  • How Blue Cheese is changing the way you read international menus

    How Blue Cheese is changing the way you read international menus

    IOWA CITY—When international student RuiHao Min was a freshman at the University of Iowa, he found himself on a first date at a local Italian restaurant with a Taiwanese girl he was pursuing. Upon opening their menus, Min realized they were both a little confused by the menu. Admittedly trying to use the opportunity to…

  • 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following your high school alma mater can oftentimes be tricky, with lots of different outlets spreading incomplete or outdated information across the web.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…

  • 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.

  • 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.