05 Feb 2026

Dean's, President's Lists Students Named for University of Alabama Fall 2025 Term

By Stephanie Pettis

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA (February 5, 2026) — A total of 15,388 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2025 at The University of Alabama (UA) were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the 

05 Feb 2026

Des Moines University (DMU) President and CEO Angela L Walker Franklin PhD Named 2026 Trailblazer in Higher Education

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 5, 2026) — Angela L Walker Franklin PhD, President and CEO of Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences, has been named a recipient of Insight into Academia Magazine's 2026 Trailblazer in Higher Education Award.

05 Feb 2026

Three Business Pathways, Built for Today's Students

By Lynette Brandt

FAYETTE, IOWA (February 5, 2026) — As colleges nationwide grapple with rising costs and changing workforce demands, Upper Iowa University (UIU) is stepping out front.

05 Feb 2026

Quad City Storm's Education Day Game Presented by Chick Fil A February 21; Hockey Fights Cancer Ice Painting event at Vibrant Arena February 9

By Brian Rothenberger

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 5, 2026) — The Quad City Storm returns to home ice next weekend for the first time in more than three weeks. Thursday, February 12, is the Storm’s Education Day game presented by Chick Fil A of the Quad Cities.

Thousands of elementary school students will fill Vibrant Arena for a 10:30AM puck-drop. Friday, February 13, is the Storm’s annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night presented by UnityPoint Health — Trinity.

04 Feb 2026

Keziah Anderson of Rock Island, Illinois, Named to Hartwick College's Fall 2025 Dean's List

By Eric Malanoski

ONEONTA, NEW YORK (February 4, 2026) — Keziah Anderson of Rock Island, Illinois, was named to Hartwick College's Fall 2025 Dean's List. Anderson, who is pursuing a major in Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration, was among the approximately 400 students who were named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List.

04 Feb 2026

The Read Art Gallery, Scott Community College, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Ribbon-Cutting

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

RIVERDALE, IOWA (February 4, 2026) — The Read Art Gallery/Scott Community College/Eastern Iowa Community Colleges will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, February 25, 4PM.

The Read Art Gallery is located in the Scott Community College Belmont Campus, outside of the library — 500 Belmont Rd in Riverdale, Iowa.

04 Feb 2026

Iowa Biodiesel Board Welcomes Published Guidance on Federal Tax Credit

By Jenna Rose

ANKENY, IOWA (February 4, 2026) — In the wake of US Treasury publishing of proposed rules for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit today, Grant Kimberley, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB), issued the following statement:

04 Feb 2026

Seven-Thousand-Plus Huskers, Including Local Students, Named to Deans' List for Fall 2025 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

By Sean Hagewood

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (February 4, 2026) — More than 7,000 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans' List for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

Qualification for the Deans' List varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center.

Listed below are the minimum requirements for each entity and the name of its respective dean or director.

04 Feb 2026

Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, QCCA Expo Center, March 6-8

By Kim Schilling

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 4, 2026) — Mark your calendars for, March 6-8 Antique Spectacular Vintage Market!

You know spring is in the air with the return of the Antique Spectacular Vintage Market March 6-8,2026, returning to the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4thAvenue, Rock Island, Illinois.

This annual Spring antique and vintage market in its 32nd year, will feature outstanding line-up of antique vendors with antiques and vintage items galore at Antique Spectacular.

04 Feb 2026

Over $600,000 in Community Foundation Scholarships Available

By Megan Wright

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 4, 2026) — Applications for Quad Cities Community Foundation scholarships are open now through February 15, 2026. Thanks to generous donors, local students can apply for more than seventy scholarship opportunities totaling over $600,000.

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