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Harkin aide visits Central College as part of statewide tour

U.S. Senator Tom Harkin’s aide will visit Central College to learn about the impact of federal investments.

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Central College hosts STEM fest and town hall meeting with lieutenant governor

Central will host Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds for a STEM fest and town hall meeting.

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A Medical Adventure

Seniors Mycaela Crouse and Rachel Connelly experienced an opportunity of a lifetime—for two weeks, the friends spent time job shadowing doctors in Thailand in several areas of the local hospitals.

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Building for a Better Future

Seniors Ryan McPherren and Ryan Dusil are heading up a project that is turning an unused, wooded area at Lake Red Rock into a place where children can discover the natural world.

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Central environmental project receives $30,000 grant

In an effort to provide a safer, educational and sustainable alternative to traditional playgrounds, Central College is helping build a natural playscape with the help of a $30,000 3Mgives Eco Grant.

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Central College president named member of STEM Executive Committee

Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Central College President Mark Putnam to the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Executive Committee and Advisory Council.

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A Research Campus

The Arthur J. Bosch Endowment for Student Research will support students in academic research, intentionally linking students with faculty and alumni partners in collaborative research

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School for STEM

Central students and faculty provide lessons in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to middle school students.

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Central invites middle and high school students to iExploreSTEM activities

PELLA — Central College welcomes all seventh through ninth graders in central Iowa to the iExploreSTEM festival at the Graham Conference Center on April 2. The iExploreSTEM festivals are a series of hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) festivals throughout Iowa that target children and families in middle and high school. iExploreSTEM is a…

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Central: 2, Cancer: 0

Two Central alumni teamed up to research leukemia in the laboratory. Athena Bowen ’12, aided by her mentor Dr. Nyla Heerema ’63, used the internship to figure out her life goals.

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