Institute News, Past Events
The Harkin Institute convened a panel of experts to discuss Iowa’s redistricting process and how it stands out from that of other states during an event at the National Press Club on September 18, 2018. The event, Drawn Out: How Iowa Got Redistricting Right, was...
Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition
Harkin Institute Executive Director Joseph Jones participated in the University of Iowa College of Public Health’s Executive in Residence Program on October 10, 2018. Jones spoke with graduate students about his own career path as well as projects The Harkin...
Institute News, Past Events, People with Disabilities
Date: November 15-16, 2018 Location: Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th Street NW, Washington D.C. Learn More Employment is the key to independence and economic sustainability, and our Summit meets to ensure that the world’s largest minority, people with disabilities, get a...
Institute News, Senator Harkin
BOSTON (Oct. 22, 2018)—The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University has awarded the school’s inaugural $100,000 Jean Mayer Prize for Excellence in Nutrition Science and Policy to two individuals and two...
Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition
This week, and all month long, we celebrate national school lunches. As excited as I am to recognize how far we have come to improve the quality and quantity of food we serve our children at school, I can’t help but think about students in Puerto Rico who are not...
