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Jones participates in UI Executive in Residence Program

Jones participates in UI Executive in Residence Program

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...

90 Ideas in 90 Minutes: Joseph Jones shares Institute best practices

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Harkin Institute Executive Director Joseph Jones shared some of The Harkin Institute’s best practices through the Business Record’s 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes publication and event. Jones was one of nine central Iowa leaders selected to share 10 of their...
November 15-16 | Harkin International Disability Employment Summit

November 15-16 | Harkin International Disability Employment Summit

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...
Senator Harkin among recipients of inaugural $100k Jean Mayer Prize in Nutrition Science & Policy

Senator Harkin among recipients of inaugural $100k Jean Mayer Prize in Nutrition Science & Policy

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...

Buckingham-Schutt Op-Ed: Puerto Rican Students Need Safe Schools, Healthy Meals

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...
Senator Harkin Speech: Constitution and Persons with Disabilities

Senator Harkin Speech: Constitution and Persons with Disabilities

Institute News, Senator Harkin

Senator Tom Harkin (retired) spoke about how the protection of rights of persons with disabilities has evolved over time during a speech on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education. Senator Harkin delivered the...
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