The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ most recent water quality assessment report showed that over half of the state’s water bodies are impaired, which means they are unsafe for their designated uses.

A growing body of research links nitrate and pesticides to some types of cancer.

Levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) released into the environment could be higher now than they were during peak production in the 1970s. Despite being banned for over 40 years, new estimates suggest that significant amounts of these carcinogenic chemicals are inadvertently being formed as byproducts of other chemical processes.

Ibrahim Demir, Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow and University of Iowa civil and environmental engineering associate professor, was named a 2023 Fellow by the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society.

Elliot Anderson is a postdoctoral research scholar at the Iowa Geological Survey. His research addresses one of Iowa’s biggest environmental challenges, nutrient pollution in surface water.

Ramteja Sajja's VirtualTA initiative at the University of Iowa integrates AI and NLP technologies to bridge the communication gap between educators and students, offering personalized education and interactive learning tools.

Cheryl Reuben is a junior chemical engineering student and an undergraduate research assistant in the Atmospheric and Environmental Research Lab.

Hundreds gathered at Xtream Arena in Coralville Saturday for the FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship. 72 high school and middle school teams from around Iowa and parts of Nebraska competed.

Join us in welcoming Dr. Jionghua (Judy) Jin, professor within the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan, to our graduate seminar. Dr. Jin will present her seminar titled, “Data Fusion Research to Empower Smart Manufacturing,” on Thursday, February 29, from 3:30-4:20 p.m. in 4030 SC. There will be a small reception in 3307 SC from 3:00-3:30 p.m.

At the University of Iowa, Engineering students competed in a design contest featuring mini golf. DITV’s Assistant News Director Johnny Valtman has more on the courses and the results.