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News
College of Engineering hosts national rural resilience visioning event
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The College of Engineering recently hosted a "visioning" event that brought together top researchers and rural stakeholders from across the county to brainstorm ways engineering research can enhance the health and resilience of rural communities.
4,700 watch future engineers compete at FIRST Tech robotics competition
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship, the annual robotics competition that ignites a passion for engineering, teamwork, and leadership among middle and high school students, drew 4,700 people to the Iowa City area in early March, according to a new report.
Study: Wartime breach of Ukrainian dam triggers ‘toxic time-bomb'
Monday, March 24, 2025
George S. Constantinescu, a University of Iowa professor of civil and environmental engineering, co-authored a paper in Science finding the Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine unleashed a "toxic time-bomb" of pollutants threatening to poison ecosystems and water supplies for years to come.
