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News
UI spearheads $6M multistate NSF grant to help Midwest agricultural communities better manage extreme weather
Monday, July 22, 2024
The University of Iowa has been awarded a $6 million, four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to lead a multistate project that will help Midwest agricultural communities grappling with effects of severe weather, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves.
Lichtenberger Engineering Library staff awarded best poster
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Kari Kozak and James Cox, librarians at the University of Iowa Lichtenberger Engineering Library, were awarded best poster for the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education during the society's annual conference and exposition in June.
CBE professor’s influential air quality model examined
Friday, June 21, 2024
EOS, a leading environmental and space sciences news magazine, published an examination of the history, evolution, and potential for the future of the Sulfur Transport and Deposition Model developed in 1976 by Gregory Carmichael,University of Iowa’s Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.
Hundreds of engineering undergraduates make spring dean's, president's lists
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The College of Engineering was well represented by undergraduates in the spring 2024 University of Iowa dean's and president's lists.
Driving Safety Research Institute analyzing new tech to identify alcohol impairment
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute was recently awarded $2 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to analyze the effectiveness of driver monitoring systems on their ability to detect if someone is driving while drunk—specifically, if they are over the legal limit or not.
CEE researchers find corn kernels could help clean up toxic PCB chemicals
Monday, June 10, 2024
University of Iowa researchers from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are refining a process of bioremediation in which microbes are used to break down toxic PCB chemicals with the help of corn kernels.
CoE leadership updates announced
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
College of Engineering Dean Ann McKenna provided an update on several administrative transitions and appointments underway this semester. The appointments will become effective on July 1.
UI Research Foundation forms UI Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors
Monday, May 20, 2024
College of Engineering researchers are among those invited to join the chapter membership for their significant contributions to innovation and economic development on the UI campus and in the region.
Vitali's research could improve student career opportunities in U.S. Navy
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Rachel Vitali, mechanical engineering assistant professor, has identified human performance as a new dimension of University of Iowa’s Naval Sciences and Technology certificate.
From books to baskets: Addi O'Grady and Taylor McCabe balance engineering and basketball
Friday, May 10, 2024
University of Iowa engineering student-athletes Addison “Addi” O’Grady and Taylor McCabe played important minutes for the Iowa women's basketball team that captivated the nation and beyond.
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