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Our graduates are ethical, globally aware citizens whose work at Iowa and throughout their careers makes the world safer and our use of resources more efficient.

Research Excellence at Iowa Engineering

College of Engineering faculty, staff and students are engaged in research that will improve quality of life and transform our world through engineering for human health, engineering for the environment, and engineering for emerging technologies.

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News

Artificial Intelligence

Bell, Hasan lead new AI certificate's foundational course

Friday, November 7, 2025
Tyler Bell, engineering associate professor, and Ali Hasan, philosophy associate professor and department chair, will co-teach the core class for University of Iowa's new artificial intelligence certificate.

Iowa engineers leverage ‘digital twins’ to shape future of military fitness training

Friday, November 7, 2025
The U.S. Army has awarded a $5 million contract to Karim Abdel-Malek, a University of Iowa engineering professor to lead a groundbreaking study aimed at improving soldier fitness standards and training.
Dick and Judy Smith

Alumnus Richard Smith donates $7.7M to University of Iowa College of Engineering

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The University of Iowa College of Engineering has received a $7.7 million gift from alumnus Richard "Dick" and Judy Smith to endow the deanship as the Dick and Judy Smith Dean of the College of Engineering and support facility enhancements.

Events

Engineering Career Trek to Chicago promotional image

Engineering Career Trek to Chicago

Thursday, November 6 to Friday, November 7, 2025 (all day)
Seamans Center
Engineering Career Trek to Chicago
Capture Your Research Awards Ceremony and Reception promotional image

Capture Your Research Awards Ceremony and Reception

Thursday, November 6, 2025 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Capture Your Research is an image competition where students, faculty, and staff can submit one image that captures the essence of their research. They will be judged on originality/creativity, the appeal of the image, relationship between the image and their research, and the clarity of the written description.

Sponsors: University of Iowa Libraries, Hanson Center for Communication, NEXUS | Artineers, and Office of Undergraduate Research

Engineering Career Trek to Chicago promotional image

Engineering Career Trek to Chicago

Friday, November 7, 2025 (all day)
Seamans Center
Engineering Career Trek to Chicago
Student Success Workshop: Mindfulness 101 promotional image

Student Success Workshop: Mindfulness 101

Monday, November 10, 2025 3:00pm to 3:50pm
Seamans Center
In this workshop, students will be able to define mindfulness & mindfulness meditation practice, understand why it’s helpful, and learn new meditations to cope with stress.

Maker Breaks: Paper airplane making

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

Celebrate Aviation History Month and make your own paper airplane. Challenge your friends to a contest to see who can make a plane that flies the farthest.

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