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Two researchers examine geological data displayed on computer monitors. One gestures toward a large screen showing well log charts and subsurface measurements during a discussion in a laboratory setting.

Iowa Geological Survey unearths evidence of natural hydrogen beneath Iowa

Monday, October 26, 2026

A power generation facility sits beside agricultural fields, with several cooling towers and smokestacks emitting large columns of white and gray vapor that billow across the sky. A narrow road runs through the foreground between green crops and a golden field, while dramatic clouds and sunlight create strong contrast overhead.

Engineering professor's research finds promise in detecting methane leaks

Thursday, October 15, 2026

UI water quality sensors face precarious future as midterms loom

Thursday, October 15, 2026

The Daily Iowan

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New Iowa INSIGHT program offers free arsenic testing for private well owners

Monday, September 28, 2026

The Daily Iowan

Official seal of Lyon County, Iowa. The circular seal features a central illustration of a rural agricultural scene with a sheaf of grain standing in a field, a plow and wagon in the background, and stylized dark furrows in the foreground beneath a blue sky with clouds. Surrounding the image is a cream-colored ring with the text “SEAL OF THE COUNTY OF LYON” at the top and “IOWA” at the bottom, separated by two blue stars. The seal is outlined with red, white, and blue borders.

Lyon County partners with Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

N'west Iowa Review

UI research initiative offers free arsenic testing for Iowa private well owners

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering

Scientists warn rising demand from data centers puts Iowa at an energy crossroads

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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University of Iowa researchers examine the environmental journey of everyday chemicals

Thursday, August 27, 2026

KCCI Investigates: What to know about Iowa's water systems and EPA standards

Friday, July 31, 2026

KCCI

Water quality monitoring equipment installed beside a stream flowing under a rural bridge.

UI water sensors will continue this year

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Cedar Rapids Gazette

CEE Events

Richard L. Valentine Distinguished Lecture

Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Seamans Center

Kimberly Gray, Stanley F. Pepper Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University will be presenting, Revitalizing Urban Design with Nature.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, December 4, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm

Seamans Center

Judy Joyce, Founder and President, EarthView, Inc. will be presenting, Water Quality, Practices and Economics.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, December 11, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm

Seamans Center

Ellen (Black) Schmaljohn, Bioinformatics Applications Staff Scientist, Integrated DNA Technologies will be presenting, UNCOVERseq Enables Sensitive and Controlled Gene Editing Off-Target Nomination Across CRISPR-Cas Modalities and Systems.

College Events

Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure

Thursday, October 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm

Seamans Center

The Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure. Nanoparticles offer effective ways to influence heat transfer, radiation absorption, and flame behavior, but their effects in combustion depend on more than simply how much material is added. Over time, particles can aggregate, settle, and redistribute, changing the state of the fuel or...

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN

Thursday, October 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm

Seamans Center

Join the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for a graduate seminar presented by Dr. Qihang Lin, “Penalty-Based First-Order Methods for Bilevel Optimization with Minimax and Constrained Lower-Level Problems,” on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in 3505 Seamans Center.

Dr. Lin will discuss bilevel optimization problems in which both the upper- and lower-level problems have minimax structures, with applications such as hyperparameter tuning and machine unlearning. The talk will...