Articles from October 2023

COE blood drive

UI DeGowin Blood Drive

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Thursday, November 2nd, 12 pm-4 pm, Seamans Center 2nd floor lobby. Appointments are encouraged!
A PCB collector rests on top of school lockers

University of Iowa researchers testing Bellows Falls Union High School for PCBs

Monday, October 30, 2023
Researchers at the University of Iowa's engineering school are collecting data from the air at Bellows Falls Union High School, as part of its ongoing research into the environmental hazard and source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the school.
Updated Graduate Seminar November 9

CBE Graduate Seminar Nov 9

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Robert Swap, associate division director for mission planning in the Earth sciences at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, will speak.
Graduate Seminar November 2nd

CBE Graduate Seminar Nov 2

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Assistant Professor Nirala Singh from the University of Michigan will present "Eletroatalysis for Energy Storage and Waste Remediation."
Poster advertising College of Engineering swag sale

The CoE fall swag sale is underway

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Our fall swag sale is happening now! Get your orders in before the store closes on November 5.
PhD student Riley Post in front of iowa river

Can little ponds fight big floods?

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Fighting floods is becoming a pressing issue. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Iowa’s Riley Post determines one way to do so.
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ECE student awarded Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Fahim Ahmed Zaman, a University of Iowa PhD candidate in electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship from the Graduate College. 
NADS research

Univ. of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute holds open house

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
University of Driving Safety Research Institute holds open house.
Aerial photo of a dam

Hydro dams are struggling to handle the world’s intensifying weather

Thursday, October 12, 2023
Climate change is robbing some hydro dams of water while oversupplying others—forcing managers to employ new forecasting technology and clever strategies to capitalize on what they have.
Guymon Portrait

$2.9M NIH grant helps CBE professor improve cochlear implant function and safety  

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
University of Iowa engineering professor C. Allan Guymon is conducting research to make cochlear implants safer and enhance hearing quality by developing materials that will be more compatible and more effectively integrate with the human body.