Articles from July 2024

UI leads $6M NSF-funded initiative to combat severe weather in the Midwest
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
The University of Iowa has secured a $6 million, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to spearhead a multistate initiative aimed at aiding Midwest agricultural communities facing the increasing challenges of severe weather, including floods, droughts, and heat waves.

Boeing hires Iowa engineering alumnus as CEO
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, a 1982 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has been named president and chief executive officer of Virginia-based Boeing, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg, 64, brings a 35-year career in the aerospace industry and a strong engineering background to the post.
Xuan Mu featured in Iowa Engineer magazine
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
BME professor Xuan Mu investigates medical and environmental benefits of naturally occurring silks.

University of Iowa expands Mississippi River research to aid fish navigation
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Extreme weather places Iowa communities at infrastructural and financial risk
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

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.

Founding director of Iowa Flood Center retires after 15 years
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Witold Krajewski has retired after serving as director of the Iowa Flood Center since its inception.

University of Iowa testing drunken driver sensing technology
Thursday, July 11, 2024
The UI Driving Safety Research Institute — home to the National Advanced Driving Simulator — recently landed $2 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to assess how effective new driver monitoring systems might be at determining if someone is driving drunk.

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.