Articles from April 2026

A person stands with arms crossed beside a wall sign reading “IOWA IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering” inside a university building.

Weber honored with Hancher-Finkbine Medallion

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Larry Weber, University of Iowa Weber Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics, has won the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion, a testament to his work to create a more flood-resilient state where people have access to innovative tools and reliable, science-based information about flood conditions and water resources.
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Hawkeye Formula Racing is on the road to success

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Formula SAE competing organization, Hawkeye Formula Racing, unites interdisciplinary engineering students and car enthusiasts for a common goal.
Fatima Toor

UI professor named Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors

Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Fatima Toor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was recently selected to be a part of the 2026 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors.
Two people sitting on a bench and smiling

Korea–U.S. Collaboration Charts a New Course for Shipbuilding

Saturday, April 4, 2026
Professor Fred Stern co-led a workshop at Seoul National University as part of the "Digital Ship Design and Design-Production Integration" project supported by the U.S. Navy, suggesting a next-generation shipbuilding paradigm.
Woman in graduation gown poses with statue of Iowa mascot Herky

BME alumna's legacy lives on through scholarship, Molly's Miracles

Friday, April 3, 2026
Molly Anne Corlett died at age 23 in 2022 as the result of a rupture of a previously undetectable and asymptomatic Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in her brain. Despite her death, the University of Iowa biomedical engineering graduate continues to shape people not only as researchers and students, but as individuals.