Investments in new equipment have allowed electrical and computer engineering students to gain hands-on experience with cutting edge technology at the University of Iowa College of Engineering.

The New York Times Opinion desk profiled the University of Iowa's Iowa Flood Center and how it has been critical resource in mitigating flash flooding for cities and towns across Iowa, such as Riverdale. "The mayor knows how lucky he is to have the Iowa Flood Center: it’s the technology of the gauges and their modeling predictions, and, importantly, the human experts on call in a crisis."