Articles from October 2026

Firefighters use an aerial ladder truck to spray water on a smoking industrial building fire in an urban area.

Quaker Oats restart timeline unclear as PepsiCo assesses damage at Cedar Rapids plant

Friday, October 30, 2026
PepsiCo continues assessing damage at the Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant with no restart timeline. Al Ratner, professor of mechanical engineering, explains repair challenges.
Tyler holds the Hawkeye flag with Shanghai in the background.

Electrical engineering major Tyler Morgan travels to China during internship with Schneider Electric

Thursday, October 29, 2026
Tyler is working as an electromagnetics engineering intern in the power systems industry at Schneider Electric.
Five members of the Constantino family stand behind a contestant podium on the Family Feud set.

Watch Iowa Engineering student on Family Feud

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
University of Iowa engineering major Ashley Constantino, a senior from Fredon, New Jersey, will appear alongside her family on Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey, at 6:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 30.
Custom video game controller

Engineering students develop custom gaming controller for spinal cord injury patient

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
After a cervical spinal cord injury limited Dylan Huntbach's hand function, video games became difficult or impossible to play. A team of biomedical engineering students at the University of Iowa set out to change that.
Clip art of a retro van on a mountain road

Everything that happens to your body on a road trip

Monday, October 26, 2026
Driving Safety Research Institute investigator John Gaspar was interviewed for an 'Outside' magazine article about driver drowsiness on long road trips, and what you can do to stay alert.
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
Researchers with the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS) at the University of Iowa have found evidence that naturally occurring hydrogen gas has accumulated deep beneath Iowa, raising the possibility of a future low-cost, near-zero-emission energy source.
Sarah Gerard sits at the computer overseeing a CT scanner

New study aims to reduce radiation-related lung damage for lung cancer patients

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
A new research study could help preserve lung function and improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients by making radiation treatments more precise and reducing damage to healthy lung tissue.
Xiaojie Chen photo (ECE)

Chen Awarded Spring 2027 Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Congratulations to Xiaojie Chen, a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, for receiving the Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship.
ECE student Allen Wolf stands in front of a John Deere tractor

What ECE student Allen Wolf learned at John Deere

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Allen Wolf, a Computer Science and Engineering student at the University of Iowa, worked as an intern at John Deere over the summer. He participated on their Network Edge Team, where he learned how to deploy servers and optimize code in the field.
Illuminated vintage light bulb centered on a white background, surrounded by hand-drawn business and innovation sketches including charts, graphs, flowcharts, team diagrams, targets, and financial symbols, representing creativity, strategy, and problem-solving.

Do you have the next big idea? Apply for Storer Award by Nov. 20

Thursday, October 15, 2026
From improving accessibility for people with hearing loss to advancing organ transplant communication and creating safer cycling equipment, University of Iowa engineering students have made the most of competing in the Hubert E. Storer Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Start-Up Award competition