Larry Weber, director of the UI’s IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering department — which operates the water sensor network and its public website — said the program received one-time donations from several Iowa counties, as well as $80,000 from the Izaak Walton Foundation, to keep the sensors running this year.

As public and private sector leaders in Iowa launch the Ascentus Aerospace Hub initiative to attract aerospace investment and accelerate innovation, forces in industry, infrastructure, workforce development, and research are being combined to create an environment where aerospace and aviation companies can thrive and skilled graduates find reasons to stay in Iowa.

Explore how engineering innovations can improve lives and shape the future of health care through interactive demonstrations led by University of Iowa engineering students, during a 2026 Community STEM Day in Cedar Rapids on July 16.

Skyler Kramer, an Evanston native who studies mechanical engineering at the University of Iowa, was interviewed about his impromptu piano performance, seen by thousands after being captured on a Ring camera and posted online.

New research from the University of Iowa uses data from the TEMPO satellite mission to examine how blue light common in LEDs may disproportionately affect sleep patterns and health conditions of those in lower income areas. The findings, published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, were presented at a TEMPO DART conference in Iowa.

Marcelo Mena, a University of Iowa engineering alumnus making a global impact on climate action, recently had an audience with His Majesty King Charles III at a reception following a call to action on methane emissions.

Having Iowa’s largest medical center on campus created a valuable opportunity for a trio of University of Iowa industrial and systems engineering (ISE) students to improve patient care and hospital operations.

IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering at the University of Iowa has partnered with Iowa towns and major cities in the nation and world to manage their stormwater challenges, with the goal to efficiently discharge excess flows that can harm the environment and endanger people.

Computer science and engineering student Eva Singh is an International Ambassador for the University of Iowa Office of Admissions.