Engineering News

Washington Post highlights Krajewski and Iowa Flood Information System in Texas floods coverage
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Witek Krajewski, University of Iowa professor of civil and environmental engineering, and the Iowa Flood Information System were highlighted in Washington Post coverage of Texas flooding, in the article “The best flood warning systems? Here’s what works to save lives.”

DSRI researcher studies effects of taking breaks, caffeine on drowsy drivers
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
John Gaspar, director of human factors research at UI’s Driving Safety Research Institute, and a team of researchers studied whether drivers who take voluntary breaks during late-night drives would have improved driving.

DSRI researcher comments on impaired driving on 4th of July
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Tim Brown, director of drugged driving research at University of Iowa's Driving Safety Research Institute, explained to CBS2 News why alcohol and cannabis consumption can be a fatal combination during the 4th of July holiday weekend.

Xi Chen wins Goody Award for young scholars
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Xi Chen, a University of Iowa engineering researcher, has won the Richard M. Goody Award for early career scientists investigating how tiny particles interact with light and other electromagnetic particles in the atmosphere so scientists can improve weather forecasting and monitor air quality.

BME Graduate Student Spotlight - Zac Althof
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Zachary Althof, fourth-year BME PhD candidate, has been at the forefront of biomedical imaging research at the University of Iowa since beginning of his undergraduate studies in biomedical engineering in 2016. As a Graduate Research Assistant in the Reinhardt Biomedical Imaging Lab, his research explores how fissure integrity relates to lung biomechanics and disease, particularly in COPD.

Iowa engineering students save city $60,000
Monday, June 30, 2025
University of Iowa civil and environmental engineering (CEE) students spent last fall designing a trail that would make a busy business corridor safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicles in West Burlington, Iowa. When the next phase of the project began, community leaders discovered the students’ efforts had also saved the town’s taxpayers $60,000 for work already completed.

'Trust them': Iowa water quality experts say to drink water like normal, home nitrate tests not as accurate
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
David Cwiertny, UI professor of environmental engineering and chemistry and director of the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination was interviewed about at-home nitrate test kits.
Midwest college students tackle extreme weather challenges through innovative summer camp
Thursday, June 19, 2025
The University of Iowa (UI) recently hosted 34 undergraduates from Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas, and Nebraska for an intensive two-week summer camp focused on environmental data collection and extreme weather resilience.

Despite known Iowa nitrate risks, EPA focuses on fluoride
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
While the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will “expeditiously” review the health risks of fluoride, University of Iowa professor David Cwiertny says "we need to reevaluate science on nitrate, just as much, if not more, than what we need to be doing on fluoride.”
Central Iowa Water Works reveals how it will address high nitrate levels in the future
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Professor Larry Weber, director of the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research—Hydroscience and Engineering at the University of Iowa, and other water experts shared methods on how to prevent high nitrate levels in the future.
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