University of Iowa researchers, led by Prof. Xuan Mu, are finding success in growing human airway cells on engineered tissues, a promising development that could improve treatment options for patients whose airways have been damaged by birth defects, injury, cancer, or chronic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

As wildfires grow more frequent, intense, and destructive across the United States, researchers at the University of Iowa (UI), led by Prof. Jun Wang, have secured a National Science Foundation grant to study how fires behave after dark.

The University of Iowa is expanding its soil and water monitoring systems to all 3rd District counties to help researchers collect data on rainfall intensity, wind, soil temperature and moisture as well as shallow groundwater levels.

Yang Zhang, a University of Iowa engineering alumna and current professor at Northeastern University, has been elected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.

As Iowa cancer rates rise, University of Iowa researchers are developing a nitrate forecasting tool to help communities monitor water quality and reduce health risks.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has backed off its re-assessment of cancer-causing nitrates despite decades of research suggesting the contaminant is more harmful than previously thought.

David Cwiertny, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, is interviewed about the 2025 public water system compliance report and the bigger picture on Iowa's public water systems.

University of Iowa engineering students are helping researchers collect data on pyrocumulonimbus clouds formed by intense wildfires.

University of Iowa professor Jesus Gomez-Velez leads a NASA-funded project using AI and satellite data to forecast nitrate levels and support water quality management.

A new patent by University of Iowa researchers combines collision avoidance technology with regenerative braking systems used in electric vehicles to improve emergency braking response time.