Iowa Engineering news
University of Iowa launches new program to improve health outcomes for Iowans
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
A new University of Iowa research initiative is launching July 1, 2026, to study environmental risk factors and improve health outcomes for Iowans. The Iowa Integrated Network for Science, Information, and Geospatial Health Tracking (INSIGHT) program will produce scientific evidence needed to understand how environmental exposures affect human health, from the air we breathe to the water we drink.
Study: City planning can help expanding cities combat heat, air pollution
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Cities facing a one-two punch of heat and air pollution could fight back with changes in city planning, according to a new study co-authored by Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and published in Nature Communications.
Iowa engineering students turn rainwater into bike wash station for local nonprofit
Thursday, May 21, 2026
A team of mechanical engineering senior design students from the University of Iowa partnered with the Iowa City Bike Library to create an innovative, sustainable solution to an unlikely challenge: washing bikes with rainwater.
Humanoid, quadruped bring mechanical engineering alive
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Two new robots, a humanoid and a dog-looking quadruped, are helping University of Iowa engineering students connect equations to real-world motion. Thus far, the robots have been incorporated into Dynamics and a handful of other venues, including senior design projects.
Student Leadership Awards winners announced
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Students and student organizations of the College of Engineering were honored at the annual Student Leadership Awards in April. More than 200 members of the engineering community came to recognize the achievements.
Study: Microplastics may be warming our planet
Thursday, May 7, 2026
A University of Iowa faculty member contributed to a study finding airborne micro- and nanoplastics may contribute to global warming at a level equivalent to 16.2% of that caused by black carbon, or soot, according to findings published in Nature Climate Change.
CBE student first to complete new Applied Climate Science and Energy Technologies certificate
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Karah Hook, from Belvidere, Illinois, will earn a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biochemical engineering this month. She will also be the first student to earn University of Iowa’s new Applied Climate Science and Energy Technologies (ACSET) certificate.
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New UI-based research program aims to improve health outcomes, answer cancer questions
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
An Iowa town spent $800,000 on a new well. It pumps undrinkable water.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Iowa’s aerospace is gaining altitude
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
