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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.
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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.
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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. 
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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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CBE student wins Fulbright for environmental chemistry research in Germany

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Klaertje Hesselink, a University of Iowa undergraduate from Cedar Falls studying biochemical engineering, has received a Fulbright grant for environmental chemistry research in Germany for the 2026–27 academic year.
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Graduate spotlight: Taylor McCabe

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Hawkeye basketball player Taylor McCabe sets records on and off the court while on her way to becoming a structural engineer.
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Visit to GE HealthCare exposes Iowa students to emerging MRI field, career pathways

Monday, May 4, 2026
University of Iowa students and post-doctoral researchers in engineering, math, health care got a behind the scenes look at the commercial side of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as early career pathways in the field, through a visit to GE HealthCare (GEHC) headquarters in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Discover Your University: IIHR Hydraulic Wind Tunnel Annex

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Following the devastating 2008 flood, the Iowa Flood Center joined IIHR in 2009 and provides Iowans with critical tools and information to help them understand and mitigate flood risks.

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