Iowa Engineering news
Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution
Thursday, June 4, 2026
For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress – made as vehicles, industries and power sources became cleaner – is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires, according to a new article from University of Iowa researchers Weizhi Deng and Jun Wang, and Meng Zhou of the University of Maryland.
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.
Media coverage
IGS' Clark discusses energy on Iowa Press
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
UI professor awarded $1.2 million to create online flood warning system
Monday, May 4, 2026
Clearing the water: Iowa’s search for answers on cancer
Friday, May 1, 2026
