University of Iowa civil engineering students gain real‑world planning experience by helping fast‑growing West Branch design its future through 2050.

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.

Hawkeye basketball player Taylor McCabe sets records on and off the court while on her way to becoming a structural engineer.

Humberto Vergara’s project is part of the U.N’s larger Early Warnings For All, a global initiative aiming to provide warning systems to every country on earth by the end of 2027.

The New York Times Opinion desk profiled the University of Iowa's Iowa Flood Center and how it has been critical resource in mitigating flash flooding for cities and towns across Iowa, such as Riverdale. "The mayor knows how lucky he is to have the Iowa Flood Center: it’s the technology of the gauges and their modeling predictions, and, importantly, the human experts on call in a crisis."

University of Iowa College of Engineering announced winners of the 2026 Honored Engineering Alumni Awards.

Humberto Vergara, University of Iowa assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and a researcher at IIHR–Hydroscience and Engineering and the Iowa Flood Center, received a $1.2 million grant from the World Meteorological Organization to continue developing a flash flood forecasting system.

Funded by a roughly $124,00 grant, the “Get the Lead Out” program has already helped test 300 homes in Iowa.

UI engineering professor Larry Weber, director of the Iowa Flood Center, was interviewed on River to River about the state's water-monitoring system.

University of Iowa undergraduates Alec Melendez, a double major in electrical engineering and applied physics, and Lane Neshiem, a first‑year mechanical engineering student, are gaining national exposure to semiconductor research and manufacturing through participation in the EDGE (Expanding Dynamic Growth in Engineering) Scholars Program.

Larry Weber, University of Iowa Weber Edwin B. Green Chair in Hydraulics, has won the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion, a testament to his work to create a more flood-resilient state where people have access to innovative tools and reliable, science-based information about flood conditions and water resources.

David Cwiertny, William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, has received funding to expand testing for lead in drinking water across Iowa through a statewide program called Get the Lead Out.