Iowa’s three Regents universities are making faculty hires, launching studies, partnering with community colleges, and building industry partnerships—all in a $22 million effort to boost the state’s research capacity in renewable energy and energy utilization. Story from: Iowa NSF EPSCoR
Innovative research on northeast Iowa's Turkey River may herald a breakthrough in state efforts to mitigate future flood damage, thanks to the Iowa Flood Center collaborating with the Turkey River Watershed Management Authority.
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The University of Iowa will confer an estimated 1,500 degrees at three December commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15, to honor students graduating at the end of the fall semester. Story
A study done by researchers at the University of Iowa predicts that tropical storms in the North Atlantic will become more intense in the future.
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Thirty-five teachers from across the state of Iowa traveled to the University of Iowa campus to participate in the first ever College of Education Interdisciplinary Flood Institute for Teachers, part of the Living with Floods Project.
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Members from both Indian Hills Community College and the University of Iowa signed an articulation agreement Thursday for the engineering program at the UI, where students working towards an engineering degree can begin working on a Bachelor of Science degree starting at the community college. Story from: KTVO
Buildings and statues constructed of limestone can be protected from many of the effects of environmental degradation by applying a thin, single layer of a water-resistant coating, according to University of Iowa researchers and their Cardiff (U.K.) University colleagues. The paper is published in "Scientific Reports," a new online, open access journal from the publishers of "Nature." Story
A study published in the prestigious Journal of Climate, the official publication of the American Meteorological Society, finds that tropical storms that make their way into the North Atlantic, and possibly strike the East Coast of the United States, likely will become more intense during the rest of this century. Story
More than 30 teachers from seven targeted communities across the state that experienced flooding will come to the UI campus to participate in the first ever College of Education's Interdisciplinary Flood Institute Nov. 29-Dec. 2 as part of the Living with Floods project. Story
K.K. Choi, professor of mechanical engineering, and WItold Krajewski, professor of civil and environmental engineering, are co-winners of the 2012 Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in mathematical, physical sciences, and engineering. Story
