The Global Precipitation Measurement mission is an international satellite project that will set a new standard for precipitation measurement from space—in Iowa first, during the UI testing phase, and later, around the world—by providing estimates of rainfall and other precipitation events every three hours. The mission's Core Observatory, provided by NASA and mission partner Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will launch in early 2014. Story
University of Iowa researchers have been awarded a $1.3 million grant as part of the Iowa Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, part of a larger five-year, $20 million grant awarded to build Iowa’s research capacity in renewable energy and energy efficiency at Iowa’s three public universities. Story