Breadcrumb Home Students grow lettuce in an Iowa winter Friday, March 11, 2016 http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/UI-Students-Grow-Lettuce-in-PVC-Tubes-37159671… A team of UI students is growing hydroponic lettuce in one of the university's biology buildings as part of a sustainability contest sponsored by the Tippie College of Business and Frontier Naturals.