IIHR staff and researchers join the Iowa Water Conference highlighting the University of Iowa’s impact on the conference theme, “Life Depends on Water. Water Depends on You.”
Witold Krajewski retires as director of the Iowa Flood Center after 15 years of leading its success and helping Iowans become more flood resilient.
A look at what’s happened since the March 31, 2023, tornado struck IIHR’s James Street Laboratory in Coralville.
A new collaboration between engineering and the arts and humanities at the University of Iowa leverages artists, writers, and scholars to put a face on the impacts of nitrogen pollution in waterways and watersheds.
Professor David Cwiertny joined Iowa Press alongside Des Moines Water Works CEO Ted Corrigan to discuss the impacts of Iowa’s drought on water quality and water supply for small communities.
New research center to focus on climate resilience efforts in the Central Midwest
IIHR is part of a new center that will partner on collaborations with two underrepresented groups in the region: tribal nations and women who own farmland.
The Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa was awarded $1 million to expand flood and drought monitoring, watershed management, and forecasting services in Eastern Iowa through Congress’s Community Project Funding.
Riley Post, a PhD student in civil and environmental engineering and research assistant at IIHR, explains how better forecasting can reduce flooding and improve reservoir management.
Keri Hornbuckle, IIHR researcher and civil and environmental engineering professor, is one of two faculty named 2023 University of Iowa Distinguished Chairs, one of the most prestigious honors granted to UI faculty.
IIHR Shop Manager Brandon Barquist was a recipient of the Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award. He is recognized for his outstanding contributions to designing field experiments and providing laboratory support for IIHR and its research centers, the Iowa Flood Center and Iowa Geological Survey.
IIHR’s James Street Laboratory in Coralville was destroyed during the severe storms on March 31.
The CAREER grant is among NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty.
