Research

Research

The University of Iowa is ripe with outstanding research, scholarship and artistic creation that is related to sustainability. The Office of Sustainability has partnered with Iowa Research Online provide access to sustainability-related work at the University of Iowa.

This repository is a service of University of Iowa Libraries. Research and scholarly output included there has been selected and deposited by the faculty, researchers and students of the University of Iowa.  Learn more at the Iowa Research Online site, http://ir.uiowa.edu/sustainability/.

Other areas to investigate for sustainability-related work:

  • The UI Office of the Vice President for Research, supports and advancement of research, scholarship, and creative activity on our campus. Learn more...
  • Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, established in 1990, promotes interdisciplinary efforts that focus on global environmental change. Prominent UI faculty members are attached to this center and participate as advisors to UI. Learn more...
  • Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, established in 1987, supports and conducts research to identify, measure and prevent adverse health outcomes related to exposure to environmental toxins. Learn more...
  • Center for International Rural and Environmental Health, established in 1990 with an eye towards facilitating international cooperation to address increasingly globalized health priorities.  Technological advances have brought global health concerns to the local level: epidemics and injuries are no longer isolated to certain countries or peoples.  Health and well-being have become international issues, creating an overwhelming need to address them as a united global community. Learn more...
  • College of Engineering, is committed to providing the engineers, ideas, and solutions needed to create a more sustainable world.  Learn more...
  • International Programs offers opportunities for international learning as well as in providing leadership that boosts internationally focused activities across the University. Learn more...
  • Public Policy Center provides policymakers with information that can make our lives and communities thrive in sustainable ways through academic research.  Learn more...

We've listed just a few of the UI-based work related to sustainability. If we missed yours, let us know.