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Iowa River cleanup draws large crowds to beautify riverbanks
As many have probably noticed, the Iowa River cuts through the heart of the University of Iowa campu...
UI and its Landscape Services Tree Crew Honored with 2017 Tree Campus USA Award
The University of Iowa and the Facilities Management Landscape Services Tree Crew were recently hono...
Daily Iowan: Former NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan Lectures on Climate Change
Although Ellen Stofan, the former chief scientist of NASA, has spent most of her career looking at t...
Take the 2018 Earth Month Bike Challenge
As part of Earth Month 2018, the Office of Sustainability invites you to take its annual Bike Challe...
KWWL: UI Students Dig Though Trash to Improve Recycling Efforts
College students got their hands dirty by digging through campus trash cans as part of a recycling e...
Daily Iowan: Iowa City Jumps on Dockless Bike-share Trend
Smart bikes” could be the newest form of public transportation in Iowa City, fulfilling the need for...
UI Realized Energy Savings from Fault Detection and Diagnostics Program
The University of Iowa Fault Detection & Diagnostics Program was selected for publication in APPA: L...
Weisbrod: Turning food waste into energy — it’s not science fiction.
There’s a way to turn wasted food into free electricity, and we should be doing more with it.By Kate...