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City pedals ahead with bike plan
The Iowa City Master Bike Plan aims to connect the city for cyclists new and old.By Denise Cheeseman...
Community invited to apply for Climate Action Grant
Iowa City area organizations are invited to apply for the Community Partnerships for Climate Action ...
Littte Village features UI alumni Marcelo Mena Carrasco, Chilean environmental official
Marcelo Mena Carrasco was only 7 years old when his father told him that he and their entire family ...
Daily Iowan: Just Works to Make Waste Water Systems More Affordable
When Craig Just arrived in Goodell, Iowa, with other professors on the University of Iowa Faculty En...
UI researchers conduct survey of PCBs in schools
New research from the University of Iowa shows that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals know...
Iowa Watch: Iowa Develops Science Teaching Standards With No Climate Change Judgment
At first, people who reject predominant scientific findings that humans are the main cause of climat...
Measuring Flood Vulnerability
Which factors affect a community’s vulnerability and resilience to flooding? Through his research, E...
Volunteers Collect 25,000 Pounds of Donations During Move Out
During the University of Iowa's “Donate Don’t Dump” event May 10-13, 66 volunteers collected more th...
