Sustainability News

Students look at fossils under a tent

Estate Gift Fuels Bold Vision for SEES

Monday, April 20, 2026
Tree sapling growing in the Miyawaki Forest

UI to plant second Miyawaki Forest on Arbor Day

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Tony Senio standing in from of the Prairie Restoration sign with the dormant prairie in the background

Grounds manager blends passion for the environment with a career in Athletics

Friday, March 27, 2026
K-12 students standing outside looking at worksheets and flood model

Iowa Flood Center Offers New Classroom Resources

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Student holding a songbird at the Iowa Raptor Project

Iowa Debuts New School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
saving energy in labs

First UI Lab Group Earns 'My Green Lab' Certification

Monday, December 15, 2025
Students lined up standing with Matt Kroul in front of a barn decorated with pumpkins

Former Hawkeye Football Player Hosts Farm Tour for UI Students

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Papermakers posed with bundles of kozo prepared to be steamed.

Kozo for Art: From Stem to Sheet

Thursday, December 4, 2025
Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Article on the 2025 kozo harvest and papermaking process, highlighting sustainable practices and community.
Seashore Green lawn with building in background

Organic Turf Pilot Research Opportunity

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Andrew Forbes Faculty teaching students

Find Sustainability Experts at UI

Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Iowa City Bus driving on street

Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Trafiic Cleared, and So Did the Air.

Monday, December 1, 2025
Goats grazing on grass

Go-At It Land Stewardship Provides New Goatscaping Option for Eastern Iowa

Thursday, November 6, 2025
Biomedical Sustainability Initiative Banner

The Biomedical Sustainability Initiative: Making Environmental Change in the World of Research

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Emma Skelley
wasps in a museum collection

Galls, thieves, and parasites: Iowa biologists unspool wild world of oak-dwelling wasps

Friday, October 17, 2025
Professor and students observing songbirds from inside a bird blind

Enroll in Outdoor Learning Courses for Spring 2026

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Grace Koziol
Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Group of people observing and exploring Ashton Prairie

Native Seed Collection Events in Johnson County

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
This is one of two microgardens that can be found in Burge Market Place.

From Water to Table: The Fresh Future of Burge Dining

Monday, September 29, 2025
Ian Dunbar posing in Ped Mall Downtown

University of Iowa Environmental Policy and Planning Alum Becomes New Director of Place Management in Iowa City Downtown District

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Student Walking by Iowa River

Adding More Green Space to a Campus Helps Students

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Transit app add

Explore Iowa City with "Adventure Beyond Campus"

Tuesday, August 12, 2025