Planting the Seed: Connecting with the Land and Local History
Planting the Seed: Connecting with the Land and Local History
Thursday, March 11, 2021
In Iowa, we hear a lot about the rural-urban divide. But near Iowa City, there’s a place for all Iowans, where urban and rural meet in a unique and productive way — the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm.
Does Less Pollution Mean Less Precipitation?
Does Less Pollution Mean Less Precipitation?
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
A NASA-funded study at IIHR explores connections between reduced air pollution due to COVID-19 and decreases in precipitation in the western United States
The Surprising Science of COVID-19
The Surprising Science of COVID-19
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
H.S. Udaykumar, a professor of mechanical engineering, is part of a team conducting COVID-19 research to study how long viruses can survive in droplets that land on different surfaces.
Safer Classrooms
Safer Classrooms
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
IIHR Research Engineer Charles Stanier was part of an effort to learn which classrooms at the University of Iowa (UI) are the safest for in-person classes.
A Recipe for Better Masks
A Recipe for Better Masks
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
IIHR Research Engineer David Cwiertny decided to shift his research from water filtration to air filtration materials for use in masks.
Illuminating the Subsurface
llluminating the Subsurface
Monday, March 15, 2021
IIHR researcher Jessica Meyer is working
to develop new insights on how groundwater
moves and innovative ways to characterize
its flow.