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A Watershed Woman: Connie Mutel
Photo by Tim Schoon. IT’S EASY to sum up Connie Mutel’s complexity. Simply put, she’s a renaissance woman. Tucked away in her office in the IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering Institute’s archives,...
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Spotlight on Flood Center’s Witold Krajewski
Check out the Daily Iowan’s profile on Witold Krajewski, director of the Iowa Flood Center. Months after the historic flooding in the summer of 2008, many Iowans were left with questions on how to move...
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IIHR Director Honored for Conservation Efforts
Photo via IIHR IIHR Director Larry Weber and his wife Miechelle recently received the Johnson County Heritage Trust Conservation Award for their conservation efforts. The Webers are working toward...
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On the Radio: Iowa Flood Information System
This week’s On the Radio segment covers the Iowa Flood Information System website that offers many features to help Iowans prepare for and better understand floods. Listen to the audio below, or...
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Iowa professor selected to serve on U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
University of Iowa associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, associate faculty research engineer at IIHR, and Director of the Environmental Policy Research Program, David Cwiertny....
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On The Radio – Flood patterns changing across the U.S.
The threat of moderate flooding is generally increasing in the northern U.S. and decreasing in the southern U.S., while some regions remain mostly unchanged. (American Geophysical Union) Jake Slobe |...
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Hurricane Harvey worsened by Houston skyline
The buildings of Houston made the floods it experienced last August more intense, a new study found (flickr). Julia Poska| November 16, 2018 Houston can partially blame the unprecedented flooding it...
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Water quality researcher/blogger puts fresh perspective on stinking problem
This map from Chris Jones’ blog relates the “real populations” (based on animal waste) of Iowa watersheds to the human populations other global areas. Julia Poska| March 21, 2019 The public rarely gets...
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UI offers free lead testing kits to state residents
Faucet from Creative Commons. Julia Poska | October 16, 2019 Iowa residents can improve their drinking water and support environmental research by participating in the University of Iowa’s “Get the...
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