Robotics Teams Dive into Ship Design at IIHR

Robotics programs continue to gain momentum in schools and communities, providing students with opportunities to explore STEM fields early on. It’s important to have the right tools, mentors, and hands-on experiences to spark curiosity and keep the enthusiasm alive.
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Study: Wartime breach of Ukrainian dam triggers ‘toxic time-bomb’

George Constantinescu, civil and environmental engineering professor and IIHR faculty researcher, is part of a new study that investigates the environmental impacts of the Kakhovka Dam destruction in Ukraine targeted by warfare efforts using water as a weapon.
Still mirrorlike reflection on river water of the Stanley Hydraulics Lab and UI Power Plant

Spring flood risks remain low, despite Friday’s storm

Similar to its prediction made earlier this month, the Nation Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau is anticipating below normal spring flood risks. Tim Gross, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the risk for severe flooding on the Mississippi River this spring is currently 5 to 10 percent.
Water flows through a massive, warehouse-sized model of a portion of the London sewer system

University of Iowa program housing Iowa Flood Center reports $35M on hold from feds

As part of sweeping cuts across a broad swath of U.S. departments and agencies, $35 million in federal grants and contracts headed to the University of Iowa’s 105-year-old IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering center have been placed on hold.
Larry Weber speaks with an interviewer from Capital Dispatch at the IFC Legislative Breakfast

Iowa Flood Center, geological survey see federal funding cuts hit programs

Amid an uncertain situation surrounding federal funding, representatives from the Iowa Flood Center and Iowa Geological Survey mingled with Iowa lawmakers Tuesday to make their case for increasing state allocations.