Everywhere, All the Time
IIHR's outreach program is known for being "everywhere, all the time." Our program is dedicated to public service and sharing our applied research broadly to develop solutions to real-world problems.
Our team regularly engages in outreach events, from hosting FIRST LEGO League teams to inspire the next generation of engineers to attending city council meetings to offer technical support to address local water resource concerns—we do it all! Contact us to discuss how we can support your group, event, or program. View upcoming and past events below.
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Connecting with community leaders, policymakers, agencies, K-12 students, and the public.
Upcoming Events
Party After the Parade hosted by the College of Engineering
Healthy Iowa: Environmental Science, Public Health Data, and the Law
Environmental contaminants, from PFAS and pesticides to emerging contaminants that may not yet be fully understood, raise complicated questions for communities: What are we being exposed to? What are the potential health effects? How do we know when there is a problem? Who is responsible? And what can communities and individuals do when contamination is discovered?
This public-facing panel will bring together experts in science, public health, and environmental law to explore those questions and...
Driftless Water Forum
Public water supplies, private wells, surface water, agriculture and land use, watershed conditions, community infrastructure, and public health are interconnected. Yet the people working with these issues often operate through different systems.
The Driftless Water Forum will create neutral ground for those perspectives to come together—building shared understanding of Northeast Iowa water conditions and vulnerabilities, hearing from people working with these issues firsthand, and connecting...
Past Events
Iowa City Climate Fest
The City's 7th annual Climate Fest is a celebration of the many ways our community takes action to address climate change. From an expansion of the City’s compost facility to the GROW Solar group buy program, we continue to make progress towards our climate action goals.
IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering and Iowa Flood Center researcher Jesus Gomez-Velez will be present on Tuesday, September 22 to represent the department's active engagement in climate-related research. Gomez-Velez has recently...
CoderDojo with the Iowa Flood Center
NewBoCo’s CoderDojo program offers free STEM exploration opportunities for K-5 students in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and the surrounding areas. Rotating stations include topics such as game design, animation, robotics, engineering, electronics, and coding. New subjects are regularly added, keeping the programming dynamic and engaging for returning participants. Learn more about CoderDojo.
This Session’s Special Guest: Iowa Flood Center
The Iowa Flood Center (IFC) puts science-based information and...
Toxic Taps: How Agriculture is Impacting Public Health
On September 3, Toxic Taps and Cancer: Iowa’s Water Quality Crisis looks to provide some answers with a panel of experts examining the public health consequences of nitrate and other industrial agriculture pollutants in Iowa’s drinking water and air. The meeting, organized by the Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA), begins at 6:30 pm at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 South Linn Street. Little Village Magazine is cosponsoring this event.
University of Iowa researcher Dr. David...