UI trains high school teachers to implement engineering curriculum

High school students in Iowa and across the country this school year will build pinhole cameras and design earthquake-resistant buildings as part of an innovative curriculum that engages students in hands-on engineering experiences and builds creative problem-solving skills. Read more

UI engineers co-win 5-year, $7.5M grant to apply machine learning to energetic materials design

Leadership by the United States in the hypersonic flight regime requires deep scientific understanding of advanced next generation energetic materials, but predicting the behavior of such materials is no easy task. Read more

Under Lock and Key: The Intersection of Cancer Reserach and Photovoltaics

Some may see Fatima Toor's diverse research interests as eclectic: photovoltaics, biosensors, lasers, and semiconductor optoelectronics may not seem to have much in common at first blush. But Toor, who is an assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Iowa, doesn't see it that way. Read more

UI student-designed bra for breast cancer patients receives cash prize

A team of biomedical engineers and University of Iowa alumnae who designed a bra to help breast cancer survivors prevent lymphedema won a $10,000 prize that they will use to commercialize the garment. Read more

Kari Kozak wins Best Poster for American Society of Engineering Education

Kari Kozak, head librarian at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library at the University of Iowa, was awarded the 2019 Engineering Library Division Best Poster Award for her non-traditional, interactive poster. Read more

Belin Blank Junior Scholars Institute

We hosted Belin Blank Junior Scholars Institute as part of our Femineers program! 17 young women took part, all of whom were going into grades 7-9.

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