IIHR Research Engineer Michelle Scherer has received the 2021 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, one of the University of Iowa’s highest honors for faculty achievement.
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Research Links Climate Change to Flooding in Iowa
IIHR’s Gabriele Villarini and Wei Zhang (now at Utah State) have connected rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere with Iowa’s more frequent flooding.
The IGS Geode is available online!
Check out the newest issue of The IGS Geode, published by the Iowa Geological Survey!
Does Less Air Pollution Mean Less Precipitation?
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
Hurricanes Linked to East Asia Weather System
With a new Atlantic hurricane season in full swing, IIHR scientists may have found a new influence on how tropical cyclones develop.
Fighting for Fish
Floyd Nagler founded IIHR, then acted as director for 13 years. One of his most important projects was his work on the flow of the Mississippi river.
#Strike4BlackLives
The IIHR and Iowa Flood Center team is joining the #Strike4BlackLives
initiative.
LeFevre Honored by OVPR
Congratulations to IIHR’s Gregory LeFevre on receiving the University of Iowa Office of the Vice President’s Early Career Scholar of the Year Award!
Young Receives Regents Staff Excellence Award
On May 14, IIHR Research Engineer Nathan Young was one of six staff members honored with the 2019 Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award.
Grant Renewal is a Win for PCB Research
IIHR’s Keri Hornbuckle is the principal investigator of the Iowa Superfund Research Program, which recently received a five-year, $11.4 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health.
