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After years of planning, fundraising, and development, the University of Iowa wrestling programs have a new training center that complements their world-class competition home at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Kasey Dresser| May 20, 2019 This weeks segment looks at how fish populations are decreasing as ocean temperatures continue to increase.  Transcript:  Overfishing is not the only factor decreasing fish populations. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. A study published in the journal, Science, tracked the changes of 235 fish and shellfish populations from 1930 to…

Nick Fetty | March 28, 2016 This week’s On The Radio segment looks at a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration which found that the Hawkeye State has become the first in the nation to generate more than 30 percent of its electricity from wind.  Transcript: Iowa leads the nation in wind Iowa now leads…

Julia Poska| February 3, 2019 The UI Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research is excited to announce the revival and reimagination of our EnvIowa podcast. This weekly podcast will feature 10- to 20-minute interviews with Iowa environmental experts, mainly our own member scientists. While these researchers are certainly well versed in the complicated jargon…

As the end of the academic year approaches, it’s time to celebrate all the fantastic work University of Iowa faculty and staff have accomplished this year.

Ten University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received awards April 16 at the 107th Finkbine Dinner Celebration.

This week's On the Radio segment covers new strategies used by the University of Iowa as they make strides towards their renewable energy goals. Listen to the audio below, or continue reading for the transcript.   The planting of Miscanthus grass is getting the University of Iowa one step closer to reaching its Vision 2020 renewable…

Photo: City of Shenandoah. This week's radio segment highlights some innovative research going on in the tiny city of Shenandoah - attempts to use algae for fuel. But the experiment is just one of many of the town's cutting-edge green efforts. The city has also installed more energy-efficient lighting in its downtown, and it received…

Jenna Ladd| June 26, 2017 This week's On The Radio segment discusses Dr. Cara Hamann's research into the increasing number of bicycle fatalities in Iowa. Transcript: Deaths of Iowa bicyclists have risen by 260 percent in the last four years, and Dr. Cara Hamann of the University of Iowa is working to do something about it.…

Feb. 2, 1952 - April 8, 2024 Patrick William Lyons was born Feb. 2, 1952, to Virgil and Charlotte (Parks) Lyons of rural Boone. He graduated from Boone High School in 1970 and worked for Sandler Built Homes in Boone until enlisting in the Air Force in 1972. During his four years in the Air Force as a radar technician, he was stationed at Baudette Air Force Station in Minnesota and Tempelhof Central Airport in West Berlin, Germany.