The general audience will be invited to leave after the presentation and Q & A session.Title: Dynamic Landscape of Healthcare Access in the United States: Evaluating Rural-Urban Differences in Availability, Accessibility, and UtilizationAbstract: Receiving health care in the U.S. is complex. Not only does a patient have to find a doctor but may also have to consider if the doctor takes the patients insurance, ensure the care need can be provided by this doctor at this facility, and can the...

Dr. Grant Ferguson (Univeristy of Saskatchewan) presenting as part of the National Ground Water Association Darcy Lecture Title: "Deep Groundwater and Deep Time" The volume of continental groundwater is enormous, rivalling the amount found in ice sheets. Fluxes from groundwater to surface water are responsible for generating a substantial portion of streamflow globally but these fluxes are dominated by relatively shallow groundwaters (<500 m deep) and have short residence times. Deeper...

The Sustainability Case Competition is an opportunity for undergraduate students to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to solve real sustainability problems. The case competition kicks off with a Welcome Event on the evening of Friday, April 11. Saturday, April 12 is an all-day event featuring 5-hours of case solving within teams, presentations of teams’ case solutions, and a dinner/award ceremony in the evening. The Sustainability Case Competition is hosted by the Tippie...

The general audience will be invited to leave after the presentation and Q & A session.Title: Unpacking Rural Women Farmers' Knowledge of Indigenous Wild and Leafy Green Vegetables in Western Uganda from a Decolonial PerspectiveAbstract: The study explores the ways that rural women farmers in Western Uganda perceive, use, and preserve Indigenous knowledge of wild and leafy green vegetables. Existing studies on agricultural knowledge have several limitations. Most literature relies on Western...

We welcome everyone to the first annual “MATFab Materials Frontier Symposium” that will be held on April 18, 2025 in the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories Building on the University of Iowa campus. The purpose of the symposium is to highlight advances and applications in materials science across all scientific disciplines.  Schedule of Events Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) Workshop 1–2:30 p.m. IATL 104 Join Drs. Michael Sinnwell and Jackie Feng as they explain the...

Celebrate Earth Day 2025! Trowbridge Hall - First Floor (Main Entrance off Cleary Walkway) Sponsored by the Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geographical & Sustainability Sciences Departments

"Industry Insights" is a new webinar series of employer panels hosted by the Pomerantz Career Center aimed at providing UIowa students, staff, and faculty with valuable perspectives on various industries. Designed to help bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world industry experience, these webinars will feature the expertise of employer partners as they provide invaluable industry insights to attendees, helping you to understand the current trends, challenges, and opportunities in...

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!  Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 5th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...