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Regular green space visits help lower systemic inflammation—benefiting conditions from depression to autoimmune disorders.

Events Around Campus

Grandparents University®: Discover Your Watershed promotional image

Grandparents University®: Discover Your Watershed

Thursday, July 16, 2026 8:00am to 4:30pm
Hydraulics Wind Tunnel Annex

Hawkeye grandparents and grandchildren, ages 8-14 years old, can experience student life together while taking part in educational, fun, and unique activities.

Explore extreme weather events, particularly flooding, as well as water-quality challenges in Iowa. Design your own watershed systems, experimenting with different materials to discover how to reduce flood impacts and agricultural runoff to protect clean water. By the end, you will better understand how land-use practices impact flooding...

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Community Stem Day with Collins Aerospace

Thursday, July 16, 2026 9:00am to 2:00pm
Collins Aerospace

Join us for Community STEM Day, hosted by Collins Aerospace in collaboration with the Southeast Iowa STEM Hub.

This exciting farmer’s market-style STEM event will take place from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Collins Aerospace C Ave Complex near the Building 112 entrance in Cedar Rapids. The day will feature engaging STEM activities from businesses, individuals, and organizations from the Cedar Rapids area. There will also be lab tours, in-depth workshops, and food trucks offering lunch for purchase...

Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Effigy Mounds and Mound Preservation promotional image

Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Effigy Mounds and Mound Preservation

Thursday, July 16, 2026 4:30pm
Elkader City Park
On Thursday, July 16 at 4:30pm, Susan Snow from Effigy Mounds National Monument will present Effigy Mounds and Mound Preservation at Elkader City Park.

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