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Living Labs News and Updates

UI to plant second Miyawaki Forest on Arbor Day

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Tony Senio standing in from of the Prairie Restoration sign with the dormant prairie in the background

Grounds manager blends passion for the environment with a career in Athletics

Thursday, April 2, 2026

K-12 students standing outside looking at worksheets and flood model

Iowa Flood Center Offers New Classroom Resources

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Cinematic Arts faculty immerse students in hands-on learning

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

CLAS Religious Studies faculty member brings students and community together

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Students explore Ashton Prairie Living Lab

Adding More Green Space to a Campus Helps Students

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Office of Sustainability and the Environment Releases New Living Labs Website

Sunday, July 20, 2025

UI Living Labs Working Group Releases Progress Report on Developing Cross-Campus Living Labs

Friday, May 30, 2025

Courtyard between Biology Building and Sciences Library

University of Iowa Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Students Reimagine the Biology Building Courtyard as a Campus Learning Hub

Monday, May 19, 2025

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Contact with the natural chemicals released by trees can increase cell activity in the immune system.

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Events Around Campus

Exhibit Opening Celebration for 'It’s Been Wonderful Knowing You: Wildlife Conservation and Advocacy Through the Lens of Jay N. “Ding” Darling'

Thursday, September 10, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm

University of Iowa Main Library

Enjoy refreshments, remarks from the curators, and an open house in recognition of the fall 2026 Main Library Gallery exhibition, It’s Been Wonderful Knowing You: Wildlife Conservation and Advocacy Through the Lens of Jay N. “Ding” Darling.

Event Schedule
4–5:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Lindsay Moen and Collin Vandewalle
4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks in the Main Library Gallery
5:30 p.m.: Opening event ends
6 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closes

Admission to the gallery is always free...

Raptor Readers: Vultures (Sept. 10)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 4:00pm to 4:45pm

Iowa Raptor Project Bird Blind

Raptor Readers: Vultures

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, September 11, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm

Seamans Center

Emily Jansen, civil and environmental engineering doctoral candidate, will be presenting, An Engineered Mixed Microbial Culture for Self-Sustained 1,4-Dioxane Bioremediation.

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