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The Private Sector and the Planet: Zoe Beck, VP of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare promotional image

The Private Sector and the Planet: Zoe Beck, VP of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12:10pm to 1:10pm
Boyd Law Building

Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative, Vanderbilt Law School’s Private Climate Governance Lab, and the Tippie Social Impact Community for The Private Sector and the Planet speaker series.

We are excited to welcome Zoe Beck, VP of Sustainability at HCA Healthcare, for the third installment of the Private Sector and the Planet speaker series on Tuesday March 24 at 12:10CT. Her talk is called "Leading Sustainability in Practice: Corporate Responses to Climate Risk."

As healthcare systems...

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, March 27, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Rick Fosse, Emeritus Professor of Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, former Iowa City Public Works Director, will be presenting, In the Hot Seat, Communicating with the Press and in the Courtroom.

🍄 MUSHROOM DAY @ THE MUSEUM 🍄 promotional image

🍄 MUSHROOM DAY @ THE MUSEUM 🍄

Saturday, March 28, 2026 12:00pm to 4:30pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join us for a fungi-filled day of discovery at the Museum of Natural History! We’ve partnered with the Prairie States Mushroom Club to celebrate the fascinating world of mushrooms right here in Iowa and beyond.

Be the first to explore our brand-new Mushroom Activity Booklet, a foldout zine packed with hands-on fun for all ages. Use it to search high and low during an indoor mushroom scavenger hunt, spotting the shrooms tucked into exhibits and dioramas throughout the museum galleries. The booklet...

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