Living Labs News and Updates

andy planting tree

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
faculty teaching students outside

Cinematic Arts faculty immerse students in hands-on learning

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Students standing outside of a church

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
bioblitz mantis

Office of Sustainability and the Environment Releases New Living Labs Website

Sunday, July 20, 2025
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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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Events Around Campus

SEES Faculty Candidate Talk - Tenure Track Position, Solid Earth Geology

Monday, November 16, 2026 3:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Thursday, 11/16/26, 3:30pm, 348 Iowa Memorial Union (Big Ten Theater)

SEES:7000 Colloquium - SEES Faculty Candidate Talk - Tenure Track Position, Solid Earth Geology

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Driftless Water Forum

Thursday, November 19, 2026 8:45am to 4:00pm
Edgewood Event Center

Public water supplies, private wells, surface water, agriculture and land use, watershed conditions, community infrastructure, and public health are interconnected. Yet the people working with these issues often operate through different systems.

The Driftless Water Forum will create neutral ground for those perspectives to come together—building shared understanding of Northeast Iowa water conditions and vulnerabilities, hearing from people working with these issues firsthand, and connecting...

SEES Faculty Candidate Talk - Tenure Track Position, Solid Earth Geology

Thursday, November 19, 2026 3:30pm
Macbride Hall

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Thursday, 11/19/26, 3:30pm, 255 MacBride Hall

SEES:7000 Colloquium - SEES Faculty Candidate Talk - Tenure Track Position, Solid Earth Geology

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