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The Swine Republic: A reading by Chris Jones at Prairie Lights Bookstore promotional image

The Swine Republic: A reading by Chris Jones at Prairie Lights Bookstore

Thursday, April 3, 2025 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Come to Prairie Lights Books for a special Darwin Day reading by Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic. Published in 2023 by local publisher Ice Cube Press and named a 2024 "Great Reads from Great Places" book by the Library of Congress, The Swine Republic provides extensive research and reportage on the truth behind Iowa's infamously poor water quality, which you "...won't get ... from Iowa’s agricultural and political leaders." (icecubepress.com) Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature...
Iowa: Land of Troubled Water, a talk by Chris Jones promotional image

Iowa: Land of Troubled Water, a talk by Chris Jones

Friday, April 4, 2025 3:30pm
Biology Building East
Chris Jones is author of The Swine Republic which was named a 2024 "Great Reads from Great Places" book by the Library of Congress. The book explores Iowa's infamously poor water quality through an analysis of research and reportage. Until recently, Jones was a research engineer with IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering at the University of Iowa. He holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Montana State University and a BA in chemistry and biology from Simpson College. Previous career stops include...

EES Seminar Series: Dr. He (Jackie) Feng: "Rheological Bridge Zones: The Initiation of Strain Localization"

Friday, April 4, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Trowbridge Hall
Dr. He (Jackie) Feng: "Rheological Bridge Zones: The Initiation of Strain Localization" Dr. Feng is a post-doctoral scholar in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences (University of Iowa)

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