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Board of regents president Sherry Bates listens to a finance presentation during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The University of Iowa’s new School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability plans to bring together students, faculty, and researchers interested in sustainability, sciences and the environment.

A look at the UI’s plan for a new School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
The school’s new Department Executive Officer Emily Finzel is excited about joining multiple programs focused on the sciences and sustainability.

Department Newsletter: 02-28-2024

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Department Newsletter: 11-07-23

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Department Newsletter: 10-24-2023

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

University of Iowa-led study shows Southern California earthquakes increased stress on major fault line

Tuesday, October 29, 2019
A University of Iowa-led study has found that a series of Southern California earthquakes in 2019 increased stress on the Garlock Fault, a major earthquake fault line that has been dormant for at least a century.

Self-Taught Geologist Donates 18,000 Fossils to UI

Monday, October 28, 2019
Robert Wolf, a self-taught geologist, has devoted the last 55 years to scouring for fossils across the Midwest. He accumulated 18,000 specimens, which he recently donated to the University of Iowa after years of collecting and cataloging them in a garage.

UI fossil collection receives 18,000 donated pieces

Monday, October 21, 2019
Fort Dodge native Robert Wolf recently donated the collection of fossils he’s accumulated over his lifetime, which includes pieces primarily from the Midwest.