Jan. 24 - Diversity in Engineering Conference, 2nd Floor Ballroom Iowa Memorial Union (IMU), 9am-5pm
Jan. 26 - LET's Learn about Feng Shui, LET's Center for Healing and Creative Arts, 2pm-4pm
Jan. 29 - Student Involvement Fair, Iowa Memorial Union, 6pm-8pm
Jan. 30 - Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning U2G Open House, 302 Commons (Schaeffer Hall), 4pm
Jan. 31- OSE Open House, 3 Jessup Hall,
Feb. 1 - Iowa City Holistic Health Expo, Merge (Downtown IC), 10am-3pm
Feb. 5 - Using Elements of Design to Upcycle, Iowa City Restore, 6pm-7pm, RSVP required
Feb. 9 - Say YES to Foraging in Winter, Kent Park, 1pm-3:30pm, registration required
Feb. 12 - Upcycled T-Shirt Quilting, Iowa City Restore, 6pm-7pm, RSVP required
Feb. 19 - Made in Mexico Film Screening and Chat, Iowa City Public Library, 7pm
Find more eco-friendly events on our website!
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The top five locations for PFAS levels were Brunswick County, N.C.; Quad Cities, Iowa; Miami; Bergen County, N.J. and Wilmington, N.C.
“Our results are meant to highlight the ubiquity of PFAS and the vulnerability of the nation’s drinking water supply to PFAS contamination,” EWG said in a statement. “They underscore what an expert at the Water and Environmental Technology Center at Temple University, in Philadelphia, said about PFAS contamination: ‘If you sample, you will find it.’ ”
Read more about PFA levels affecting an area of Iowa on The Hill.
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Let’s say you don’t own a car and need to go on a grocery run. In downtown Iowa City, that’s very doable. There’s Bread Garden Market and New Pioneer Co-Op, all of these within a few blocks of each other.
However, the landscape of local grocery is going to inevitably change with Target’s move-in on Washington Street this summer.
The change will be where students buy groceries. Target’s prices are more expensive than Aldi or Walmart. Despite this, University of Iowa students without cars who need to run a fast errand will most likely choose Target over current local choices.
Read more about how Target could affect local business on The Daily Iowan.
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With so many issues in sustainability, finding an area of study in which to thrive can be a challenge. Emerson Peaslee is up to that challenge.
Peaslee, a freshman at the University of Iowa, was recognized by the biofuel company POET with a Never Satisfied scholarship awarded to just 10 students around the nation who are working to change the world, and will not be satisfied until they do.
After reading a book about women who have to walk miles and miles to reach clean water, Peaslee became passionate about access to clean water.
Read more about Emma and her passion for sustainability on our website.
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When University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld visited the headquarters of French energy conglomerate ENGIE in September, the environment he saw impressed him.
Several floors below where his meeting took place, Ohio State University students worked on their energy and sustainability internships — a benefit of the institution’s partnership with ENGIE to manage its energy infrastructure. The firm’s employees fostered a collaborative workplace spirit. The company seemed to exhibit the set of values that would make a good 50-year partner in operating the campus utility system with expertise, he told The Daily Iowan.
After leaving that meeting, he said UI officials thought it would be a shame for ENGIE not to be the winning bidder for the university’s utility system public/private partnership. The company was responsive, boasted an educational space to support student learning, and demonstrated a commitment to leading the world through a transition to relying on more sustainable energy sources.
Read more about the University's P3 on The Daily Iowan.
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