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Producer and consumer perspectives on supporting and diversifying local food systems in central Iowa
Iowa UrbanFEWS team published important findings regarding consumer and producer perspective on local food systems. We examined producers’ willingness to include/increase cultivation of local… Read More

October 12, 2023
Wei Chen was awarded alternative modes of scholarship from the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Urban Geography Specialty Groups
Wei created a 2-minute video to explain why her research matters. Her video with the title “Listen! Nighttime satellite is whispering about U.S. electrical… Read More

July 26, 2023
Sedigheh Ghiasi is awarded a grant from The Climate and Quaternary Research Fund
The Climate and Quaternary Research Fund is a grant program provided by the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences at ISU. It was established… Read More

July 25, 2023
Wei Chen was selected as the 2023 Reiman Gardens’ Science Communication Fellow
As a science communication fellow, Wei Chen has gained hands-on training and experience to share her research with public audiences. Equipped with the knowledge… Read More

July 24, 2023
Yuyu Zhou speaking at National Academies Workshop on Digital Twins in Atmospheric, Climate, and Sustainability Science
The digital twin is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize atmospheric, climate, and sustainability science. Digital twins can be used… Read More

January 23, 2023
Vishal Muralidharan picked as the winner of Sustainability Tank, by means of Audience Vote
Vishal Muralidharan visited the National University of Singapore (NUS) between August-September, as part of the Second Student Cohort for the Center of Leadership Development in… Read More

October 14, 2022
Jan Thompson, co-author of the 2022 Iowa Climate Statement
Iowa Climate Statement 2022: The Many Benefits of Our Trees https://iowaenvironmentalfocus.org/iowa-climate-statement/ https://www.radioiowa.com/2022/10/05/group-of-iowa-scientists-touts-the-benefits-of-trees/ October 5, 2022 via Zoom… Read More

October 7, 2022
Tássia Brighenti presents at the International SWAT Conference & Workshops
(https://swat.tamu.edu/conferences/2022-prague/), 11-15, July 2022 at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental. Sciences. For the Conference agenda, presentations and… Read More

September 26, 2022
Tássia Brighenti presents at the 11th International Drainage Symposium
11th International Drainage Symposium (https://www.swcs.org/events/past-events/past-specialty-conferences/22ids/attendee-information/) , August 30-September 2, 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa Presentation: “Improving Ecohydrological Simulations by Incorporating Accurate Tile… Read More

September 26, 2022
Wei Chen presents teamwork at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America.
Ecological Society of America (ESA) is the nation’s leading professional society of ecologists, representing 10,000 scientists, researchers, policy-makers, and managers from the United States and… Read More

September 21, 2022