Don't miss tomorrow's virtual University of Iowa Climate Change Teach-In, focusing on climate change & other environmental challenges! IIHR's Jerry Schnoor will give the keynote, “Imagine Earth Day 2070” at 4pm. Many interesting speakers events.uiowa.edu/41786 @DrGVillarini JerryatCOP21

Chuck Connerly received the 2021 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence! Chuck launched the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities, a major contribution to our School, the University of Iowa, and the State! Congratulations! now.uiowa.edu/2021/04/6-rece…

You should know that tomorrow's IPCC climate report is actually just the first part of three: 1⃣✅: What's the science? How much has changed already? How much will it change? 2⃣⚠️: Who's it impacting? Are we adapting? (Feb 2022) 3⃣⚠️: How do we take steps to stop it? (Mar 2022)

#adult #sciencefair Friday night: make your own #corsirosenthalbox Richard Corsi, PhD, PE (Texas) Jim Rosenthal Supplies from Lowe's: Duct tape, 20” box fan, cardboard, 4 3M Filrete 1900 filters (aka #MERV13) #COVIDisAirborne Directions: wgbh.org/news/local-new… thx Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. Linsey Marr https://www.threads.net/@linseycmarr and co.

1/ AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES A new peer-reviewed paper in Science Magazine, reviewing the scientific literature on this topic. We conclude it is important not just for COVID-19, but also for other respiratory diseases such as the flu science.sciencemag.org/content/373/65…

When and how do fossil fuels become a global public utility?

If you build it, they will come. 🌽

It's me! Looking fwd to this new class. We'll examine sustainable environmental policies through the lens of the traditional policy-making cycle. Final project is a stakeholder debate (h/t Nat Geo Education). Pls share w/ interested students! UI Office of Sustainability and the Environment @uippc

A tiny taste of something that is not presaid premade pre-flattened pre approved pre-scripted pre-trendy pre-sold pre-stolen... Is vital as wet leaves, wobbly bellies, and the sleeping slow breaths of the person next to you. Shaking off the pregrooved language. Barefoot.

Wow - check out today's NASA Earth Image of the Day. "elevated concentrations of NO2 near the ports [partly due to] dozens of ships waiting several days to unload their cargo" from my NASA HAQAST colleague Ted Russell Georgia Tech earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149004/…

New UI School of Planning and Public Affairs undergraduate course: Public Affairs 1030 - #Climate #Leadership and #Justice myui.uiowa.edu/my-ui/courses/… #ClimateJustice #CommunityEngagement Maquoketa River WMA Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Morgan B. Yarker

Looking for an outstanding PhD opportunity in Engineering UIowa Engineering UI WaterHawks, Public Health University of Iowa Public Health or #Informatics? Interested in #DataScience and #CommunityEngagedResearch for #EnvironmentalJustice? DM me! I'm recruiting a Iowa Superfund #phdstudent #NIEHSfunded

New model measures the community #health impact of #bicycling and walking ghi.wisc.edu/new-model-meas… #climatechange #Solutions

10. Individual choice ALONE makes only modest contributions to GHG reductions. Building codes, urban planning, vehicle efficiency standards, carbon pricing, low carbon infrastructure MAKE IT EASIER for individuals to make better choices.

Every loving move out of the knot of tautologies within existing systems is also a tear in the movie screen of illusions that keep them intact; like the scene in The Truman Show when Truman peeks out the back screen of the set & sees another world. There is both ouch, & oooh.

Last Friday, students and staff visited Clinton for the launch of this years IISC projects! Students will work on housing, Liberty Square redevelopment, and fighting the opioid epidemic in Clinton. Check out this NPR article! wvik.org/2022-09-08/u-o…

SPPA is hiring! Join us as a tenure-track assistant, associate or full professor in urban planning (transportation or community/economic development). Reviews will start on Nov 1. Please apply here: jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/7…

Join NASA POWER’s Dr. Paul Stackhouse at the University of Iowa for the "Satellite Data to Support Solar Energy Decision-Making" workshop on August 19-20. Topics include energy system integration, community engagement, and solar forecasting. Register: go.nasa.gov/4fpeXGO

🎉 Congrats to Emma Knobloch, University of Iowa, winner of the 2024 Marsha Ritzdorf Award for her paper "Visible Contributions of Women to Climate Solutions." 👏 Read more about her outstanding work here: acsp.org/page/Knoblock2… #ACSP2024 #UrbanPlanning #Diversity #SocialJustice