Caglar Koylu, associate professor in the UI School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, brings expertise on cartography and user interactions to the team in order to ensure everyone from researchers to members of the public can understand the tool and learn what they need to from it.

The new program takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving environmental challenges.

During his visit in December, Ambassador Indroyono Soesilo (PhD geologic remote sensing ’87) spoke about how his time in Iowa City set him on the trajectory that led to a career steeped in science, government leadership, and international diplomacy.

Dr. Adam Pollack's research project related to flood-risk management is featured in a recent Bloomberg article "Zillow Deleting Home Climate Risk Scores Reveals Limits of Flood, Fire Data" (Roston, 12/9/2025). The article is available to read for free at the link.