Hands-on experience in the field, lab, and classroom provides the experience to solve complex scientific problems

The School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability spans the natural and social sciences such that all aspects are integrated into research and the student training.

The school focuses on collaborative research in a core set of areas that the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is ideally suited to address from a strong interdisciplinary lens.

Our faculty are at the forefront of their disciplines, bringing world-class research into their classrooms and labs, giving students the unparalleled opportunity to learn right from the source of the latest innovations in knowledge and practice.

Graduate and undergraduate students work side-by-side with faculty members, conducting breakthrough research and discovery.

Creating knowledge and understanding is an exhilarating and never-ending mission—and is at the core of a University of Iowa liberal arts and sciences education.