UI Offers Story Ideas on Environmental Research and Sustainability Initiatives
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 13:28
in Physics & Chemistry
University of Iowa students developed a hand-held water sanitizing device that could save lives. A creative cafeteria worker developed a compost project to divert food waste from dumpsters. And a surprising substance is the source of one-fifth of the fuel consumed in the UI's Main Power Plant: oat hulls. These and other intriguing story ideas are detailed in a sustainability tip sheet for reporters.