Stories

What does he want? Phytoremediation! When does he want it? Now!

For Lou Licht, cleaning up polluted land using plants is a no-brainer. He’s patented a process using poplar trees for phytoremediation. On Tuesday, the North Liberty entrepreneur was a keynote speaker at a “Bioeconomy” conference called “Keep it Small, Keep it All: Cultivating the Bioeconomy [...]

Theologians will gather in Iowa City this week to discuss — what else? God. In particular g(G)od’s existence or non-existence. Of course there’s more, including the infamous “death of God” theologian, below the fold…

Traditional music, arts, dance  and food from around the world was the order of the day during the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Sunday.

Several thousand visitors sampled traditional foods from an array of cultures, tried new dance steps and listened to musical performances. Families were in abundance [...]

Almost 50 people gathered at the University of Iowa on Friday to discuss the two things you’re not supposed to talk about in polite company: religion and politics.

Political science professor Cary Covington’s presentation on “God Talk on the Campaign Trail” outlined how he sees the pendulum of religious favor swinging back to Democratic presidential candidates, [...]