Registration is now open for design teams to enter the 2025 Engineering Open mini golf design challenge. Teams will compete to design the best mini golf fairway, focusing on fun theming and creative building. Visit the event homepage for full rules and judging criteria. The event will take place on Thursday, Feb. 20 from 1Continue reading “Register your team today for the Engineering Open  “

Have you ever wondered what happens to a patent after an inventor submits all that paperwork? Get a behind the scenes look with our upcoming presentation: The role of a USPTO patent examiner on Oct. 9, 2024, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.   A patent examiner plays a crucial role in the intellectual property systemContinue reading “Join us for a glimpse at the career of a USPTO patent examiner “

During the week of Sept. 16, we hosted a through-hole soldering workshop where participants got hands-on experience with the wide world of electronics. If your schedule is too full to make it to one of our workshops, you can still learn how to solder, just by using your Iowa One Card!  As a guidebook checkContinue reading “Explore soldering with Engineering Library resources “

Learn a new skill, enhance your research, or get creative with your friends with these new workshops from the Engineering Library!  Maker Breaks  Take a break and get creative with seasonal crafts each month. No registration is required for these workshops—just drop by!  All Maker Breaks take place from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in the EngineeringContinue reading “Upcoming workshops with the Engineering Library “

Lots of things are happening in the Engineering Library! Every year, we create an infographic to demonstrate just how much happens here. Here are some highlights:  We welcomed over 106,000 visitors to the library (a 27% increase from last year!)  On average, the group study rooms were used 78% of the time during our openContinue reading “Our 2023–24 academic year in review”

Each semester we like to highlight our student workers who are graduating. This semester, our cohort of graduating student workers is four students strong. CJ Brauns Hometown: Coralville, Iowa  Degree: Master of Arts in Library and Information Science  Post-graduation plans: I’m currently applying for full-time library jobs. For now, I will continue to work atContinue reading “Congratulations to our spring 2024 graduates! “

While perusing a housewares trade show in San Francisco in 1980, advertising and marketing executive Joseph Pedott stumbled upon some curiously popular gifts: terra cotta planters shaped like rams that could be covered with Salvia hispanica (also known as “chia”) seeds. Pedott reached out to the inventor, Walter Houston, and purchased the rights. In 1982,Continue reading “Learn about the history of the Chia Pets trademark and make your own plant buddy “