Overheard “You’ll always be welcomed home here at IIHR.” — IIHR DIRECTOR GABRIELE VILLARINI TO IIHR ALUMNA YIBING SU, WHO SPOKE AT THE AUGUST 19, 2020, IOWA FLOOD CENTER MEETING
“Iowa really knows. They’ve modeled and mapped the state, they have great data visualization tools, and they have really effective outreach and communication. To really have a complete flood approach, you have to do all of those things.” — SAM MARIE HERMITTE, TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DURING A FACT-FINDING VISIT TO THE IOWA FLOOD CENTER, IN THE GAZETTE, JAN. 8, 2020
“I will cherish this issue for the rest of my life.” — IIHR ALUMNUS JOHN LOUIS VADNAL, ON THE CENTENNIAL ISSUE OF IIHR CURRENTS
“Considering the current state of the world, the inclusion of the 1918 flu epidemic in the timeline was eerie to me.” — IIHR ALUMNUS BRICE STAFNE, ON THE WORLD EVENTS TIMELINE IN IIHR CURRENTS
“Opened up my copy of the IIHR Currents this am to the new issue on ‘Celebrating Our Centennial.’ What a beautiful publication! Congrats to all.” — ROBERT R. TWILLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOUISIANA SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
“The party is just getting bigger!” — IIHR DIRECTOR GABRIELE VILLARINI, ON THE RESCHEDULED BIG SPLASH!, AUGUST 26–28, 2022
“Climate change has arrived. It’s becoming more visible, more obvious each year. And it’s touching us all.” — CONNIE MUTEL, RETIRED IIHR SENIOR SCIENCE WRITER, IN GAZETTE OP-ED, OCT. 7, 2020
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