The bill President Donald Trump signed on November 12 to end the longest federal government shutdown includes $16 million for designated projects in Iowa, according to Bleeding Heartland’s analysis of a Senate Appropriations Committee report.

When Dan Gilles began his undergraduate work at the University of Iowa, he knew he wanted to pursue a civil engineering career path focused on water resources. Although he was aware of IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering’s (IIHR) research impact, his interactions with it were limited. That all changed in 2008.