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Connecting silos: Unconventional collaboration in agriculture
Iowa State University researchers hope to connect the “silos” of various disciplines by encouraging wide collaboration to address agricultural challenges. The effort is part of the Genomes to Fields Initiative, which began in 2014 to make...
16-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT
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How mosquito immune system fights off malaria parasite
A new study describes the way mosquito immune systems fight malaria parasites using various waves of resistance. The study could lay the groundwork for future research to combat the transmission of malaria, which sickens millions of people across...
10-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Helping Marshalltown recover from tornado through research, outreach
One year after an EF-3 tornado struck Marshalltown, Iowa State students and faculty are conducting research and outreach to help a community still in recovery. They’re using what they’ve learned to create a toolkit that communities can use to...
10-Jul-2019 10:00 AM EDT
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Iowa State Students Develop Self-Checkout Fraud Detection Model to Win International Data Mining Competition
A team of Iowa State University graduate students brought home the top prize from the 20th annual Data Mining Cup, beating nearly 150 teams from 114 universities in 28 countries. The winners were announced July 3 in Berlin. The students developed a...
8-Jul-2019 3:15 PM EDT
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Want to boost creativity? Try playing Minecraft
Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity. An Iowa State study compared the effect of playing Minecraft, with or without instruction, to watching a TV show or playing a race car video game. Those playing Minecraft without...
8-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
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Physicists use light waves to accelerate supercurrents, enable ultrafast quantum computing
Researchers have discovered that terahertz light --light at trillions of cycles per second -- can act as a control knob to accelerate supercurrents. That can help open up the quantum world of matter and energy at atomic and subatomic scales to...
1-Jul-2019 12:05 PM EDT
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Designing better products for off-grid, backcountry situations
A group of Iowa State University industrial design students recently spent two weeks “off grid” in the American Southwest — an experience that has sparked a slew of ideas for new products the students are now designing for backcountry...
25-Jun-2019 3:00 PM EDT
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Researchers studying slow-release fertilizer to feed crops, improve water quality
A research project looking for ways to add value to biochar may have found an unexpected application for the black powder that's a co-product of thermochemically converting biomass to bio-oil. Biochar could be a slow-release fertilizer that feeds...
17-Jun-2019 4:05 PM EDT
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Four Approaches to Understanding and Moving Beyond Dysfunctional Deliberation
It may feel like we have reached an impasse in the debate over issues such as gun violence, climate change and immigration. To improve the level of discourse, an Iowa State assistant professor of English offers four strategies to work toward...
25-Jun-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Wet Midwestern spring conforms with climate trends outlined in major 2018 assessment
10-Jun-2019 12:05 PM EDT
The long-term impact of tariffs on supply chain, consumers
Businesses are preparing for the long-term impacts of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. Consumers may not recognize the complexity and level of disruption created to points along the supply chain, but they are paying for it. Cost is...
10-Jun-2019 10:00 AM EDT
Engineers Study Failed Levees, Research Potential Solutions
Cassandra Rutherford, an Iowa State geotechnical engineer, has inspected failed levees along Midwestern rivers. And now she's working with other engineers to develop technologies that could improve levee performance.
22-Apr-2019 4:25 PM EDT
Women’s History Month: A Time to Celebrate Progress, but Recognize Remaining Challenges
27-Feb-2019 10:05 AM EST
Diversity is just as important as the number of women running for political office
22-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Midterm election projections, potential fallout
22-Oct-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Hydration Strategy Key as High School Athletes Begin Practice
The first week of high school sports practices is a particularly vulnerable time for athletes, says an Iowa State University assistant professor of kinesiology. James Lang says being proactive about hydration, rather than reactive, is important to...
8-Aug-2018 12:05 PM EDT
