Apprentices hone their writing, speaking skills through ISU-John Deere partnership

Through a partnership with John Deere, faculty in ISU’s English Department are helping high school apprentices sharpen their writing and speaking skills through a four-week communications training in Davenport, Waterloo and East Moline, Illinois.
2-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Linking Diversity at Performing Arts Nonprofits with Marketing, Funding, Location

Researchers tracked changes in the racial makeup and income levels of customers at two dozen nonprofit performing arts organizations over seven years. They then investigated how marketing and other factors, like location and funders, impacted what...
26-Jul-2022 9:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Physicists Use Quantum Simulation Tools to Study, Understand Exotic State of Matter

20-Jul-2022 12:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Training Blood Vessels May Help Protect Against Heart Attack, Stroke

A growing number of studies indicate short, repeated bouts of reduced circulation with a blood pressure cuff may help reduce tissue damage and prevent the worst outcomes of heart attacks and strokes.
19-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Grant Looks at Breeding Mung Bean for Plant-Based Protein Market

Iowa State University plant breeders and researchers are working to develop a new crop suited for the plant-based protein market.
11-Jul-2022 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Building Trust and Protecting Data to Support Kids in Iowa

ISU faculty, seven state departments and Head Start programs in Iowa created I2D2, a highly-secure, cross-program data-sharing system, to better serve young children and their families. The collaboration has produced several success stories and...
11-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Iowa State Students Provide Landscape Expertise in Proposed Mississippi River Bridge Project

Iowa State University landscape architecture students are involved in what could one day be the longest wildlife bridge in the world: a proposed multi-use bison crossing and public viewing area over the Mississippi River.
8-Jul-2022 1:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Who Trusts Gene-Edited Foods? New Study Gauges Public Acceptance

Researchers at ISU surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,000 U.S. residents to gauge public acceptance of gene-edited foods. Social factors like food beliefs and trust in institutions played a big role in the participants' willingness to...
28-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites