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Recent News About Iowa State University
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Simulator on campus aims to support de-escalation training for students, law enforcement
In a small classroom in East Hall, ISU Police Officer Derek Doebel stands in front of a 10-foot-wide screen that skims the faded orange carpet and tiled ceiling.
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Iowa State designer turns sound into graphics in partnership with Maestro guitar pedals
Keith Richards’ opening guitar riff to “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” has sent throngs of Rolling Stones crowds into screaming fits since the song debuted nearly 60 years ago.
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New book connects the climate crisis and violence
A new book from researchers at Iowa State University bridges the gap between climate science and psychology by explaining how a rapidly warming planet increases aggression and violence.
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New ISU research project will help aging population in rural Iowa
Rather than nursing homes being the default living option as people age, an Iowa State University researcher is looking for ways to improve homes so that people can more easily “age in place.”
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Now that the Webb Space Telescope is deployed (whew!), astronomers wait for data
Iowa State University’s Massimo Marengo recited some of the engineering challenges of successfully unfolding and deploying the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST):
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Unraveling the connections between singing and Parkinson’s disease
In a small lab decorated with a poster of colorful MRI brain scans, Elizabeth Stegemoller hits a stopwatch to record how long a participant in her study can sustain the vowel sound “ah” before taking a breath.
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Exercise post-vaccine bumps up antibodies, new study finds
Researchers at Iowa State University found 90 minutes of mild- to moderate-intensity exercise directly after a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost.
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Scientists take major step in understanding domestication of corn
Iowa State University scientists are learning how to peer back through millennia of domestication to learn how a wild grassy plant known as teosinte developed into corn, the modern cash crop grown across the globe.
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ISU program aims to support healthy aging through walking
The benefits of walking are staggering. Along with lowering blood pressure, burning calories and strengthening bones, taking more steps on a regular basis can improve sleep and cognitive functioning. Walking also has one of the lowest injury rates of any form of exercise – and it’s free.
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Iowa State takes innovation program around the world
An education in innovation begins before a student even steps foot on Iowa State University’s campus.
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The cellular response that protects pigs from COVID-19
Iowa State University scientists may have uncovered an important clue that sheds light on why pigs don’t get sick when exposed to the coronavirus.
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K-12 experience, population density among factors that support rural ‘brain gain’
Many academics and journalists have written about rural “brain drain,” the migration of talented and bright young people who leave their communities, usually in search of better economic opportunities.
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January temperatures linked to immigrant entrepreneurship
The slide into the new year can often be measured by the disappearance of string lights on roofs, a resurgence in gym memberships and perhaps most noticeable – colder winter weather.
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Vaccine study flips traditional view of product scarcity driving demand
Anyone who has taken an economics class probably remembers learning about scarcity.
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New ISU project will design 3D-printed housing for rural Iowa
The housing market has not kept up with demand for affordable housing in Iowa, leading to a new Iowa State University project that will work to find faster, cheaper solutions through 3D-printed homes.
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Treating long-term brain damage after exposure to nerve agents
Medical science has come up with few options to treat the long-term brain damage that results from exposure to chemical agents such as sarin gas,
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Family dynamics can motivate and prevent talking about health
For many emerging adults, the period between 18 and 25 years of age marks a stage of life to explore what matters to them and assume new legal rights and responsibilities, including their own private health information and medical decision-making.
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Research finds link between sewing masks and well-being at start of pandemic
During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work.
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After comparing 17.5 million strategies, researchers validate CDC’s vaccine rollout recommendation
A year ago, amid surging COVID-19 cases and a limited supply of newly developed vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faced a big question.
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Macrogrid study: Big value in connecting America’s eastern and western power grids
Two of the biggest power grids on the planet are connected by seven small threads.