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Recent News About Iowa State University
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ISU receives national recognition for supporting innovation, entrepreneurship across Iowa
As businesses closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, having a user-friendly, professional online presence became a lifeline for many to stay afloat.
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Logue Wins Midwest Regional Title, No. 13 Women Third
Cailie Logue added another victory to her legendary Cyclone career Friday by taking the top spot at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Midwest Regional at the Ashton Cross Country Course
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Soil study shows why nitrous oxide emissions should factor into climate change mitigation
Poorly drained agricultural soils emit enough of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide that the resulting climate change effects could far exceed the benefits of using the same soils as a means of sequestering carbon, according to a recently published scientific study.
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Strong Defensive Effort Takes ISU Past OSU, 60-50
Iowa State (2-0) brought intensity to the defensive end and balance on offense to beat Oregon State (1-1) 60-50 at Hilton Coliseum on Friday night, giving new coach T.J. Otzelberger his second victory in as many games.
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Iowa State, Illinois cybersecurity experts working to protect region’s infrastructure
Midwesterners fretting in dark kitchens after a storm have a pretty good idea about the real-world consequences of a cyberattack on the power grid.
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Iowa State and Alliant Energy collaborate on solar farm
Iowa State University and Alliant Energy will collaborate on a solar farm to be established on university land south of Ames.
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New study calls for mitigation, monitoring of common grease-proofing food packaging chemicals
Keith Vorst with bits of recycled bottles inside one of his laboratories in the Food Sciences Building.
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Survey highlights pandemic’s effects on mental and physical health in rural Iowa
The pandemic has taken a steep toll on mental health in many of Iowa’s rural communities, according to survey data gathered by an Iowa State University rural sociologist.
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Researchers engineer hardier microbes to improve bioproduction of fuels, chemicals
Busy, productive microbes use enzymes to break down leaves, stalks and other biomass and then convert that material into renewable fuels and chemicals.
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Iowa State University team will expand high-tech toolbox to help identify promising conservation practices
Grass waterways, such as this one, help to avoid channel erosion in areas receiving hill slope runoff.
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Iowa State dedicates new Student Innovation Center
Iowa State University dedicated the new Student Innovation Center on campus. Video by Dave Olson
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C.G. “Turk” and Joyce Therkildsen donate new Iowa State University Industrial Engineering Building
C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. McEwen Therkildsen have provided a $42 million gift commitment to Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
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Researchers explain how nanomaterial aids antibody response, study it as antibody factory
This illustration shows how a nanomaterial links with receptors on the immune system's B cells and helps them initiate antibody production.
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Studying mosquito immune cells could improve understanding of disease transmission
A new study that details mosquito immune cells could shed light on the insect immune system and how mosquitoes transmit parasites that cause malaria.
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Iowa State researcher: Regional climate forecast is troubling, but there’s hope
Dig into the latest big report just released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and a fact sheet tells you about projected climate changes in central North America.
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A wild hair: Using hair to gauge stress response in pigs
Days-old piglets stay close to their nearby mother at the Allen E. Christian Swine Teaching Farm.
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New study sheds light on function of sex chromosomes in turtles
The species of turtle involved in the study is Apalone spinifera, a species of freshwater turtles native to North America.
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Emily Ann Marrs earns $906 at Iowa State University in 2018
Emily Ann Marrs earned $906 in 2018, a 56 percent decrease from the previous year working for Iowa State University.
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Kaitlyn Marie Murphy earns $430 at Iowa State University in 2018
Kaitlyn Marie Murphy earned $430 in 2018, a 63.2 percent decrease from the previous year working for Iowa State University.
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James Garnes Tipton earns $1,000 at Iowa State University in 2018
James Garnes Tipton earned $1,000 in 2018, a 70.2 percent decrease from the previous year working for Iowa State University.