News Archive
Wednesday, April 10 2013
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Iowa State, Argonne physicist preparing for first neutrino data from NOvA experiment
When the NOvA experiment begins sending a beam of neutrinos on a 500-mile journey this summer, Iowa State University physicists will be in the middle of the research action. They'll help lead the experiment and analyze the data. The results could offer clues to the early universe and to the abundant, but hard-to-study particles.
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Top horror and fantasy illustrator will share his work in talk at ISU April 18
An alum who has won the International Horror Guild Award for best artist in dark fantasy and horror will speak at Iowa State University. Jeremy Caniglia's illustrations have graced the covers of more than 50 CDs, and books by Stephen King, Ray Bradbury and Max Brooks. He will present "Graphic Storytellers: Illustrating Horror and Fantasy Books" at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the College of Design's Kocimski Auditorium. His lecture is free and open to the public.
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ISU webinar to explain how the Affordable Care Act affects your health
It may come as no surprise that a recent survey found a majority of Americans do not understand the impact of the now 3-year-old Affordable Care Act. That is why the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University and ISU Extension and Outreach are offering a webinar for health professionals and the public.
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ISU Seed Science Center to host celebration, new symposium series April 23-24
The Iowa State University Seed Science Center is launching a new symposium series on April 23 supported by a generous contribution from the family of Leroy Everson, former director of the ISU Seed Laboratory.
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ISU undergraduate research and creative expression symposium set for April 16
Undergraduates will share their research and creative endeavors during the seventh annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the Memorial Union. Students from all academic disciplines will present their research through conference-style oral presentation sessions. More than 100 students will share research on topics ranging from architecture to zebrafish.The symposium is free and open to the public.
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Iowa State industrial design professor leads team to improve nation's engineering education
Seda Yilmaz, an assistant professor of industrial design, will collaborate with researchers from the University of Michigan and Penn State University in a project to improve engineering students' ability to generate ideas. The National Science Foundation awarded a three-year, $703,000 grant for the project, which will will provide instructional methods and materials that will help guide the teaching and learning of deliberate approaches to creative problem solving in the design process.
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Author Jessica Fellowes will discuss the women of Downton Abbey April 16
The bestselling author of two books about the "Downton Abbey" era will speak at Iowa State. Jessica Fellowes — niece of the PBS series' creator, Julian Fellowes — will speak about "The Women of Downton Abbey" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 in the Memorial Union Great Hall. Fellowes wrote "The World of Downton Abbey" and the follow-up "The Downton Chronicles" based on the hit TV series. Her lecture is free and open to the public.
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“Zoobiquity” authors to deliver lecture at Iowa State on April 9
Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, M.D., and Kathryn Bowers will discuss their new book “Zoobiquity,” which explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat and heal patients of all species, on April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
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March temperatures a departure from 2012, but not historically low
Cold and snowy weather last month contrasted starkly with the record-high temperatures of March 2012, but a climate expert at Iowa State University said this week that recent temperatures aren’t all that remarkable when accounting for historic patterns.
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Iowa State fountain preservation first step to bringing new life to historic courtyard
It is a historical work of art that is largely hidden from students, faculty and staff on the Iowa State University campus. Christian Petersen’s seven-panel mural and fountain “The History of Dairying” can be found along the east wall of the Food Sciences courtyard. It is Ruth MacDonald’s hope to once again make the mural and courtyard – listed on the National Register of Historic Places – a focal point on campus.
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Three finalists named in College of Business dean search
Three finalists have been named in the search for Iowa State University's next dean of the College of Business. They will visit campus April 4-11.
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Nearly 700 school students to show off their research at State Science and Technology Fair
The State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa is April 4-5 at Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum. This year's fair will feature 660 sixth graders through high school seniors from all over the state showing off 510 research projects. Public hours are 5 to 7 p.m. April 4; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 for junior high exhibits; and 2:30 to 4 p.m. April 5 for senior high exhibits. The award ceremony at 5 p.m. April 5 is also open to the public.
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Violent video games are a risk factor for criminal behavior and aggression
New evidence from Iowa State researchers demonstrates a link between video games and youth violence and delinquency. The research shows a strong connection even when controlling for a history of violence and psychopathic traits among juvenile offenders.
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National association honors ISU architecture professor for creative achievement
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture awarded a top honor to an Iowa State University assistant professor of architecture. Rob Whitehead was recognized with a 2012-13 Creative Achievement Award for his "positive and stimulating influence" on students by creating and teaching five semester-long structural design courses in the architecture department’s integrated undergraduate building technology sequence, "STP: Structural Technology in Practice."
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ISU researchers find parent-child violence leads to teen dating violence
Teens today are involved in intimate relationships at a much younger age and often have different definitions of what is acceptable behavior in a relationship. Violence is something that is all too common and according to researchers at Iowa State it is a reflection of the relationships teens have with their parents or their parent’s partner.
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Iowa State bug expert hosts documentaries on the Science Channel
An Iowa State research associate and familiar face to many across the state will hit the airwaves as the host of an internationally broadcast documentary program about insects this week.
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Voorhees Conference to focus on developing collaborative supply chains
Water is a precious resource and its limited supply is a growing concern for businesses in the food production industry. The implications of water shortages for supply chains and food production will be part of the 2013 Voorhees Supply Chain Conference sponsored by Iowa State University’s College of Business.
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ISU researcher warns that shrinking labor force will limit economic growth
No combination of incentives will bolster job creation and economic development in Iowa if the state does not have the workforce to support new jobs. It is a reality that state leaders need to be aware of, said Dave Swenson, an associate scientist in economics at Iowa State University.
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U.S. News ranks Iowa State’s graduate programs; ag and biosystems engineering is No. 6
U.S. News and World Report magazine is out with its annual rankings of graduate programs. Iowa State's highest ranked program is agricultural and biosystems engineering, ranking sixth nationally and fifth among public universities.
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Brazil to overtake U.S. as top soybean producer
A combination of long-term trends and recent weather patterns are responsible for putting Brazil in a position to overtake U.S. soybean production for the first time, an Iowa State University grain markets expert said this week.
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