News Archive
Wednesday, October 23 2013
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Soup consumption may help manage weight, according to Iowa State nutrition professor
An analysis led by an Iowa State University nutrition researcher indicates that soup consumption is associated with a lower body-mass index, waist circumference and a reduced risk of being overweight.
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Iowa State students to travel to China to study Target’s supply chain
A group of Iowa State University students will get a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how many of the products in your home get from a factory to the store shelves here in the U.S. Students will travel to every point on the Target supply chain, something few company executives have experienced.
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Iowa State Bridge Engineering Center part of new U.S. DOT transportation center
Iowa State bridge engineers will be part of a new research center supported by a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The grant will allow university researchers to study and develop techniques to accelerate bridge construction projects. That can reduce some of the costs -- and headaches -- of bridge projects.
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Beloved author Bill Bryson will speak at Iowa State Oct. 28
Beloved on both sides of the pond for his writing, which is impossible to dislike, Iowa's own Bill Bryson will speak at Iowa State University. Bryson is the author of more than two dozen books, including "A Walk in the Woods," "The Lost Contintent," and "A Short History of Nearly Everything." Bryson's talk, "At Home and Abroad," will be at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center, on the ISU campus. Doors will open at 7:15 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. A book signing will follow in the Celebrity Cafe.
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Physicist will discuss NASCAR and the science of speed at Iowa State Oct. 24
The author of the "The Physics of NASCAR" knows you can't win races without getting the math and science right. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky will speak on "The Science of Speed: Faster, Stronger and Safer," at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Iowa State's Memorial Union Sun Room. Her presentation is free and open to the public.
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Iowa State astronomer helps research team see misaligned planets in distant system
NASA's Kepler space telescope has helped astronomers see a distant planetary system featuring multiple planets orbiting their host star at a severe tilt. Iowa State's Steve Kawaler contributed to the study as part of the research team that studied regular changes in the brightness of the host star. The discovery is described in the Oct. 18 issue of the journal Science.
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End of growing season creates opportunities to plant cover crops, according to Iowa State University professors
Iowa State professors from a range of disciplines are reaching out to producers and landowners in an effort to expand the use of cover crops in the state, a goal that has the potential to protect the environment while improving yields.
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Iowa State student's family from Washington fulfills dream with move to Iowa
A compelling mix of Iowa State University's dairy science program, a historic barn west of Ogden and plain old-fashioned "Iowa nice" was all it took for the Hodges-Tinner family of Hockinson, Wash., to pick up and move to Iowa. Greg, Margot, Erich, five horses and one beloved Brown Swiss cow are among the newest — and perhaps happiest — Cyclones in the Hawkeye state. Their love affair with all things Iowa started in 2009 during Erich's freshman year in dairy science and animal science at Iowa State.
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No joke: ISU students learning the tricks of standup comedy
Peter Orazem and Gavin Jerome believe comedy is just like any other skill you can learn. That's why the two are teaching a Comedy College course to help Iowa State students learn the tricks and techniques of standup comedy. Students may never step foot on stage after this course, but Orazem and Jerome know it's a skill students will use throughout their career.
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Architecture students rule the roost with their first design-build project
It's their first architectural design studio. And all 87 new majors in the professional architecture degree program at Iowa State have been hard at work, designing and building houses — for chickens. With names like "Rustic Ranch," "The Griddle" and "Raise the Roost," the 20 ingenious structures don't look like alien spaceships exactly, but they aren't your standard, run-of-the-mill chicken coops, either. They'll be on display Oct. 14 -25 on the southeast lawn of the College of Design.
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U.S. DOT awards Iowa State $5.2 million to establish Midwest Transportation Center
The U.S. Department of Transportation is supporting a new Midwest Transportation Center based at Iowa State University. A two-year grant of nearly $2.6 million will launch the center and its mission to develop data-driven performance measures of transportation infrastructure, safety and construction. In addition to Iowa Staters, the center includes researchers and students from five universities in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
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ISU researchers use video games to bridge generational gap and get older adults moving
People are living longer, but not necessarily living healthier, and that is something a group of Iowa State University professors wants to change. They hope to accomplish that goal by using video games to promote fitness and encouraging older adults to get active.
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Grain storage takes on greater importance this harvest, according to Iowa State ag engineering professor
Uneven quality and maturity in this year’s corn harvest means grain storage management will take on even greater importance than in previous years, according to an Iowa State University grain storage expert.
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Iowa State landscape architecture student wins 3-D design contest
An Iowa State University undergraduate student has achieved the “holy grail of 3-D graphics” with her winning entry in a competition to design a three-dimensional tree for use in rendering landscape plans. Sara Davids, Knoxville, a junior in landscape architecture, won the 2013 Student 3-D Design Contest sponsored by Land F/X, a professional landscape and irrigation design software add-on. She will receive a new FlashForge 3D printer. And she'll donate it to her hometown high school.
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Iowa State building research and development program for bioplastics
Iowa State's Biopolymers and Biocomposites Research Team is working toward two long-term goals: Helping bioplastics capture at least 20 percent of the plastics market and transferring bioplastic technologies from the university to Iowa startup companies. Team researchers have won $6.5 million in research grants over the past five years. They're now working to build support for a proposed Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites.
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Starting a business: Entrepreneurs offer insight and guidance for ISU students
There are some lessons in business that can only come from experience, and others that entrepreneurs wish they would have known before starting their own business. It is the kind of advice that business professionals will share with Iowa State University honors students this fall to help them avoid similar pitfalls.
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Over the limit: ISU researchers test how size, shape and color of wine glass affect how much you pour
Pouring a glass of wine is rarely an exact measurement, especially in a social setting. While most people think of a glass as one serving, in reality it could be closer to two or three. Just how much one pours is influenced by a variety of environmental factors, researchers at Iowa State and Cornell universities discovered, and that could have serious consequences when it comes to overconsumption.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa State experts available to comment on 2013 harvest
As farmers across the Midwest solidify their plans for the 2013 harvest, agriculture experts at Iowa State University are watching closely to determine how this year's harvest will impact producers, consumers and the economy.
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Iowa State, Ames Lab chemists help find binding site of protein that allows plant growth
Chemists from Iowa State and the Ames Laboratory are part of a research team that discovered where a protein binds to plant cell walls, a process that makes it possible for plants to grow. Researchers say the discovery could one day lead to bigger harvests of biomass for renewable energy. The findings have just been published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition.