News Archive
Wednesday, April 29 2015
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Iowa Water Center supports research to address Iowa challenges and priorities
The Iowa Water Center at Iowa State performs a range of tasks related to water quality in the state of Iowa, everything from holding an annual conference to facilitating communications between government and private interests to funding promising new research.
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ISU faculty and students launch water-quality pilot project on campus lake
Water quality in Iowa State University’s Lake LaVerne may soon get a boost with the installation of vegetated floating islands designed by a team of faculty and graduate students. Working with the Story Soil and Water Conservation District, they're developing the low-maintenance and inexpensive treatment solution to enhance the water quality of small ponds and lakes in central Iowa. Their pilot project on Lake LaVerne to use the sustainable, visually appealing approach is starting up.
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Iowa State University Distinguished Professor named to National Academy of Sciences
Catherine Kling has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for her achievements in original research. Kling is the eleventh ISU faculty member, and the first woman at the university, to receive the honor, considered one of the most prestigious accomplishments among U.S. scientists and engineers.
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Change Agent: Eliot Winer
Eliot Winer has a research portfolio full of virtual reality tools that can help doctors, soldiers, engineers, designers or students work with data and make decisions. He's even part of a team developing a virtual visit to Jack Trice Stadium so more recruits can experience a Cyclone football game.
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Iowa State students combine data and creativity to engage audience with advertising
Technology is dramatically changing the way a company develops its brand and connects with its customers through social media or mobile phone apps. To keep up with the changes, advertising agencies are developing ad campaigns using data and computer code. The result – as Iowa State University students in a new advertising course are learning – is an interactive experience focused on engaging the consumer just as much as selling a product.
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Body found in Friley Hall; no foul play suspected
ISU Police responded to a report of an unresponsive female in Friley Hall shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, April 27. A resident reported finding her roommate inside their room. Police and emergency medical personnel immediately responded to the scene; however, the female was already deceased. No foul play is suspected. The woman was a student at Iowa State. The family and next of kin are being notified, and no additional information is available at this time. -
Rastetter to speak at Iowa State's undergraduate commencement
Agribusiness entrepreneur and state Board of Regents president Bruce Rastetter will speak at Iowa State University's undergraduate commencement ceremony May 9.In two other ceremonies, long-time animal science professor Susan Lamont will address graduate students May 8, and the co-founder of a large California veterinary hospital James DeLano will speak to veterinary medicine graduates.
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Iowa State researchers test brain activity to identify cybersecurity threats
Iowa State University researchers are working to better understand internal threats to cybersecurity by getting inside the minds of employees who put their company at risk. To do that, they measured brain activity to identify what might motivate an employee to violate company policy and sell or trade sensitive information. The study found that self-control is a significant factor.
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ADVISORY: Iowa State University sources available to comment on spring planting
As spring planting begins, Iowa State University agricultural experts are available to comment on the trends and stories that will shape the upcoming growing season.
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Iowa State, Ames Lab scientists describe protein pumps that allow bacteria to resist drugs
Research teams led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory have described the structure of two closely related protein pumps that allow bacteria to resist certain medications. The findings have just been published by Nature Communications and as the April 7 cover paper in Cell Reports.
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Iowa State anthropologist finds female chimps more likely to use tools when hunting
Iowa State University anthropology professor Jill Pruetz and her research team were the first to observe savanna chimps using tools to hunt prey. Since making that discovery, Pruetz's team has observed more than 300 tool-assisted hunts and found female chimps hunt with tools more than males.
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ISU engineering students will auction Ghanaian folk art coffin to fund village dam
Iowa State engineering students hope that auctioning a rare work of folk art can help fund construction of an earthen dam for an African village. It's a painted coffin in the form of an ear of corn sculpted by Ghana's leading fantasy coffin artist, Eric Adjetey Anang, who was artist-in-residence in the art and visual culture department. The fantasy coffin will be auctioned by the ISU student chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-ISU) through eBay's "Giving Fund," an easily accessible auction site for nonprofit fundraising, April 20-30. All proceeds will help fund the EWB-ISU's project to engineer an earthen dam in Ullo, Ghana.
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Women’s political speeches and ads available through Catt Center archive
Hillary Clinton will speak to thousands of voters in the weeks and months ahead as she campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the 2016 presidential election. Clinton’s speeches will add to the growing collection that already exists in the Women’s Political Communication Archives created by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women & Politics at Iowa State University. To date there are nearly 2,000 speeches and political ads for more than 300 women candidates that are easily accessible through the online archives.
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ISU veterinary researchers study retinal scans as early detection method for mad cow disease
New veterinary research from Iowa State University shows that a fatal neurological disease in cows can be detected earlier by examining the animal’s retinas.
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Iowa State University student named a 2015 Goldwater Scholar
Catherine Meis, Le Mars, has been named a 2015 Goldwater Scholar, the nation's premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Meis is a third-year student, majoring in materials engineering with a minor in bioengineering. This year, 260 Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,206 students who were nominated by college and university faculty nationwide.
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How science and storytelling influence the debate over vaccines
If there is a silver lining to the measles outbreaks in the U.S., it’s that the risk of getting sick might lessen opposition to vaccines that protect against infectious diseases. Moving that pendulum will depend in part on how the public responds to news reports and personal stories about the illness, said Michael Dahlstrom, an associate professor of journalism at Iowa State University.
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More than a promise: ISU 4U aims to offer more than financial assistance
The promise of free tuition is a powerful incentive for students who otherwise could not afford a college education, but eliminating that financial barrier is just the first step to making the ISU 4U Promise program a true success. To realize the full benefit of a tuition award, it is imperative that students at Moulton Extended Learning Center and King Elementary School in Des Moines are prepared for college. It will take a holistic approach to do that, and that’s what makes ISU 4U different.
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Iowa State physicists ready for the higher energies of Run II at the Large Hadron Collider
With the Large Hadron Collider nearing its second run, Iowa State physicists are preparing to analyze new data from the 17-miles-around experiment near Geneva, Switzerland. The collider is expected to restart this spring and eventually ramp up to a record collision energy of 13 trillion electron volts. The higher energies could produce new physics.
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Iowa State University agronomist weighs environmental impacts of corn residue removal
Farmers who are considering selling corn residue from their fields to produce cellulosic ethanol first should weigh a range of site-specific factors to their operations, according to new research from an Iowa State University agronomist. Variables such as topography, tillage system, nitrogen application and the amount of organic matter present in the soil all have a role to play in residue removal.
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Iowa State students selected for new international leadership program
A new leadership program will take Iowa State University students beyond the classroom to better understand global challenges, such as clean drinking water, poverty and food insecurity, and the impact for international corporations. The Vermeer International Leadership Program is a year-long, in-depth leadership experience, in which students will learn how companies operate on an international scale.
Iowa State graduate discovers her passion for fashion
An Iowa State graduating senior was told not to wait on her dreams, so she started her own clothing company while still a student.
Postcard from Campus: Turning on the Fountain
Take a behind-the-scenes (and underground) look as workers get the Fountain of the Four Seasons ready to be turned on for the spring.
Iowa State developing nation’s first school curriculum for computer security literacy
Iowa State researchers are working to raise the computer security literacy of the state's middle school and high school students. The Iowa Staters are developing a curriculum teachers can use to help students recognize and respond to security threats such as malicious software, unsecure wireless networks and online scams. The curriculum and related materials will be free to teachers and is scheduled to be ready for the 2015-’16 school year.