News Archive
Tuesday, July 21 2020
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Innovative spirits: Iowa State students help family distillery make hand sanitizer during pandemic
For the Hoffmann children – twins Dave and Will, both juniors in agricultural systems technology at Iowa State University, and Lexi, recent graduate in elementary education – the pandemic not only altered their education but their family’s distillery as they decided to change course and make hand sanitizer to help frontline workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Grant to help scientists, industry and farmers harness biomass and manure to fuel farms
A $10 million federal grant will power a multi-institutional consortium aiming to create new value chains on U.S. farms. The consortium will innovate methods for farmers to make more efficient use of resources with an emphasis on the generation of renewable natural gas, improved rural economic outcomes and protection of the environment.
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Toyia Younger named senior vice president for student affairs
Toyia Younger has been named the next senior vice president for student affairs at Iowa State University, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Younger, vice president for leadership development and partnerships for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, will begin her tenure Aug. 17.
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Survey of rural Iowa communities will gauge pandemic response
Residents in 70 rural Iowa communities soon will receive surveys that will help to inform state and federal officials as they orchestrate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, orchestrated by researchers at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, will cover topics ranging from the availability of health care services to the reliability of high-speed internet to the economic stresses placed on a community by the pandemic.
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Iowa State researcher wins Department of Energy early career award for cyclone studies
Christina Patricola is joining the Iowa State University faculty this fall with a research program focused on tropical cyclones. A new grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program will help launch her studies of global storm numbers and regional storm intensity and rainfall.
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President Wintersteen statement on response to ICE ruling
President Wendy Wintersteen and other Regent presidents are calling on Congress to immediately rescind a recent ruling by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment. The president said the ruling, "is arbitrary and troubling, creating uncertainty for students during a global pandemic."
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Iowa State attracts $494.7 million in external funding, sets federal research funding record
Iowa State University attracted a total of $494.7 million in external funding for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That total includes a record $186 million in federal support for Iowa State research.
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Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory’s swine influenza surveillance is ready to monitor new and current flu strains
State-of-the-art monitoring and sequencing at the ISU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory allow pork producers to keep up with both current and new flu strains among their herds. A new flu variant infecting pigs in China likely won’t pose a significantly greater threat to humans than strains currently circulating among U.S. pigs, according to the veterinarian who leads influenza monitoring at the laboratory.
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Research explores how youth are excluded from public spaces, design practices
America’s youth have historically been excluded from using public spaces how they want, in addition to being left out of design discussions. Including them in this process will have long-term societal benefits, according to an Iowa State University researcher.
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ISU Police hope to lead by example in community policing efforts
The Iowa State University Police Department wants to serve as an example for other law enforcement agencies to see how acknowledging and working to change problems within the profession can turn into positive change in their communities. The department’s Engagement and Inclusion Officer Team is being recognized for its work in this area.
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Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.
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Economic analysis shows how ISU soybean trials generate value for farmers
Farmers and seed companies in Iowa and Illinois saved millions of dollars in recent years because of data generated by Iowa State University field trials that tested soybean varieties resistant to the soybean cyst nematode. A new study used economic models to determine how willing farmers are to pay a premium for resistant soybean varieties compared to susceptible varieties.
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Researchers building cyber-physical system to monitor crops, drive decisions, boost yields
Researchers at Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are combining their expertise in electronics, computing and crops to develop a cyber-physical system that will monitor fields at almost single-plant resolution. The idea is to predict crop productivity and help farmers manage their water and fertilizer use. The project is supported by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.