News Archive
Sunday, February 14 2021
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No in-person classes on Monday, many buildings closed
Due to extreme wind chills and weather conditions, in-person classes will not meet on Monday, Feb. 15. Classes delivered online – including lectures, recitations, laboratories and studios – remain in session. The university is open for business. While employees are encouraged to work remotely if possible, they may choose to come to campus.
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Wind chill warning, use caution
A wind chill warning is in effect until noon Monday, Feb. 15. Please use caution if you must be outside.
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ISU researchers use data to help communities discover and solve biggest problems
The Data Science for the Public Good program, an Iowa State University project to help Iowa towns harness their data, has led to four offshoot projects to help support community recovery related to economic vulnerability, substance use and general support.
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As climate change cranks up the heat in the Mojave Desert, not all species are equally affected
A new study shows how climate change is having a much greater impact on birds than small mammals in the Mojave Desert in the southwestern United States. The study could inform conservation practices and shed new light on how climate change affects various species differently. The research drew on cutting-edge computer modeling as well as survey data from more than 100 years ago.
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Black History Month to be celebrated at Iowa State
A variety of virtual and in-person events are planned to celebrate Black History Month at Iowa State University and in Ames.
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One year of COVID-19 response
It’s been a year since Iowa State University initiated its Emergency Operation Center to provide a coordinated, institution-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. So much has happened since Jan. 27, 2020, when university leaders received an initial briefing from the incident management team. This collection of stories highlights some of the hard work, dedication and collaboration across campus.
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Collaboration with Homeland Security focuses on detecting biothreats
Researchers at Iowa State University are developing a portable sensor platform capable of detecting numerous biothreats, such as the coronavirus and other toxic agents. The research team has entered a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security worth as much as $2.5 million over five years to develop the technology, which would be a far more portable and flexible method for detecting biothreats than most current techniques.
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By the numbers: Campus efforts to manage the pandemic
COVID-19 data from the fall semester tell a story of the tremendous effort to manage the pandemic on campus. Iowa State University’s public health team and several employee volunteers provided testing, case management and contact tracing to help limit the spread of infection. The university’s emergency operations team supported these efforts in many ways.
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Light-controlled Higgs modes found in superconductors; potential sensor, computing uses
Iowa State's Jigang Wang and a team of researchers have discovered a short-lived form of the famous Higgs boson -- subject of a groundbreaking search at the Large Hadron Collider -- within an iron-based superconductor. This Higgs mode can be accessed and controlled by laser light flashing on the superconductor at trillions of pulses per second.
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COVID-19 weekly snapshot
The following information is a supplement to the university's COVID-19 Public Health Data weekly updates. It is intended to provide a brief snapshot of the data and trends identified by Iowa State's public health team.