News Archive
Friday, October 28 2022
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High-end hotels manipulate reviews when competing with Airbnb
Researchers found high-end hotels often post more fake, positive reviews about themselves and fewer negative reviews about other hotels when they face greater competition from Airbnb. This shift toward “co-opetition instead of tit-for-tat" creates inflated ratings.
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2022 Manatt-Phelps Lecture features Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of “The 1619 Project,” will appear at Iowa State University to present the 2022 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science. The Manatt-Phelps Lecture series, established in 2002, brings to campus a prominent practitioner or scholar to address issues of significance to the United States and Iowa.
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Forgetting is natural, but learning how to learn can slow it down
After reviewing more than 100 years of research on learning, authors of a new paper say combining two strategies – spacing and retrieval practice – is key to success.
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Lecture by WeRateDogs creator to celebrate very good dogs and showcase entrepreneurship, philanthropy
Matt Nelson created the social media phenomenon WeRateDogs® and has leveraged the platform to help animals receive critical veterinary care and find forever homes. Nelson will deliver a lecture at Iowa State on Thursday to discuss social media, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. To prepare for the event, the ISU Lectures Program is inviting the campus community to take part in We Rate ISU Dogs on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Global hunger, carbon emissions could both spike if war limits grain exports
If Russia's war in Ukraine significantly reduces grain exports, surging prices could worsen food insecurity, with increases up to 4.6% for corn and 7.2% for wheat. That also would have an environmental impact, with carbon emissions rising as additional land is used to grow crops.
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Researcher designs better maternity garments, launches company with ISU assistance
Recognizing a need for better maternity and nursing garments, a researcher at ISU is developing her own line of products and launching a business. Assistant Professor Ling Zhang received a competitive Regents Innovation Fund grant and is part of the ISU Startup Factory cohort this fall.
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Designing a plant cuticle in the lab could yield many benefits
Scientists are working to bioengineer a common defense mechanism that most plants develop naturally to protect against drought, insects and other environmental stresses. The goal is to identify the genetic structure of a plant cuticle and create a roadmap for breeding plants with designer cuticles that can respond to changing climates.
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Researchers recommend future pandemic responses account for ethnicity, social factors
Building on a disease model they created last year, researchers at ISU find accounting for ethnicity and social factors may improve strategies for future pandemics.
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Iowa State University honors Jack Trice with year-long centennial commemoration
Iowa State will honor Jack Trice with a year-long centennial commemoration, including a new sculpture, a new name for a street and special lectures and events. The commemoration “will honor Iowa State University’s first Black athlete, but it will also shine a light on what Jack Trice accomplished when he wasn’t in uniform,” said Toyia Younger, Iowa State’s senior vice president for student affairs and chair of the university’s commemoration committee.
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CDC grant spurs research for fall prevention
With a $1 million grant from the CDC, ISU researchers and community partners will be the first to directly evaluate a walking program’s potential for reducing the risk and incidence of falling, which is the leading cause of injuries among people aged 65 and older in the U.S.
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Study shows Gulf of Maine cooling for 900 years, then quickly warming since late 1800s
Researchers combined a marine history based on geochemical information in clam shells with thousands of computer simulations to determine that centuries of cooling in the Gulf of Maine suddenly reversed in the late 1800s. The researchers' climate models say greenhouse gas emissions have been a major driver of the warming in the Gulf of Maine.
Postcard from Campus: Season of Change
Fall is full of change, but Iowa State's campus looks as beautiful as ever.
Students harvesting pumpkins have their futures shaped on the farm
For students harvesting pumpkins at the ISU horticulture research station, time on the farm has had a big role in shaping their future.
#IowaStateInnovates
This series highlights the collaboration and creativity that fuel Iowa State faculty and scientists to find solutions to big challenges, from strengthening mental health to beautifying Iowa communities, to finding new markets for next-generation agricultural products. This collection of words, photos, video and audio showcases Iowa State University's Innovation at Work.