News Archive
Wednesday, November 2 2022
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Iowa State engineers spin off tech, company to market soy oil for better roads, pavements
Iowa State researchers have launched a company that's manufacturing and marketing a soy-based additive that extends the life of asphalt pavements and allows contractors to use more recycled asphalt in pavements. The goal of SoyLei Innovations is to “commercialize green technologies developed at Iowa State University.”
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Trade, migration will affect how states, countries adapt to climate change
Researchers say shifts in trade, migration and job options over the next 100 years will play a big role in how states and countries adapt to climate change.
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Gold Star Hall Ceremony to honor five fallen heroes who attended Iowa State
Five former ISU students will be honored for their military service, and for making the ultimate sacrifice, during the annual Gold Star Hall Ceremony on Nov. 7. Family and friends of the honorees will attend the ceremony, which will highlight each veteran’s life story.
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Donald Wilkins, Korean War veteran who died while caring for the sick on a hospital ship, to be honored during 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony
Donald Scott Wilkins, an Ames native who became an anesthesiologist before dying of polio while serving on a hospital ship during the Korean War, is among five veterans to be honored on Nov. 7 during Iowa State University’s annual Gold Star Hall Ceremony.
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Howard Medin, Algona native who enlisted weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, to be honored during 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony
Howard Medin lettered in football and was the secretary of his fraternity at Iowa State before he answered the call of duty just weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor signaled the United States’ entry into World War II. Medin is among five veterans to be honored Monday during Iowa State University’s annual Gold Star Hall Ceremony.
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James R. Davis, WWII Army veteran forced to endure the cruelty of a POW ship, to be honored during 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony
James R. Davis, a WWII Army veteran whose family boasts long connections to Iowa State and to military service, is among five veterans to be honored during the 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony. The 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 7.
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Ramon Roderick Davis, fighter pilot and veteran of two wars, to be honored during Iowa State’s Gold Star Hall Ceremony
Capt. Ramon Roderick Davis attended Iowa State only a few short months before his commitment to his country led him to become a World War II fighter pilot. Davis was a veteran of two wars, serving in both World War II and the Korean War before he went missing following an emergency landing along a Korean river in 1950. The 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 6 at 3:15 p.m.
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Ronald Edgar Riede, decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot, to be honored during 2022 Gold Star Hall Ceremony
Ronald Edgar Riede, who studied aerospace engineering at Iowa State before becoming a decorated helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, is among five veterans to be recognized during Iowa State’s annual Gold Star Hall Ceremony on Nov. 7.
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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.
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