News Archive
Wednesday, November 16 2022
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Iowa State maintains strong entrepreneurship ranking
ISU ranked 11th in the nation and 4th in the Midwest in The Princeton Review’s 2022 annual survey of undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies. Along with a major and cross-disciplinary minor in entrepreneurship, Iowa State offers a wide variety of experiential learning opportunities for students.
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On Veterans Day, former Army pilot forges ahead with support from ISU Military-Affiliated Student Center
Bobby Gipe, a former Army pilot, had to make an abrupt career change after his medical retirement from the military. Today, Gipe’s on track to earn graduate business degrees from Iowa State University, with the support of the university’s Military-Affiliated Student Center. On Veterans Day, Gipe reflects on the freedom he now cherishes as a civilian.
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Novel atlas shows vast urban infrastructure divide between Global South and Global North
New data from an international research team adds another dimension – literally – to understanding the economic and environmental impacts of how cities are built. Researchers measured the height of built-up infrastructure in urban areas across the globe, which could improve projections of energy use and emissions and inform city planning and economic development efforts.
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Students lead outreach efforts to help peers engage with midterm elections
A group of undergraduate students and campus leaders at ISU led a multifaceted effort over the last year to boost voter registration and turnout for the midterm elections Tuesday. A campus report released in September showed student voting rates at ISU (73%) surpassed the national average for colleges and universities (66%.)
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ISU one of three universities to receive national award
Iowa State was one of three universities that received an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University Award from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. It’s the fourth time since 2017 that ISU has won in one of the categories.
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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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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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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.
World-renowned glass artist gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity to students
World-renowned Italian glass artist Davide Salvadore spent more than a week demonstrating and teaching glass blowing techniques to Iowa State students.
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