News Archive
Friday, December 16 2022
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Years of monarch research shows how adding habitat will help conservation
A newly published overview of Iowa State University research on the monarch butterfly synthesizes years of study that includes field observations, laboratory experiments and simulation modeling. The findings estimate that the state’s monarch conservation plan will increase the size of the monarch population by 10-25% per generation.
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Iowa State ceremonies to recognize 2022 fall graduates
Nearly 2,100 students are completing degrees at Iowa State this semester. Their achievements will be celebrated during two graduation events this weekend in Hilton Coliseum. The ceremonies also will be livestreamed.
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Graduate student finishes ISU degree while on deployment in Middle East
Brittany Whitehead had to balance her military career and family while completing her master’s degree in family financial planning from Iowa State University through an online program. During the three-and-a-half years she spent studying for her degree, Whitehead worked on coursework during hurricanes, while on deployment in the Middle East and from a hospital bed. She plans to use her new degree to help servicemembers make smarter financial decisions.
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The three keys that helped one ISU student overcome COVID and a car accident in his last semester and earn a degree
Disaster struck not once but twice during Yusuf Shehata's final semester at Iowa State University. While others suggested he delay graduation another term, he leaned into persistence, consistency and grit to carry him through.
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Stress hormones could explain rising infections in Norwegian salmon
An Iowa State University professor who pioneered the study of how stress hormones can directly stimulate pathogen growth will work with Norwegian researchers over the next three years to see if intensive handling methods are making farmed salmon more susceptible to bacterial diseases.
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Startup Factory helps faculty entrepreneurs apply research, solve problems
The ISU Startup Factory was instrumental in helping Shan Jiang find a market for the technology his team developed in laboratory. The semester-long incubator program is designed to help faculty entrepreneurs apply their research, solve problems and move from “tech-speak” to “business-speak.”
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New instrument measures supercurrent flow, data has applications in quantum computing
Jigang Wang's extreme-scale nanoscope is beginning to collect data about how pulses of light at trillions of cycles per second can control supercurrents in materials. The instrument could one day help optimize superconducting quantum bits, which are at the heart of quantum computing, a new and developing technology.
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Adding a ‘decoy option’ may give extra boost to crowdfunding
Findings from a new, in-depth study bolster the argument that ‘decoy options’ can shift consumer preferences. The study is also the first to test this approach in digital markets where billions of people make choices every day.
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Researchers build long-sought nanoparticle structure, opening door to special properties
Researchers have built a unique, long-sought structure from gold nanoparticles. Alex Travesset of Iowa State and the Ames National Laboratory has the equations and illustrations to explain how it all happened. This new nanomaterial could have useful optical, mechanical and electronic characteristics.
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Targeting serial returners to stem a growing problem for retailers
Growth in returns poses financial and logistical challenges for retailers. A new study finds a policy change that targets customers who are “serial returners” rather than the entire customer base may prevent backlash and protect a retailer’s bottom line.
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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.
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