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You, too, can love math

A team of Iowa State mathematicians is working to change perceptions by giving people a positive experience with math. The goal is to help people see math as a way of thinking, organizing thoughts and making plans that applies to things they do every day.

Frank Figliuzzi to present Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science

Figliuzzi, the former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence and current NBC News national security analyst, will present “Seeking Security in an Unstable World” on Nov. 19.

Aleksandra Badaczewska-Dawid selected as Bioscience Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow

Accomplished postdoc research associate from Poland will infuse her protein-modeling expertise into the Potoyan Lab in the Department of Chemistry.

Student Veterans Get Back into Mathematical Shape with Boot Camp

Innovative program boosts the math skills of student veterans.

Toni Sleugh selected as 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar

The competitive national award will help Sleugh pursue her passion for marine biology.

Class about gender-influenced consumerism applies to multiple majors

Students from an array of disciplines dissect gendered consumerism in this 400-level women's and gender studies class.

Myra Cohen and James Lathrop awarded NSF grant

$500,000 NSF grant will fund their computer-science research until 2022.

New LAS research informs Title IX investigations

LAS faculty provide evidence-based interviewing best practices for Title IX investigations

Young adults don't receive substance abuse treatment

A growing number of young adults are dealing with a substance use disorder and not seeking help, according to study.

Faculty Honors & Awards

Tina A. Coffelt
Fulbright Scholar, Fulbright

Aleksandra Badaczewska-Dawid selected as Bioscience Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow

Hal Schenck
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, American Mathematical Society (AMS)

Hridesh Rajan
$1.5 Million grant, National Science Foundation

Myra Cohen and James Lathrop
National Science Foundation Grant, National Science Foundation

Published

Assistant Professor Christina Svec and Sean Lockard ('22 music)
Behind the research: Dr. Donna Gallo and Formative Singing Assessment Practices, Iowa Music Educator

Dave Peterson
"Did Hillary Clinton’s criticism help or hurt Tulsi Gabbard’s candidacy?”, The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage

Jacob Erickson
Meth Cooking as a Job: Identity and Dirty Work, Justice Quarterly

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