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Archive: 2020

  • Lori Biederman co-authors article published in the journal Ecology

    Lori Biederman, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, is a co-author on a publication, “Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss and ecosystem productivity over time”. This research appeared in the journal Ecology and is part of the…

    October 19, 2020

  • Brooke Arterberry co-authors research published in JAMA Pediatrics

    Brook Arterberry, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, has co-authored an article that has been published in JAMA Pediatrics. The article, “Assessment of Changes in Alcohol and Marijuana Abstinence, Co-Use, and Use Disorders Among US Young Adults from 2002 to 2018” was published in the October 12 issue.

    October 19, 2020

  • Images of a whale, ocean, trash with text "Of the Deep: Meditations on the Death of a Blue Whale"
    ISU Theatre presents “Of the Deep: Meditations on the Death of a Blue Whale”

    Dive beneath the surface of environmental crisis with a series of shadow-puppet short films.

    October 19, 2020

  • Daniel Butler receives Distinguished New Scholar Award

    The American Society of Criminology, Division of Corrections and Sentencing (DCS) has awarded assistant professor of sociology Daniel Butler with its Distinguished New Scholar Award. The award recognizes outstanding early career achievement in corrections and sentencing research. Only one individual receives this award among the DCS membership each year.

    October 16, 2020

  • Socially distanced yoga on central campus
    Connecting during coronavirus

    LAS departments and organizations are creatively connecting students, despite the pandemic.

    October 16, 2020

  • particles of light bundled to demonstrate "braiding"
    The first demonstrations of braiding in photonic topological zero modes

    Assistant Professor Thomas Iadecola contributes to groundbreaking research, published in Nature Physics, which demonstrates that "braiding" occurs in particles of light.

    October 14, 2020

  • Kawaler contributes to new Kepler book

    A new book chronicles the scientific discoveries of NASA’s Kepler and K2 missions. It also asks some big questions: “Are we alone? What is our place in the Universe?” Iowa State’s Steve Kawaler contributed to the book and is chair of the editorial advisory board for the partnership that published…

    October 9, 2020

  • Photo of Jay on a bench outdoors.
    Newell receives Allen Essman Faculty Fellowship

    Greenlee faculty member recognized for excellence in research and learning.

    October 7, 2020