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Archive: 2021

  • Wu Zhijun publishes research on social distancing on PLOS ONE

    Wu Zhijun, professor in the Department of Mathematics, has published research on the subject of social distancing, on PLOS ONE. The peer-reviewed paper is titled, “Social Distancing is a Social Dilemma Game Played by Every Individual Against His/Her Population.” PLOS ONE is an inclusive journal community working…

    August 3, 2021

  • Javier Vela named 2021 American Chemical Society Fellow

    Javier Vela, University Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named to the 2021 cohort of American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellows. According to the ACS website, the fellows program began in 2009 as a way to recognize and honor ACS members for outstanding achievements…

    August 3, 2021

  • photo of a SARS-CoV2 molecule
    New study details enzyme that allows coronavirus to resist antiviral medications

    Yang Yang, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, publishes study in the journal Science.

    August 3, 2021

  • Miriam Zach performance featured on Organ Historical Society special program

    Miriam Zach, the Charles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ, will perform on a special program for the Organ Historical Society (OHS). “Kaleidoscope of Colors, A Festival of Pipes” includes five Sunday programs, features fifteen instruments across fourteen states and represents three centuries of organ building in America. Each…

    August 2, 2021

  • Andrew Somerville’s research spotlighted in Forbes Magazine article

    An article published in Forbes Magazine features an interview with Andrew Somerville, assistant professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. The article, “Why is your pet rabbit of European Descent? Researchers have a possible explanation,” examines Somerville’s research that was published in the May 2021 issue of Animal…

    July 28, 2021

  • Kathleen Hilliard elected vice president of the American Historical Association, Teaching Division

    The American Historical Association (AHA) recently announced its 2021 election results and Kathleen Hilliard, associate professor in the Department of History, has been elected vice president of the American Historical Society, Teaching Division. Established in 1884, the AHA is the largest organization of professional historians in the world.

    July 28, 2021

  • New study sheds light on function of sex chromosomes in turtles

    Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology publishes study in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

    July 26, 2021

  • Cason Murphy authors first edition textbook that features ISU Theatre photos

    Assistant Professor of Theatre Cason Murphy has authored “The World at Play: Performance from the Audience Perspective,” a first edition textbook published by Kendall Hunt Publishing. The text, which will make its debut this fall in Iowa State’s THTRE 106: Introduction to the Performing Arts class, features…

    July 22, 2021