Archive: 2021

Futurity features research from Md Rafiul Islam, Audrey McCombs and Claus Kadelka
Research from experts in the Department of Statistics and the Department of Mathematics has been featured in the Futurity article “Comparing 17.5 million options shows CDC got COVID vaccine rollout right.” The article is based on the work of MD Rafiul Islam, a postdoc research associate in the Department…

November 22, 2021
Audrey McCombs and Claus Kadelka publish article in The Conversation
Audrey McCombs, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and statistics, and Claus Kadelka, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, have published an article in The Conversation. The article, “US vaccine rollout was close to optimal at reducing deaths and infections, according to a model comparing 17.5 million alternative…

November 19, 2021
Steven Hall’s research featured in Yahoo News
Research published by Steven Hall, associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, is the subject of a Yahoo News article. The article, “Climate scientists warn soil carbon storage could worsen global warming due to nitrous oxide emissions” covers a study which was published in…

November 19, 2021
Douglas Gentile quoted in Washington Times
Douglas Gentile, a professor in the Department of Psychology, was quoted as an expert source in the Washington Times article, “Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ sparks concern about violent impact on kids.”…

November 19, 2021
Researchers validate CDC’s vaccine rollout recommendation
Researchers in the LAS departments of statistics and mathematics share their compelling findings in a newly published paper on PLOS ONE.

November 17, 2021
Creating an adventure to remember
Leah Gebeke ('22 public relations) is creating the content of a meaningful college adventure—through Greenlee student clubs, internships, study abroad, ISU Theatre and more.

November 16, 2021
Jeremy Best publishes article in the Washington Post
Jeremy Best, assistant professor in the Department of History, has published an analysis piece in the Washington Post. “Framing political violence as patriotic is even more dangerous than it sounds” appears in the Made by History section of the Post. According to the Washington Post website,…

November 10, 2021
Tonglu Li publishes article in University Calligraphy
Tonglu Li, associate professor of Chinese in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, published an article in the October issue of University Calligraphy, “Building a Cultural Scaffolding for Calligraphy Learning.” In the article, Li argues that the barrier to learning calligraphy for American students is not technical, but cultural.

November 10, 2021