A cellular pathway in plants may hold keys to understanding human disease
Plant research of Diane Bassham and Gustavo MacIntosh in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology has surprising human connections.
Author: Amy Juhnke
Helping young adults talk about decision to abstain, delay sex
At a time of greater awareness about sexual assault, Tina Coffelt, an assistant professor of English and communication studies, says it is important to help students navigate these conversations.
New scholarships available and extended deadline
Incoming first-year students are encouraged to apply for LAS scholarships before the December 4, 2017 deadline!
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Veterans Week Celebrations
ROTC units on campus held numerous events to honor veterans during Veteran’s Week.
New methods promise to improve political ad campaign monitoring
Researchers in political science and computer science work together to analyze online political ad campaigns.
New study finds timing is key in keeping organic matter in wet soils
Steven Hall, an assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, shows periodically wet soils don’t always protect organic matter from decomposition.
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Congressional briefing, “Automation and the Workforce” to be broadcast on CSPAN3
Amy Bix, a professor of history, traveled to Capitol Hill on November 13 to deliver a Congressional Briefing on Automation and the Workforce, organized by the National History Center in Washington D.C. Bix joined Jonathan Coopersmith, a professor of history at Texas A&M University, and Louis Hyman, an associate professor of history at Cornell University, … Continue reading Congressional briefing, “Automation and the Workforce” to be broadcast on CSPAN3
U.S. association honors Iowa State scientists for studies of plant viruses, computational science
Theresa Windus, a professor of chemistry, has been named to the 2017 class of association fellows.