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Charlie Nagle publishes research in Language Learning

Charlie Nagle, associate professor of Spanish, recently published a research article in Language Learning. The paper, “The effect of speaker proficiency on intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness in L2 Spanish: A conceptual replication and extension of Munro and Derwing” argues that accent is not a good predictor of intelligibility (actual understanding) or comprehensibility (ease of understanding). … Continue reading Charlie Nagle publishes research in Language Learning

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Charlie Nagle receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Charlie Nagle, associate professor of Spanish, recently received a Fulbright Scholar Award. The award will enable Nagle to teach and do research at the Universidad de Murcia in Spain, during Fall 2021. Nagle’s research project, which he will conduct in Spain, is titled, “Examining the factors that shape willingness to communicate in a second language: … Continue reading Charlie Nagle receives Fulbright Scholar Award

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With this new science, plastics could see a second life as biodegradable surfactants

Aaron Sadow, Ames Laboratory scientist and chemistry professor, leads research group that discovered the breakthrough chemical process.

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Iowa State-led research group secures $300,000 NSF grant to improve the reusability of publicly funded research data

Findings could transform how researchers conduct studies, collaborate
with other scientists and share their discoveries with the world.

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Narratives can help science counter misinformation on vaccines

Michael Dahlstrom publishes paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Assistant Professor Alex Gonzalez receives National Science Foundation grant to explore weather patterns in the Intertropical Convergence Zone

Findings could improve models that predict climate change and forecast weather events across the globe.

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Alicia Carriquiry selected to deliver Florence Nightingale David Lecture

The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies honors Carriquiry with national award that recognizes her contributions to the statistics profession.

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New research: Pandemic-related anxiety associated with women drinking more

Nearly two-thirds of female participants reported drinking more since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Karen Kedrowski publishes research in the Journal of Convention & Event Tourism

Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, has published an article, “Students’ perceptions of experiential learning in a political events course: A case study from Iowa.” The article was published in the Journal of Convention & Event Tourism.