LAS chemists synthesize, discover new materials to convert wasted heat into electricity

Kovnir and Zaikina awarded inaugural grant from LAS Frontier Science Fund.

September 28, 2022

Sarah Dees authors chapter in recently published volume

Sarah Dees, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, has authored “Religion on the Brink: Settler-Colonial Knowledge Production in the US Census,” a chapter featured in the recently published volume, “Religion and US Empire.” Published by New York University Press (NYUP), “Religion and US Empire”…

September 27, 2022

ISU lab aims to repair severed nerves, foster undergraduate research

Donald Sakaguchi, professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, leads a research team that could help traumatic brain injury patients.

September 27, 2022

Karen Kedrowski earns Ask Every Student Grant

Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and professor in the Department of Political Science, has received an Ask Every Student Implementation Grant. The $5,000 grant will fun efforts at Iowa State University which promote student voter participation during the 2022 midterm elections. Ask…

September 26, 2022

Sarah Dees awarded 2022-23 American Fellowship

Sarah Dees, assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, has been awarded a 2022-23 American Fellowship by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). During her fellowship, Dees plans to finish her book and begin work on a second project. AAUW is one of the world’s…

September 26, 2022

Karen Kedrowski co-authors chapters in “Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond”

Karen Kedrowski, director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and professor in the Department of Political Science, has co-authored three chapters in a book that was recently published by the American Political Science Association. “Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond” features Kedrowski’s work in…

September 26, 2022

Pelin Guven Geredeli earns grants from National Science Foundation and Simons Foundation

Pelin Guven Geredeli, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, has earned two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as a grant from the Simons Foundation. The first $200,000 NSF award will fund her research project, “Control Theory, Qualitative Analysis and Approximation of Coupled Structure-Flow Interaction Systems.”…

September 26, 2022

Entrepreneurship yields high returns for LAS student

Jacob Kautman (‘24 history, education) empowers college students to boost their financial literacy and achieve their investment goals.

September 26, 2022