Researchers use lab data to rewrite equation for deformation, flow of watery glacier ice

The new data could lead to more accurate models of temperate glacier ice and better predictions of glacier flow and sea-level rise. Read More

January 9, 2025

New discoveries, profound impacts

LAS undergraduate students conducted research this fall that could lead to significant advances in their fields of study. Read More

December 3, 2024

Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

LAS Associate Dean Monic Behnken cites research in an essay for The Conversation that says police officers in schools could cause students more harm than good. Read More

November 18, 2024

Iowa State announces Cyclone Civics initiative to enhance civic education

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will lead the university-wide program, which emphasizes education, research, and outreach. Read More

November 14, 2024

A new wrinkle in turtles: Their genomes fold in a unique way

A new study led by evolutionary biologist Nicole Valenzuela describes the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far. Read More

November 11, 2024

After years as a writing professor, I became a welder − here’s what I learned

Professor of English Jo Mackiewicz has added welder to her vita. In this essay from The Conversation, she discusses what it's like for women to work in skilled trades. Read More

November 5, 2024

New study uses climate data to predict building maintenance costs for U.S. Department of Defense

Christina Patricola, Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate, is part of a new study that looked at ways to prepare multi-building entities for extreme weather. Read More

October 22, 2024

Understanding how plants balance growth and survival

Hongqing Guo, assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, received a $1.8 million federal grant to study a gene that affects both how plants grow and how they respond to environmental threats. Read More

October 16, 2024