Warming climate means more, stronger Atlantic tropical storms
A warming climate could increase the number and severity of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic, according to new LAS research.
Category: External
‘Whisper networks’ thrive for women at work
Carrie Ann Johnson, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, found women rely on informal communication networks when it comes to sexual harassment.
Education boosts entrepreneurship in high growth industries
A new study by John Winters, professor of economics, indicates more education boosts entrepreneurship, especially for women.
Yusuf Shehata overcame COVID and a car accident to graduate this fall
Persistence, consistency, and grit carried Yusuf Shehata (’22 bioinformatics and computational biology) through his final semester at Iowa State.
CATEGORIES: Honored
Jeremy Best named to Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize shortlist
Established in 2017, the The Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize recognizes first-time authors whose scholarly work contributes substantially to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. The prize foregrounds good writing, scholarly relevance, originality, and the ability to reach audiences beyond the academic sphere. Jeremy Best, Associate Professor in the Department of … Continue reading Jeremy Best named to Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize shortlist
New instrument measures supercurrent flow
New instrument developed at Iowa State could revolutionize quantum computing.
CATEGORIES: Published
Katherine Dentzman publishes article in Agriculture and Human Values journal
Katherine Dentzman, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, recently published a study titled, “Academics and the ‘easy button’: Lessons from pesticide resistance management,” in Agriculture and Human Values, the journal of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society.