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Maria Schweer-Collins awarded John B. Reid Early Career Research Award

Maria Schweer-Collins, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, was recently awarded The Society for Prevention Research John B. Reid Early Career Research Award. The award was presented in Washington D.C. The SPR/ECPN John B. Reid Early Career Award is presented annually by the Early Career Preventionist Network to a…

July 8, 2026

Iowa Ethics Bowl awarded 2025 Outstanding Youth Program of the Year

The Iowa Ethics Bowl, housed in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, was recently named 2025 Outstanding Youth Program of the Year by Iowa State University’s Department of Public Safety Risk Management. This award celebrates a program that delivered exceptional youth programming and goes above and beyond expectations, creating…

May 26, 2026

Department of Physics and Astronomy research group receives $3+ million grant

Professors Chunhui Chen, Jim Cochran, and Soeren Prell in the Department of Physics and Astronomy recently received a new five-year U.S. Department of Energy grant totaling $3.035 million. This award recognizes the excellence of their research program and will support their continued contributions to the Belle II experiment at the…

May 26, 2026

Christian Stephens selected for Department of Defense Fellowship

Christian Stephens, PhD student in the Department of Psychology, was recently selected for an NDSEG 3-year graduate research fellowship by the Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (total award package of $140,700.) Stephens also received an honorable mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

May 13, 2026

Bertan Turhan awarded research grant from Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Bertan Turham, associate professor in the Department of Economics, along with co-investigator Quinn Weninger (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), have been awarded a research grant from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Their proposal, titled “Strategies for Improving Access and Quota Utilization in the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog ITQ…

May 13, 2026

Julia Zaikina awarded 2026 Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship

Julia Zaikina, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded the 2026 Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship, sponsored by Inorganic Chemistry and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry. The award recognizes an early career researcher who has demonstrated creativity and impact in leading research in inorganic chemistry,…

May 13, 2026

Kirill Kovnir awarded ACS Qnity Electronics Solid State Chemistry Award

Kirill Kovnir, professor in the Department of Chemistry, was recently awarded the American Chemical Society (ACS) Qnity Electronics Solid State Chemistry Award. The honor recognizes his sustained excellence, dedication, and perseverance in inorganic solid‑state chemistry research. Kovnir will be presented with the award at the ACS Fall 2026 meeting.

May 13, 2026

Sarah Dees named Summer Fellow by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life

Sarah Dees, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, was recently named a 2026 Summer Fellow by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL). Dees will be participating in the colloquium “Representing Religion in Museums” in July, with an international group of scholars, curators, preservationists,…

April 28, 2026