New grant to help chart corn genomes, better understand traits
Matthew Hufford, assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, will contribute to a new effort to sequence the genomes of 26 lines of corn.
Matthew Hufford, assistant professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, will contribute to a new effort to sequence the genomes of 26 lines of corn.
Reuben Peters guides his students through new discoveries, adding both knowledge and top-quality researchers to the field.
Natalie Vance (’18 biology) extracts DNA from the sycamore fig to uncover its evolutionary history.
Elizabeth Swanner, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, will help develop new tools to predict and combat harmful algal blooms, a growing threat to human and animal health in Iowa’s lakes.
Their chemistry graduate research into thermoelectric materials will be supported through the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
Emily Barske, Stacy Ko, and Daniela Dimitrova were honored by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics on the 12th annual Women Impacting ISU calendar.
Dave Andersen, an assistant professor of political science, sees a significant political shift on the horizon as millennials surpass baby boomers as the largest voting generation.
By a jury vote of 8-5, the 15th annual reenactment of a landmark groundwater contamination trial led to a “Not Guilty” verdict for the second year in a row.