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ISU researchers establish link between copper exposure and prion protein neurotoxicity

Study has major implications for understanding the role of metals in protein misfolding diseases including prion, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

July 1, 2016

Hitting the high notes

When Donald Simonson, Morrill professor of music, was initiated into the American Academy of Teachers of Singing last year, he was asked to sign the organization’s “big book,” an illuminated wood cover book signed by every member of the Academy since its founding in 1922. He was shocked when he opened it.

June 30, 2016

LAS prepares global citizens to serve Iowa and the world

While students embark on learning adventures that take them from the shores of Spain to the mountains of Peru, faculty connect Iowa State University to the world, and the world to Iowa State University.

June 29, 2016

Nanomachines that diagnose illness

Eric Henderson's laboratory designs nanomachine capable of detecting a mockup of the Ebola virus.

June 27, 2016

United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union

World Languages and Cultures faculty share how “Brexit” could affect other EU members and the cultural issues behind uncertainty in the EU.

June 27, 2016

Visual culture and the Moscow Metro

History Professor James Andrews' new research documents what iconic public spaces like the Moscow Metro reveal about the societies that build them.

June 17, 2016

Alumni Award recipients

“The LAS Honors and Awards Program gives us the opportunity to honor some of the most distinguished alumni and friends of the college,” said Kim McDonough, director of alumni relations for LAS. The honorees will be formally recognized Oct. 27, 2016 at the LAS Honors and Awards Banquet at the ISU Alumni Center.

June 15, 2016

Barriers to acquiring mental health services

LAS researchers discover significant effect of stigma on seeking out mental health services.

June 14, 2016