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New GDCB faculty member Hua Bai studies how animals age

How does our genetic makeup influence how we age? Professor Hua Bai has developed a genetic model system to explore this interesting and important question. Dr. Bai joined the GDCB department as a tenure-eligible assistant professor in January 2016. Dr. Bai received his B.S. in Biology from East China Normal…

February 10, 2016

ROTC units join forces for philanthropy

On Jan. 23, 2016, Midshipmen and Cadets from Iowa State’s ROTC Units came together and volunteered their time in the annual Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is the largest student philanthropy on campus, with funds and awareness raised for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Funds are raised though various drives…

February 10, 2016

Media stereotypes fuel support for anti-Muslim action, new research shows

Iowa State University researchers found a link between negative media stories about Muslims and support for military action and restrictions against Muslims. The research, published in the journal Communication Research, was designed to gauge the influence of media coverage portraying Muslims as terrorists.

February 3, 2016

LAS faculty explain how voters have changed their minds on candidates

The Washington Post published an article by LAS Professor David Peterson and assistant professor Tessa Ditonto about the shift in presidential candidate preferences in Iowa.

January 29, 2016

Source of political information varies by gender, age and candidate preference

In addition to questions about candidate support, a team of Iowa State LAS researchers asked likely caucus-goers where they get their political information. Out of 511 respondents, 61.9 percent said national TV news.

January 29, 2016

E.J. Dionne, Jr. to present 2015-2016 Manatt-Phelps Spring Lecture

Syndicated Washington Post columnist will provide insight on the presidential debate and political climate.

January 27, 2016

New Iowa State/WHO-HD poll shows tight race as Iowa caucus-goers change their minds

As the candidates make their final push across Iowa, many caucus-goers are still trying to decide which candidate they’ll support. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Ted Cruz lead their respective parties, according to a new Iowa State University/WHO-HD Iowa Caucus Poll. However, there is little room separating them from the…

January 26, 2016

Student mock trial returns two guilty verdicts

The thirteenth annual reenactment of a landmark groundwater trial by the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Science’s hydrogeology class led to guilty (liable) verdicts in two separate trials. Each year, department chair Bill Simpkins’ class reenacts the 1986 trial that became a book and motion picture titled, “A Civil…

January 19, 2016