Research

Mohan Gupta awarded grant from Frontier Science Fund

Mohan Gupta and his research team have been awarded the Frontier Science Fund in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). Read More

December 16, 2024

New discoveries, profound impacts

LAS undergraduate students conducted research this fall that could lead to significant advances in their fields of study. Read More

December 3, 2024

New study highlights communication skills construction engineering graduates need

Tina Coffelt, professor in the Department of English, examines whether there is a gap between the courses construction engineering students are required to take and the communication skills they need for their new jobs. Read More

December 2, 2024

Innovators of Iowa State: New hope in treating melanoma

Robbyn Anand, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, is leading the way to faster, more accurate ways to detect melanoma. Read More

November 20, 2024

Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

LAS Associate Dean Monic Behnken cites research in an essay for The Conversation that says police officers in schools could cause students more harm than good. Read More

November 18, 2024

A new wrinkle in turtles: Their genomes fold in a unique way

A new study led by evolutionary biologist Nicole Valenzuela describes the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far. Read More

November 11, 2024

After years as a writing professor, I became a welder − here’s what I learned

Professor of English Jo Mackiewicz has added welder to her vita. In this essay from The Conversation, she discusses what it's like for women to work in skilled trades. Read More

November 5, 2024

New study uses climate data to predict building maintenance costs for U.S. Department of Defense

Christina Patricola, Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate, is part of a new study that looked at ways to prepare multi-building entities for extreme weather. Read More

October 22, 2024