CATEGORIES: Research
Unlimited spending on television political ads fails to deliver votes
Study shows candidates who spent more on TV ads generally received more support on caucus night, but this does not suggest a candidate can buy an election.
Research
Iowa State physicists contribute to hard-to-find observation of Higgs boson decay
Iowa State physicists contributed to the international collaboration that found a way to sift and sort data from the Large Hadron Collider to observe the Higgs boson decaying into a pair of bottom quarks.
ISU named partner institution in prestigious international grant award
Department of History’s Chris Low will lead ISU’s efforts in the project.
More than diverse, class and work teams need to be inclusive
You must be intentional to be inclusive, both in the classroom and workplace, says Joel Geske, professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.
An excellent year for patents in the Department of Chemistry
Faculty members in chemistry were issued 20 patents in the 2018 fiscal year, reflecting years of valuable research.
Scientists predict superelastic properties in a group of iron-based superconductors
Researchers predict a number of unique properties in a group of iron-based superconductors, including room-temperature super-elasticity.
Tracy Heath advances software for phylogenetic research
A National Science Foundation grant for more than $400,000 will enable Heath and a team of developers to improve a new and innovative software for phylogenetic research.
Link between divorce and graduate education a concern
Children of divorce are less likely to earn a four-year or graduate degree, according to new research. Researchers says it is important to understand this relationship as more jobs require a graduate or professional degree.
Understanding microaggressions in engineering education
Professors in sociology and political science will work with a professor in engineering to study how microaggressions affect students’ experiences in engineering education.