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Research to improve pronunciation training
To learn to speak a new language, learners must be able to distinguish between new distinctions in sounds. A new software developed at Iowa State helps improve the learning process.
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Shopeasy application could create a smoother shopping experience
As part of Gerontechnology in Smart Home Environments, a course taught by Carl Chang, professor of computer science, students created Shopeasy, an application that could make shopping an easier task for older adults.
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While out hunting planets, NASA’s TESS survey will also help astronomers study stars
Steve Kawaler, professor of physics and astronomy, is heading back to Cape Canaveral this month to witness the launch of another planet-hunting spacecraft. Kawaler and other astronomers will also use the data to study stars.
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Stupka symposium in 13th year and growing
The Stupka symposium highlights undergraduate research in biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology.
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ISU students, Ames community contribute to History Unfolded project
Jeremy Best, assistant professor of history, created a research assignment requiring students to find news coverage about the Holocaust and share the stories with the Holocaust Museum’s History Unfolded project.
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NMR technique plays vital role in searching for next antibiotic
Vincenzo Venditti, an assistant professor of chemistry, is searching for a new way to fight against superbugs.
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Iowa State students chosen to present at national undergraduate research conference
Twelve LAS students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, held April 4-7 at the University of Central Oklahoma.
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Research in the Capitol brings attention to undergraduate research in Iowa
LAS Students Courtney Carstens ('18 journalism and mass communication), Zane Satre ('18 meteorology), and Skyler Schneekloth ('18 history) are among Iowa State students who will present their research at the Capitol.
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PIRS grant supports science communication research
Greenlee faculty and collaborators will study how public perceptions of scientific credibility "hinder effective communication, science-based decision-making and efforts to address society's greatest challenges."