Turtle and bird genomes provide tantalizing clues to dinosaur genomics
Comparing how the chromosomes of modern-day birds and turtles are structured can help scientists figure out how dinosaur genomes might have looked.
Category: Research
An unexpected passion
Grace Lutovsky never planned to go into research, but when she discovered the right area of chemistry, it redirected her path.
Researchers model how land-use changes affect carbon storage
LAS scientists designed a model that shows expanded agricultural activity throughout the Midwest since 1850 has reduced the amount of carbon that can be stored in the soil.
Diverse fields of study unite to produce public CSAFE dataset of bloodstain patterns
Kris De Brabanter, assistant professor of statistics, was part of an interdisciplinary research team that released a dataset of blood spatter patterns, available publicly to the forensic science community, researchers and educators.
Greenlee master’s students share research findings at graduate student mini-conference
Greenlee graduate students were invited to participate in the media-related Big Ten Mini-Conference.
Numerical literacy crucial for today’s advertising grads
Jay Newell, associate professor at Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, set out to define the STEM-focused skill set necessary for new ad grads.
Two Greenlee undergraduates prepare for graduate school through the McNair Program
First-year McNair Scholars presented their undergraduate research at the Iowa State University McNair Scholars Student Research Symposium.
Disguising access patterns to protect sensitive data in the cloud
A team of computer scientists is working to defend against the next potential cyber risk – cloud storage.