CATEGORIES: Research
Preparing researchers in biochemistry
Reuben Peters guides his students through new discoveries, adding both knowledge and top-quality researchers to the field.
Category: Research
Unravelling ancient mysteries in sycamore fig DNA
Natalie Vance (’18 biology) extracts DNA from the sycamore fig to uncover its evolutionary history.
CATEGORIES: Research
Iowa State University researchers receive EPA grant to study harmful algal blooms in Iowa lakes
Elizabeth Swanner, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, will help develop new tools to predict and combat harmful algal blooms, a growing threat to human and animal health in Iowa’s lakes.
Katherine Woo and Shannon Lee receive NASA fellowship grants
Their chemistry graduate research into thermoelectric materials will be supported through the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
Millennials will soon dethrone boomers as largest voting bloc
Dave Andersen, an assistant professor of political science, sees a significant political shift on the horizon as millennials surpass baby boomers as the largest voting generation.
Preparing for research in the exascale
Theresa Windus prepares chemistry software for use on the soon-to-come fastest computers in the world.
WHO gaming addiction classification an important step for treatment
Douglas Gentile, professor of psychology, says the WHO’s decision to classify video game addiction as a mental health disorder is an important step in getting people the help they need.
Microbe Wars
Understanding the mysterious immune system that bacteria use to fight off foreign invaders.