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.
Category: Research
Researchers use crowdsourcing to speed up data analysis in corn plants
An interdisciplinary research team at Iowa State University turned to crowdsourcing to help them design a machine-learning algorithm that could speed up the process of breeding new crop varieties with desirable traits.
Predicting, preventing spread of opioid epidemic in rural and micropolitan areas
The rapid increase of opioid overdose deaths in rural communities across the country has far outpaced the overdose rate in urban areas, and an ISU research team wants to know why.
Geology student returns from summer on research vessel, atop active volcano
Chanel Vidal, sophomore in geology, traveled the world this summer for three different research opportunities.
More women running for political office may hurt chances for down-ballot candidates
New research in political science found gender had the greatest effect on down-ballot races.
Applied Linguistics at Iowa State enhances language analysis through technology
Unique language analysis tools are being developed in the English department, thanks to the pairing of linguistics and computer science expertise in the Applied Linguistics and Technology program.
Seismologist works to determine the limit of ground accelerations during earthquakes
Igor Beresnev has worked summers and weekends to find the answer to a very old question in seismology. Yes, he says, there is a limit to ground accelerations during an earthquake.
13 LAS students receive Dean’s High Impact Undergraduate Research Awards
From musical aptitude to new semiconductors, LAS undergraduates are participating in faculty-led research thanks to the Dean’s High Impact Undergraduate Research Awards.