Research

How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of U.S. presidential campaigns

University Professor Emeritus Steffen W. Schmidt details the history of the Iowa caucuses and their impact on presidential elections. Read More

January 4, 2024

LAS researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

New research led by Raquel Espin Palazon, genetics, development and cell biology, could eliminate the need for bone marrow transplants. Read More

December 19, 2023

Guatemala’s anti-corruption leader-to-be could be prevented from taking office

Associate Professor of History Bonar Hernández Sandoval predicts that Guatemala's current climate of protest will lead to more Guatemalans migrating to the U.S. Read More

December 19, 2023

EEOB professor offers students unique animal research opportunity

Corinna Most, ecology, evolution and organismal biology, is helping make immersive animal behavior research more accessible for students. Read More

November 20, 2023

Bill Gallus part of research team designing new extreme-wind testing facility

A research team led by a group of Iowa State faculty has won a four-year, $14 million grant to design a national testing facility that will simulate tornadoes and other windstorms. Read More

November 16, 2023

Latest ISU/Civiqs poll finds little change among GOP voters

The third wave of results from the ISU/Civiqs poll shows Donald Trump remains in the lead, followed by Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley. Read More

November 16, 2023

A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans

By investigating what a Minnesota lake's microbes are doing, Iowa State's Elizabeth Swanner can better understand how they transformed the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans into what they are today. Read More

October 23, 2023

Move toward safer food

Salmonella bacteria infections could drop thanks to Braden Lewis ('24 biochemistry). He has been making significant progress toward solving the problem since his first year at Iowa State. Read More

October 19, 2023