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Dipali Sashital honored by White House for genome-editing research
Dipali Sashital, professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, is one of three Iowa State faculty members honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

January 15, 2025
Mohan Gupta awarded grant from Frontier Science Fund
Mohan Gupta and his research team have been awarded the Frontier Science Fund in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS).

December 16, 2024
New discoveries, profound impacts
LAS undergraduate students conducted research this fall that could lead to significant advances in their fields of study.

December 3, 2024
A new wrinkle in turtles: Their genomes fold in a unique way
A new study led by evolutionary biologist Nicole Valenzuela describes the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

November 11, 2024
Understanding how plants balance growth and survival
Hongqing Guo, assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, received a $1.8 million federal grant to study a gene that affects both how plants grow and how they respond to environmental threats.

October 16, 2024
Linda Shenk to deliver LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Linda Shenk, professor in the Department of English, will deliver the fall 2024 LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Monday, November 4, at 6 p.m.

October 8, 2024
Obstacle course improves ROTC students’ physical, mental strength
Iowa State is one of only nine universities in the nation with an ROTC obstacle course, providing students with an advantage in mental and physical endurance.

September 30, 2024
LAS undergraduate students share research insights
Undergraduate students in biochemistry and biology spent their summers sharpening their research skills. They presented their findings at a Sept. 5 showcase.

September 11, 2024