Summer insights from LAS undergraduate researchers
From tracking superflares to studying NBA activism, LAS Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award recipients share how they spent their summer.
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Three faculty members honored with LAS Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Bethany Gray, Charlie Nagle and Alison Phillips are recipients of the 2021 award, which will advance their research.
Lynn Clark named interim chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Clark begins a one-year term on June 16, 2021.
King awarded grant from National Institutes of Health for medical health communication research
National Cancer Institute grant will fund study of colon cancer screening messaging.
Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts – here’s why
L. Alison Phillips, associate professor of psychology, explains how the benefits of group exercise are supported by solid scientific research.
Study shows quizzes improve academic performance
Frequent quizzes may bolster students’ ability to succeed in the classroom.
Economics research team says COVID-19 unemployment rates may be underestimated
Research led by John Winters, associate professor of economics, sheds new light on the high rate of unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jacob Erickson receives spring 2020 research excellence award
Jacob Erickson, who earned a Ph.D. in sociology this spring, delves into the minds of criminals to understand what makes them tick. In honor of his exceptional research, Erickson received a spring 2020 Graduate College Research Excellence Award, which recognizes graduate students for their outstanding research accomplishments as documented in their theses and dissertations. “I … Continue reading Jacob Erickson receives spring 2020 research excellence award
Iowa State researchers develop mathematical models which track and forecast COVID-19 in Iowa and the United States
Data reveal how COVID-19 continues to spread throughout Iowa and evidence that social distancing has reduced transmission rates