News Archive
Tuesday, June 29 2021
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Studying how microbiome affects immunity could improve vaccine effectiveness
A new grant will help Iowa State University researchers figure out how the microbiome, or all the microorganisms that live inside and on human systems, affects immunity and the effectiveness of vaccines. Not everyone responds to vaccines in identical ways, and the researchers will search for ways humans can adjust their microbiomes to optimize vaccine response.
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Police investigating suspicious package
Iowa State University Police are investigating a suspicious package discovered outside building 34 at Frederiksen Court Apartments on the north end of campus. Officers have evacuated surrounding buildings and relocated students and staff to the community center. Please avoid the area and check this page for updates.
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Sleep-deprived individuals less forthcoming with information about criminal history
During the course of a criminal investigation, it is common for investigators to interview individuals who are exhausted and have had little sleep. While unavoidable in some cases, a new Iowa State University study found sleep disruption or deprivation may limit the amount of information provided during an interview.
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Study: Environmental risks exacerbated for vulnerable populations in small towns
A new study of small Iowa towns found that vulnerable populations within those communities face significantly more public health risks than statewide averages.
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Iowa State University and partners receive major National Science Foundation research grant to drive innovation in rural broadband connectivity
Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a consortium of industry partners, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the new regional testbed will focus on wireless research to enable high-throughput, universal and affordable rural broadband.
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Iowa State physicist wins early career grant to study nuclear physics, quantum phenomena
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Iowa State's Srimoyee Sen for an early career award that will help her study nuclear physics and quantum phenomena. The research could lead to the discovery of new quantum materials that could one day contribute to speedy quantum computing or other applications.
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‘Mosquitoes SUCK!’ comic book explores a world without mosquitoes
A world without mosquitoes may sound appealing to anyone who has been a victim of the summertime pest, but a new comic book titled "Mosquitoes SUCK!" tells a story of the devastation and disruption to the ecosystem if the species was eliminated.
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What will happen to the COVID-19 plexiglass barriers? Iowa State students have ideas
Iowa State students in an industrial design course partnered with Facilities Planning and Management to come up with innovative ways to reuse plexiglass barriers that were erected around campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sensing what plants sense: Integrated framework helps scientists explain biology and predict crop performance
Scientists have invested great time and effort into making connections between a crop’s genotype and its phenotype. But environmental conditions play a role as well. Iowa State University researchers untangle those complex interactions with the help of advanced data analytics in a newly published study.
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University Innovation Alliance exceeds targets to help more students graduate
The University Innovation Alliance, a national consortium of public research universities working to improve student success, has exceeded graduation targets set during former President Obama’s College Opportunity Summit. Iowa State, a founding member of the UIA, graduated an additional 9,014 students – a 37% increase overall, and a 169% increase in underrepresented students.
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New evidence may change timeline for when people first arrived in North America
An unexpected discovery by an Iowa State University researcher suggests that the first humans may have arrived in North America more than 30,000 years ago – nearly 20,000 years earlier than originally thought.
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