News Archive
Monday, April 22 2024
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New cybersecurity center to protect grids integrated with renewables, microgrids
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding researchers a $2.5 million grant to establish a cybersecurity center based at Iowa State. The center will develop technology to protect power grids from cyberattacks and strengthen the grid industry's security workforce.
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Iowa State University Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for LeBaron Hall Replacement and Human Sciences Complex Renovation
The project’s first aim is to replace LeBaron Hall with a modern facility designed to meet the needs of teaching and research today and into the future. Anchoring the northwest corner of central campus, the new building will expand the original footprint and add three floors above ground.
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American science association honors Iowa State innovators for advancing science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring five Iowa State University researchers for “their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science." Two of the researchers are also affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory.
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ISU student’s international experience and undergraduate research set the stage for Goldwater Scholarship
Emma Alstott, a global resource systems and horticulture major from Fort Dodge, has been selected for a Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering in the United States. Alstott credited her international experience and participation in research while studying at Iowa State as keys to earning the scholarship.
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2024 Innovation at Work: Industry engagement supports local economies
For 60 years, CIRAS has developed solutions to help manufacturers innovate and grow, benefiting local and state economies. The impact is significant. Over the past five years, CIRAS has helped more than 4,600 businesses across Iowa creating an economic impact of $3.1 billion.
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Study highlights successful Iowa program for youth exiting foster care
People who age out of foster care face significant hurdles during the transition to independence, but aftercare services can help. A new study suggests Iowa’s program offers a successful model for these services.
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Engineers making a better, more profitable grid for distributing solar power
Solar and wind power plants are unpredictable sources of electricity. That makes integrating them to the power grid a challenge for grid operators. With the help of a U.S. Department of Energy grant, Iowa State engineers are working to create a modern grid that's smart and flexible enough to efficiently distribute renewables.
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2024 Innovation at Work: A partner for producers
Clients of Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, a world-class leader in animal health, say the lab’s speed, expertise and devoted service make it the behind-the-scenes foundation of Iowa’s livestock and poultry industries.
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Cognitive scientist and author to compare natural and artificial intelligence during upcoming lecture
Author and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker will compare human and artificial intelligence during an April 12 lecture at Iowa State University. The program, titled “Natural And Artificial Intelligence: How Rational are Humans?,” is free and open to the public and will include an audience Q&A.
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Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory dedicates first phase of new facility
Iowa State University celebrated a significant milestone in the advancement of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s long-standing commitment to providing state-of-the-art diagnostic services in support of Iowa’s $32.5 billion animal agriculture industry.
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Up and away with the Iowa State University high-altitude balloon course
The High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology course at Iowa State University conducts balloon launches each semester to gather data at the highest reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. They’ll conduct perhaps their most anticipated experiment yet on April 8, when they travel to Illinois to launch a balloon during the total solar eclipse that will cross North America.
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2024 Innovation at Work: Paving the way to success
The Iowa State University Research Park has attracted some of the world’s top brands as well as incubated a wide range of innovative startups taking their first leaps off the drawing board and into the marketplace. It’s a cradle of innovation that generates waves of economic development that reach far beyond central Iowa.
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2024 Innovation at Work: Student-engineers solve industry problems and deliver value
Iowa State's capstone courses are all about seniors taking on an industry problem, working with a company’s employees and designing solutions. Iowa State’s Center for Industrial Research and Service estimates that students across the university have completed more than 1,280 capstone projects for more than 440 businesses and delivered an economic impact of more than $447 million.
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Challenges and successes: Exploring conversations between the National Park Service and Native people
A new book highlights collaborations between the National Park Service and Native tribes, offering pathways to develop long-term relationships. The authors, representing Native and non-Native voices from the National Park Service, tribal governments and academia, say deep listening, emotional commitment, mutual respect and patience are key.
Innovation at Work
This series highlights the collaboration and creativity that fuel Iowa State faculty and scientists to find solutions to global challenges that strengthen our communities and improve our lives. This collection of words, photos, video and audio showcases Iowa State University's Innovation at Work.
