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Developing an intelligent tutoring system to help students write better
When college students are given a writing assignment, they usually get feedback on the final product, not the process. This can make it difficult to catch inefficient habits, like constantly revising each individual sentence at the start of an essay. With a new NSF grant, researchers at Iowa State are developing an intelligent tutoring system called “SourceWrite” to help students become better, faster writers.
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ISU researcher wins innovation challenge to seek RNA drug targets
An Iowa State research team will collaborate with AstraZeneca scientists to identify segments of RNA structures that could be targets for drug compounds, a grant won in an innovation challenge held by the global drugmaker.
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Maximizing exercise benefits to improve mental health
Researchers at Iowa State want to know whether different types and doses of exercise can improve mental health, either on their own or integrated into treatment plans. Two concurrent research projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health will help fill in the gaps.