Many of us are captivated by the Super Bowl’s award-winning commercials, but for Kat Mogongwa, they did more than spur a belly laugh and encourage him to drink Gatorade. They inspired him to pursue a career in advertising.
Christina Gish-Hill, an assistant professor of anthropology at Iowa State University, recently was a technical consultant for a digital role-playing video game created to engage middle grade students.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University will recognize 16 alumni Thursday, Nov. 7, in its annual Alumni Awards and Recognition Ceremony at the Scheman Building on campus.
Research at Iowa State University has shed new light on the genetic mechanisms that allow plants to protect themselves from environmental stress.
Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University explain why choosing a major in LAS was the right choice for them.
Expanding waistlines and rising obesity rates have led to numerous ideas for policies, such as taxes on junk food or vouchers for fruits and vegetables, aimed at getting people to eat a more healthful diet. To better understand what influences food choices, a group of Iowa State University researchers looked at how prices, parents and … Continue reading ISU researchers find prices and family interactions influence eating behaviors
Paul Canfield, scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Iowa State University, has been selected by the American Physical Society for the 2014 David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics.
Using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system featuring multiple planets orbiting at a severe tilt to their host star. Such tilted orbits had been found in planetary systems featuring a “hot Jupiter,” a giant planet in a close orbit to its host star. But, … Continue reading Steve Kawaler helps research team see misaligned planets in distant system
The medallion ceremony honoring Diane Bassham, professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, as the Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology at Iowa State University is Friday, October 25, at 4 p.m. in 1414 Molecular Biology Building. Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan Wickert will present the medallion … Continue reading Loomis Professorship in Plant Physiology to LAS’ Diane Bassham
As vegetable growers and commodity farmers reach the end of the growing season and harvest their crops, faculty at Iowa State University are pushing for greater awareness of cover crops to conserve soil and hold nutrients in place through the fall and winter.