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Indonesian students to perform traditional dances for Ames community

AMES, Iowa –Indonesian students studying English and American culture this summer at Iowa State University will present a form of Indonesian culture for the Ames community on July 16. The 19 students from ISU’s Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP) will perform dances in traditional Indonesian clothing at Ames Public Library. IEOP helps students improve … Continue reading Indonesian students to perform traditional dances for Ames community
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LAS researchers determine political info sources of Iowa Caucus-goers

AMES, Iowa – The Republican Party of Iowa conducted its final meeting of the Iowa Caucus Review Committee this week to approve final recommendations for improving the caucuses. And a pair of Iowa State University researchers could tell them where caucus-goers went to get their political information. Using data taken from the two Iowa State … Continue reading LAS researchers determine political info sources of Iowa Caucus-goers

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Software engineering, advertising students have key Smithsonian exhibit roles

AMES, Iowa — Seven Iowa State University students played essential roles in the creation of Iowa State’s exhibit for the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, June 27-July 1 and July 4-8, in Washington, D.C. The students helped refine the exhibit concept, build the model, research the hardware, program the games, design the custom control system, write … Continue reading Software engineering, advertising students have key Smithsonian exhibit roles

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Prozorov leads team helping unravel mysteries of a new superconductor

AMES, Iowa — In traditional electrical lines, a significant amount of energy is lost while the energy travels from its source to homes and businesses due to resistance. Superconductors, materials that when cooled have zero electric resistance, have the promise of someday increasing the efficiency of power distribution, but more must still be learned about … Continue reading Prozorov leads team helping unravel mysteries of a new superconductor

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Astronomers with Kepler Mission find puzzling pair of planets

AMES, Iowa – Two planets with very different densities and compositions are locked in surprisingly close orbits around their host star, according to astronomers working with NASA’s Kepler Mission. One planet is a rocky super-Earth about 1.5 times the size of our planet and 4.5 times the mass. The other is a Neptune-like gaseous planet … Continue reading Astronomers with Kepler Mission find puzzling pair of planets

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LAS research group first to use innovative technology to modify plant DNA

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences team uses TALEN technology to alter a gene in rice to make the plant resistant to bacterial blight. Bing Yang, center, examines a greenhouse rice plant with Bo Liu, left, and Ting Li. AMES, Iowa – In 2010, Iowa State University researcher Bing Yang led a team that developed … Continue reading LAS research group first to use innovative technology to modify plant DNA

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Applied linguistics program hosting international educators

Volker Hegelheimer AMES, Iowa – Twenty-six teachers, professors and education officials from a dozen nations are coming to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University later this month to continue their training in English language learning materials development. Faculty, staff and graduate students in Iowa State’s applied linguistics program in the … Continue reading Applied linguistics program hosting international educators

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Economist Peter Orazem earns Nobel laureates’ approval of education plan

AMES, Iowa — Peter Orazem doesn’t claim to have the answers to all the world’s problems. But when it comes to strategies on how best to use limited resources to improve education in developing nations, he feels pretty confident that he has some of the right answers — and five top economists, including four Nobel … Continue reading Economist Peter Orazem earns Nobel laureates’ approval of education plan

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Carver Charitable Trust awards $7.5 million to advance research initiative in biomolecular structure

Ames, Iowa — Pending approval by the Board of Regents, Iowa State University’s Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology will be named in honor of the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, in recognition of gifts and commitments to the department totaling more than $12.3 million. This support includes a $7.5 million commitment announced today … Continue reading Carver Charitable Trust awards $7.5 million to advance research initiative in biomolecular structure