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Three Presidential Initiative research awards coming to LAS faculty-led projects

Three of the seven Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research grants announced last week by President Steven Leath will go to projects led by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty. The president launched the program to support research efforts that could lead to major advances, discoveries and technologies. Four Iowa State research teams will receive … Continue reading Three Presidential Initiative research awards coming to LAS faculty-led projects

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Andrew Payton receives finalist commendation in Nelson Algren Award for Short Fiction

Andrew Payton’s short story, “Potomac,” has been selected as a finalist by The Chicago Tribune for the 2013 Nelson Algren Award.

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Physicists discover surprising changes in electrical resistivity in iron-based superconductors

Physicists from Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have found surprising changes in electrical resistivity in iron-based superconductors. The findings offer further evidence that magnetism and superconductivity are closely related in this class of novel superconductors.

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Mental block: LAS psychologist discovers way to alter memory

AMES, Iowa – A series of studies conducted by an Iowa State University psychology research team shows that it is possible to manipulate an existing memory simply by suggesting new or different information. The key is timing and recall of that memory, said Jason Chan, an assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State.

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ISU chemist Javier Vela earns NSF Career Award for his research and commitment to education

Chemist Javier Vela of Iowa State University has been awarded the National Science Foundation Career Award. Vela is an assistant professor of chemistry and an associate of the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory. The award, which provides $620,000 over a five-year period, was given for his project on extracting different forms of energy from photoactive … Continue reading ISU chemist Javier Vela earns NSF Career Award for his research and commitment to education

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ISU meteorologist, grad students worked with Tim Samaras, calling him ‘the safest storm chaser we knew’

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University meteorology professor and storm chaser Bill Gallus said researchers around the country are "in shock" over the death of Tim Samaras, the well-known storm chaser who was killed in the El Reno, Okla., tornado Friday.

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Catt Center releases new report on municipal gender balance

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CASE call for proposals

The CASE 2014 Conference Planning Committee is accepting proposals for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI 2014 Conference. Submissions are required before midnight MT on July 31, 2013. The conference will be held January 12-14, 2014 in Kansas City, MO. Click here to submit a proposal.

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Economist from Liberal Arts and Sciences uses statistical analysis to make sports projections

A desire for better analysis of sports statistics led Gray Calhoun, an assistant professor of economics at Iowa State University, to create VisualScoreboard.com.

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Bailey publishes new book about superstitions in late medieval Europe

Michael D. Bailey, associate professor of history, has published a new book that explores the dichotomy between the “superstitious” Middle Ages and “rational” European modernity.