As an enologist – a wine scientist – Iowa State University assistant professor of enology Aude Watrelot is interested in how all of the chemistry in a glass of wine adds up to the sensation of dryness. While most wine aficionados are good at evaluating a wine’s dryness with their senses, Watrelot seeks to devise…
The National Academy of Inventors is adding Iowa State University’s Balaji Narasimhan and Guru Rao to its roster of academy fellows. The academy announced today it is recognizing Narasimhan – an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, the Vlasta Klima Balloun Faculty Chair and the director of Iowa State’s Nanovaccine Institute – and Rao – an associate vice president for research –…
As families gather together this holiday season, the lucky ones will avoid impassioned discussions about religion and politics. But another argument is almost inevitable: white meat versus dark meat. Iowa State University professor of animal science Joshua Selsby explores why both types of meat exist and what makes them different.
The world’s largest general scientific society is recognizing six Iowa State researchers for their “scientifically or socially distinguished” work in biological sciences, chemistry, engineering and agriculture. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) today announced this year’s class of 443 fellows, including these six from Iowa State: William Beavis, professor and the G.F. Sprague Chair…
The senior associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University has been honored for his leadership in promoting national research initiatives. Joe Colletti, who also serves as associate director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, was presented the Excellence in Leadership national award by the Experiment…
Advertising budgets and strategies used by beer companies appear to influence underage drinking, according to new research from Iowa State University. The findings show that the amount of money spent on advertising strongly predicted the percentage of teens who had heard of, preferred and tried different beer brands. For example, 99% of middle school and…
Back for its fourth year, Iowa State University’s annual Research Day event will once again welcome researchers and scholars to collaborate across disciplines and celebrate institution discoveries, but this time with a touch of humor. Slated for March 25, 2020, the yearly on-campus opportunity for networking and idea-sharing — hosted by the Office of the…
On Friday, Nov. 15, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring November 2019 Iowa One Health Month. The purpose of the proclamation is to support, strengthen and expand One Health-related efforts in Iowa and to increase awareness of One Health principles to improve human health, veterinary health, agriculture and land stewardship. One Health is defined…
As fires continue to burn in the Amazon, most concern has centered on the drop in global oxygen production should swaths of the forests disappear. But Iowa State University adjunct assistant professor of agronomy Walter Suza asserts that of equal importance is the loss of potential medicines that are plentiful in forests and have not…
Iowa State University’s $3.4 billion impact on the state of Iowa reflects service to families, communities and businesses and benefits to society from an expanded economy and improved quality of life, according to an economic impact and investment analysis conducted for the Iowa Board of Regents. Iowa State’s $3.4 billion impact supports 42,640 jobs, or…
