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…
The ability of cover crops to stimulate microbes deep in the soil of farm fields leads to significant gains in water quality but does not necessarily increase the capacity of soil to store carbon, according to a recently published study from Iowa State University scientists. The study, published in the academic journal Global Change Biology…
Getting the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep every night is a struggle for most people, but even those who do may not have the best sleep. New research from Iowa State University finds more Americans have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The changes were independent of sleep duration, and difficulties were most…
Anuj Sharma believes his new startup company can give traffic engineers “super powers” that will make our trips across town quicker and better for the environment. We’ve all driven from red light to red light, never getting very far very fast. We’re just idling away, exhaust rising, patience ebbing. We try different speeds, but we…
Amy Erica Smith, associate professor of political science and liberal arts and sciences dean’s professor at Iowa State University, asserts that many conservative Protestants in Brazil don’t just believe in climate change, they think of it as sin. In the wake of Brazil’s summer 2019 human-made Amazon rainforest fires, she suggests the country may be…
America’s farmers have borne the brunt of China’s retaliation in the trade war that President Donald Trump launched in 2018. But despite losing billions of dollars in exports, farmers continue to show strong support for the president. According to a recent survey conducted by Iowa State University Assistant Professor of Economics Wendong Zhang, Assistant Professor…
Guowen Song picked a pair of gloves from the different styles lining a table inside his Labs for Functional Textiles and Protective Clothing to demonstrate why it is time for an upgrade. Without even trying on the glove, it was easy to see how the thick, bulky material designed to protect the hand severely limits…
A multi-state experiment that recently received a major grant will examine how planting cover crops on farm fields affects plant disease, pests and weeds. Alison Robertson, a professor of plant pathology and microbiology at Iowa State University, will lead a portion of the experiments as part of a much larger project awarded a $10 million…
Since its start in 2015, Iowa State University’s Predictive Plant Phenomics (P3) graduate program has focused on changing the narrative surrounding plant biology to increase crop productivity and meet industry demands for food and fuel. This semester, the program is kicking off a new initiative to bring what has been illustrated through textbooks and lectures…
Sundeep Vani has joined Iowa State University to serve in the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Biobased Products, part of the State of Iowa’s Biosciences-based economic growth initiative. In his role as CTO, Vani will serve as a conduit between research and industry. He will work closely with both the Biobased…
