Knowledge & Discovery

White House Honors Three Iowa Staters for Their Work in Science and Engineering
Three Iowa State researchers are being honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The Iowa State honorees are Soumik Sarkar, a… Read More

Jan 16, 2025
Diversified Cropping Systems Boost Nitrogen Supply But Not Soil Carbon, Study Finds
Oats growing near plots of corn at Iowa State University’s Marsden Farm, where researchers have studied long-term rotations of crops since 2001. Photo… Read More

Jan 14, 2025
Major Investment Sharpens Iowa State’s Focus on Proteins Research
Amanda Brockman, research scientist, and Joel Nott, manager of the Protein Facility, with the Orbitrap Astral Mass Spectrometer. Iowa State University is advancing the study… Read More

Jan 10, 2025
Researchers Use Lab Data to Rewrite Equation for Deformation, Flow of Watery Glacier Ice
Neal Iverson started with two lessons in ice physics when asked to describe a research paper about glacier ice flow that has just been published by… Read More

Jan 10, 2025
Scientists Leverage AI to Fast-Track Methane Mitigation Strategies in Animal Agriculture
A new study from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Iowa State University (ISU) reveals that generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help expedite the search for solutions… Read More

Jan 9, 2025
Selling Fear: Marketing for Cybersecurity Products Often Leaves Consumers Less Secure
Scare tactics might help sell security products, but they can actually make you less safe. selimaksan/E+ via Getty Images You have… Read More

Jan 7, 2025
2025 Bailey Award to Fund Innovative Placental Research
Pictured above (right to left): Geetu Tuteja, professor of genetics, development, and cell biology; Haninder Kaur, research scientist II; and Ludvin Mejia, doctoral student in… Read More

Jan 2, 2025
Iowa State Inventors Recognized by NAI for Tackling Real-World Issues
Two Iowa State University innovators – with a combined 141 patents to their credit – have been selected by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)… Read More

Dec 12, 2024
Iowa-Nebraska Collaboration Moves to Stage Two of NSF Engines Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that a preliminary proposal crafted and submitted by several institutions in the states of Iowa and Nebraska advanced… Read More

Dec 6, 2024
Growing Soybeans Has a Surprisingly Significant Emissions Footprint, but It’s Ripe for Reduction
Over the typical two-year rotation of corn and soybeans most Iowa farmers use, 40% of nitrous oxide emissions are in the soybean year, according to… Read More

Nov 25, 2024