Newswise Focus Channel: Hidden - Iowa

Pop Warner: A 'creative genius' and innovator of football

University of Georgia — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 08:05:09 EST

The football programs at the University of Georgia and Iowa State University don't share a lot in common. They've never played each other in the 130 years since they each started formal football programs in 1892. Their campuses in Athens, Georgia, and Ames, Iowa, are separated by 800 miles. They don't even compete in the same recruiting pool for players. Yet in 1895, Georgia and what was then called Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm shared the same first-time head football coach - Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner.

Transforming Data to Solve Community Problems

Iowa State University — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:00:29 EST

This summer, Iowa State University students worked on projects addressing local and state government challenges across Iowa, including employment for people with disabilities, analyzing local housing needs, wholesale local food price benchmarking and more.

Building Trust and Protecting Data to Support Kids in Iowa

Iowa State University — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:05:24 EST

ISU faculty, seven state departments and Head Start programs in Iowa created I2D2, a highly-secure, cross-program data-sharing system, to better serve young children and their families. The collaboration has produced several success stories and recently garnered national attention as a model that can benefit other states and municipalities.

Iowa State Students Provide Landscape Expertise in Proposed Mississippi River Bridge Project

Iowa State University — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:10:54 EST

Iowa State University landscape architecture students are involved in what could one day be the longest wildlife bridge in the world: a proposed multi-use bison crossing and public viewing area over the Mississippi River.

Veterinarians investigating unusual bacterial disease in central Iowa pigs

Iowa State University — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:30:17 EST

Iowa State University veterinarians are sleuthing out all possible avenues that could have contributed to the spread of a bacterial strain among central Iowa pork production facilities. The veterinarians are sequencing the genome of the bacteria, called Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, and developing protocols to contain it.

New ISU research project will help aging population in rural Iowa

Iowa State University — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:50:58 EST

Rather than nursing homes being the default living option as people age, an Iowa State University researcher is looking for ways to improve homes so that people can more easily "age in place."

Mosquito surveillance program finds invasive species taking root in three Iowa counties

Iowa State University — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:30:07 EST

An invasive species of mosquito has established itself in three Iowa counties, according to data from Iowa State University entomologists. The species is capable of transmitting disease, but ISU experts said the species' arrival is no cause for alarm.

Iowa State takes innovation program around the world

Iowa State University — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 13:30:34 EST

The Student Innovation Center's Innovation Fellows Program and the Office of Admissions sought new ways to connect with prospective international students. They partnered on a new recruitment program, which engages international students in innovation education before they even step foot on campus. In December, the Innovation Fellows-in-Training program traveled to Dubai.

New ISU project will design 3D-printed housing for rural Iowa

Iowa State University — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:00:46 EST

The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded a $1.4 million Strategic Infrastructure Program grant to ISU's College of Design's 3D Affordable Innovative Technologies Housing Project. The ISU team will use the funding to find faster, cheaper solutions to meet the demand for affordable housing with 3D-printed homes.

ISU receives national recognition for supporting innovation, entrepreneurship across Iowa

Iowa State University — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:05:23 EST

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities recognized ISU's ongoing efforts to support small businesses and innovators across Iowa with its 2021 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Place award.

Survey highlights pandemic's effects on mental and physical health in rural Iowa

Iowa State University — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:15:52 EST

Recently published survey data reveal how the pandemic has affected Iowa's rural communities differently. The survey, led by an Iowa State University rural sociologist, asked thousands of Iowans to gauge how the pandemic has impacted their physical and mental health.

Smiths establish $4 million fund for Cornell College's Ingenuity curriculum

Cornell College — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:20:40 EST

John Smith '71 & honorary aluma Dyan Smith have established a fund for Cornell College's new Ingenuity curriculum, which prepares students for life after Cornell by giving them experiences outside the classroom.

Iowa State, city of Ames partner to reduce nutrient runoff, improve recreation

Iowa State University — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:10:41 EST

A partnership with the city of Ames is giving Iowa State University students an opportunity to propose the redesign of an area of the city with the goals of reducing nutrient runoff and improving recreation.

Study of 'shrink-smart' towns expanding to include curriculum, big data

Iowa State University — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:20:27 EST

Iowa State's rural smart shrinkage project has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build upon its pilot study examining whether there were towns in Iowa that have lost population but perception of quality of life has remained stable or improved.

Survey of rural Iowa communities will gauge pandemic response

Iowa State University — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:05:24 EST

Residents in 70 rural Iowa communities soon will receive surveys that will help to inform state and federal officials as they orchestrate the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, orchestrated by researchers at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, will cover topics ranging from the availability of health care services to the reliability of high-speed internet to the economic stresses placed on a community by the pandemic.

Researchers develop models to track, forecast COVID-19

Iowa State University — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:05:26 EST

A team of Iowa State University researchers has developed a mathematical model that reveals critical characteristics about COVID-19--such as how contagious the virus is and how rapidly it spreads through populations.

Pursuing Ph.D., Ecuadorian immigrant works to improve lives of immigrants through policy

Iowa State University — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:55:29 EST

Twenty years after leaving Ecuador during its economic crisis, Maria Alcivar-Zuniga learned she had received a prestigious national award recognizing her leadership, academic accomplishments and community work empowering Latinx youth and families in Iowa. Next stop: finishing her dissertation at Iowa State University.

Will delay in results put an end to Iowa caucuses?

Iowa State University — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:05:38 EST

IU cyber security expert cites three critical lessons from Iowa debacle

Indiana University — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:55:25 EST

The U.S. Presidential Nominating Process

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:40:28 EST

Every four years, U.S. presidential candidates compete in a series of state contests to gain their party's nomination. The political process is one of the most complex and expensive in the world.