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AI in farming? Some growers aren’t sure what to make of it — but Iowa State researchers are showing how it can make agriculture smarter and more sustainable.
🎥 Watch the Washington Post feature: youtube.com/watch?v=eDP7nMqw…
ALT Dr. Arti Singh wearing a broad brimmed hat talking to the camera while standing next to farm implements.
Big step for bio-based innovation in Iowa: BioMADE + Iowa State will add a multi-use fermentation facility at the BioCentury Research Farm—helping ideas like biopesticides, feed ingredients & bioplastics grow from lab to market. More: news.iastate.edu/news/isu-in…
ALT Aerial view of Iowa State’s BioCentury Research Farm, future site of the multi-use fermentation scale-up facility.
Miko Wilford, associate professor of psychology at Iowa State, is researching plea bargaining and its impact on the U.S. criminal justice system.
Her work examines how people, including innocent ones, are persuaded to plead guilty under enormous pressure.
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Sandpiles. Rockslides. Coffee grounds. These “granular systems” are all around us—but tough to understand.
New insights from Iowa State professor Jacqueline Reber could help scientists finally describe how they work.
go.iastate.edu/ZE053Z
ALT A field of sand with granular ripples in it.
How do farming practices impact soil carbon storage? Research from Iowa State's Wenjuan Huang finds that no-till fields & diverse crop rotations store more carbon—but it takes time.
This work is key to shaping sustainable agriculture & climate policy. go.iastate.edu/RS9EHL
ALT Wenjuan Huang.
At Iowa State, research isn’t just theory—it’s about solving real problems. Through our Research & Innovation Roundtable (RIR) events, faculty from different fields team up to tackle challenges that impact Iowans. The latest round focused on building circular economies. 🧵
ALT Photo collage of a sport shoe, a person at a computer and a farm.
Iowa has one of the highest melanoma skin cancer rates in the nation, but Iowa State researchers, like Robbyn Anand, are at the forefront of finding more effective detection and treatment methods.
#IowaStateInnovates #CancerResearch
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For the second consecutive year, Iowa State University of Science and Technology established a new record for external sponsored research funding, receiving $346.2 million during the 2024 fiscal year that closed June 30, 2024.
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Associate professor of @isuccee Alice Alipour is working to establish a user-inspired and community-centered digital solution that ensures just and equitable access to power infrastructure across rural communities.
📰: bit.ly/45rvMfE
#IowaStateInnovates
With the support of Iowa State's 2024 Bridging the Divide award, assistant professor of art and visual culture Raluca Iancu and associate professor of fashion design and merchandising Rachel Eike are transforming old clothes into renewed textiles.
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