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Research News Sep 02, 2026

New ISU demonstration site to put public spotlight on water-quality best practices

With help from a $1 million federal grant, Iowa State University is developing the Watershed Innovation Farm – a demonstration site for showcasing nature-based water-quality measures such as saturated buffers, bioreactors and wetlands.

Research News Aug 26, 2026

Two new research teams from Spring RIR take aim at the growing global health threat of AMR

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Research News Aug 19, 2026

Steve Martin: In pursuit of nearly perfect battery materials, performance

Iowa State University's Steve Martin has answers about the state of his work with batteries and glassy materials. Martin won a major, international award earlier this year that recognizes his engineering achievements.

Research News Aug 07, 2026

Antenna-like cell appendage linked to turtles’ sex-deciding warmth-sensing

Once an afterthought, primary cilia connected to temperature-driven sex determination in turtles are also a growing focus in human health

Research News Jul 27, 2026

Book explores changes in attitudes and assumptions about crime

A new book by criminologists Matt DeLisi and Matt Logan examines how changing attitudes and assumptions have influenced public thinking about crime, highlighting a gap between perception and research on chronic offending. This "criminal naïveté," they write, shapes debates on safety, accountability and criminal‑justice policy.

Research News Jul 27, 2026

Six projects selected for funding from Spring 2026 Leveraging AI to Advance Life Sciences and Agriculture RIR

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Research News Jul 23, 2026

Students ticking boxes, taking steps toward semiconductor workforce

Summer workshop supported by National Science Foundation experiential learning grant

Research News Jul 22, 2026

Finding what it takes to make a white blood cell could lead to new cancer treatment

An Iowa State University-led research team identified two essential components — a pervasive protein and a crucial cellular signaling pathway — needed to make some types of blood cells, a discovery that could lead to a new treatment for leukemia.