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First-of-its-kind study compares domestic violence programs, finds promising results

AMES, IA – A new study from Iowa State University found men convicted of domestic violence were charged with significantly fewer violent and nonviolent charges one year after completing a treatment ...
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Forever true for ISU: President Wendy Wintersteen to retire in 2026

Ames, Iowa – In a message sent today to the campus community, Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen announced her plans to retire in January 2026. Wintersteen became the first woman and ...
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Field study shows icing can cost wind turbines up to 80% of power production

AMES, Iowa – Wind turbine blades spinning through cold, wet conditions can collect ice nearly a foot thick on the yard-wide tips of their blades. “But we always have questions about whether what we do ...
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Cutting back on social media reduces anxiety, depression, loneliness

AMES, IA — Last month, the American Psychological Association and the U.S. Surgeon General both issued health advisories. Their concerns and recommendations for teens, parents and policymakers ...
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Engineers using ‘digital twins’ to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more

Iowa State engineers and leaders of the university's Translational AI Center, left to right, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Adarsh Krishnamurthy and Soumik Sarkar are developing "digital twins" as ...
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Corn’s genetic diversity displayed in new genome study

AMES, Iowa – The newly assembled genomes of 26 different genetic lines of corn illustrate the crop’s rich genetic diversity and could pave the way for a better understanding of what genetic mechanisms ...
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A call for help leads ISU Police to sexual predator, international investigation

An Iowa State student's call for help back in 2020 led Iowa State University Police down a long and often disturbing path that more than four years later has finally resulted in federal indictments ...
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Advisory: US Department of Energy selects ISU-led project to build rural Iowa’s first ‘microgrid’

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced today that a project led by Iowa State University researchers has been selected for award negotiations with the goal of building the first ...
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Exercise post-vaccine bumps up antibodies, new study finds

AMES, IA — Researchers at Iowa State University found 90 minutes of mild- to moderate-intensity exercise directly after a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost. In the newly ...
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Weightlifting is good for your heart and it doesn’t take much

AMES, Iowa – Lifting weights for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent, according to a new Iowa State University study. Spending more than an ...
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Teens sacrifice sleep when they spend more time on electronic devices

AMES, Iowa – The temptation to respond to social media notifications and text messages from friends is keeping more and more teens awake at night. New research from Zlatan Krizan, an Iowa State ...
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Growing losses from PRRS cost pork producers $1.2 billion per year, new study shows

AMES, Iowa – Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) caused an estimated $1.2 billion per year in lost production in the U.S. pork industry from 2016 to 2020, an 80% increase from a ...