A new course this spring, "Field Observations of Thunderstorms," took 13 Iowa State students and their three instructors across "Tornado Alley" for eight days. They found storms, collected data and shared information with national forecasters. It all could have been straight out of the 1996 movie “Twister” or this summer’s sequel, “Twisters.” Contacts Bill Gallus, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, 515-294-2270, wgallus@iastate.edu Dave Flory, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, 515-294-0264, flory@iastate.edu Lindsay Maudlin, Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, 515-294-2343, maudlin@iasta ..read more

Researchers at Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have developed a diagnostic test for swine to detect Japanese encephalitis virus, a mosquito-borne disease common in southeast Asia. While the disease hasn’t been detected in the U.S., it spread to Australia two years ago. Contacts Rahul Nelli, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, rknelli@iastate.edu, 515-294-7012 Phillip Gauger, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, pcgauger@iastate.edu, 515-294-2437 Dave Roepke, News Service, dcroepke@iastate.edu, 515-294-4845 ..read more

Iowa State's Cardinal Space Mining Club left NASA's Lunabotics Challenge as a co-winner of the Grand Prize and the winner of the mining competition, successfully and stressfully defending last year's wins in the annual contest for mini mining robots. Contacts Jim Heise, Mechanical Engineering, Cardinal Space Mining Club, 515-294-3857, jheise@iastate.edu Charles Schultz, Cardinal Space Mining Club, schultz6@iastate.edu Anna Overmann, Cardinal Space Mining Club, annao@iastate.edu Mike Krapfl, News Service, 515-294-4917, mkrapfl@iastate.edu ..read more

To stay cool during a heatwave, Iowa State's Guowen Song explains why it's best to choose garments that make the evaporation process as easy as possible ..read more

Iowa State's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory celebrated two milestones in April and then found itself in the mystery of an H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. In this podcast, College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Dan Grooms discusses how the lab made a connection between vets on the ground and the science in the laboratory ..read more

People with less consistent brain blood flow patterns may be at greater risk of dementia and cerebrovascular disease. To explore whether regular aerobic exercise can help, researchers at Iowa State University conducted a pilot study, the results of which were recently published. Contacts Wes Lefferts, Kinesiology, wleffert@iastate.edu, 515-294-1438 Angie Hunt, News Service, amhunt@iastate.edu, 515-294-8986 ..read more

As planting season gets underway, an Iowa State research effort is focused on giving farmers better data and tools to make decisions that will affect their operations and the environment for years to come.  ..read more

Of the thousands of students who will walk across the stage in Hilton Coliseum this spring, one will be sure to stand out in the crowd. As part of a new commencement tradition, graduating members of the Iowa State University Mascot Squad are encouraged to wear Cy’s feet as part of their commencement regalia.  Contacts Angie Hunt, News Service, amhunt@iastate.edu, 515-294-8986 ..read more

A team led by Iowa State researchers is one of the first recipients of advanced computing support from the new National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot. The team will use one million "node hours" on a supercomputer to develop large, vision-based artificial intelligence tools to identify agricultural pests. Contacts Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Mechanical Engineering, 515-294-7442, baskarg@iastate.edu Aditya Balu, Translational AI Center, baditya@iastate.edu Mike Krapfl, News Service, 515-294-4917, mkrapfl@iastate.edu ..read more

Quinton Orr came to Iowa State to pursue his athletic goals, but found a passion for research along the way ..read more