A webpage developed by the economics department and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development examines the pandemic's impacts on the economy, agriculture and business across local, regional and global economies.
Nineteen ISU students, including nine solo operators and five two-person teams, will participate in CYstarters, an 11-week program that gives young entrepreneurs the time, funding, mentor network and skill-set development to start a business while in college.
A College of Design lab manager creates ear savers for medical staff forced to wear face masks all day, 4-H staff develop additional online and "grab and go" materials for students and families, and theatre department employees convert costume shop remnants to sew face masks sent to hospitals.
Doctoral student Brianna Lawton, civil, construction and environmental engineering, will spend the 2020-21 academic year studying the role location and culture play in rural road traffic safety, specifically in Ghana.
Replacing prolonged sitting time with light activity or sleeping improves mood and lowers body mass index, according to a new paper from an ISU researcher. The findings may encourage people to make subtle changes that are sustainable.
