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Furniture donation finds its way to Spencer families
The residence department, Live Green program and ISU Surplus teamed with the Iowa Waste Exchange -- with a big lift from Sukup Manufacturing -- to donate beds and mattresses to families with homes damaged by June flooding in Spencer.
Students can customize this AI tutor
An AI tutor program being developed on campus this summer and fall should be piloted in at least two spring courses. Students will be able to customize their AI tutor (gender, language), ask to be quizzed on subject areas covered in class, and get feedback on incorrect quiz answers. Karl Kerns (animal science) and Tom Brumm (agricultural and biosystems engineering) are leading the project team, with funds from the Miller Fellowship program.
Private pods for concentrated work
Parks Library has opened a new first-floor area that features five sound-dampening pods ideal for a video conference, job interview, study session or even a telehealth appointment. Anyone with an ISU NetID can reserve a "Central Parks" pod for up to three hours.
Wasps can help control pest population
Ecology, evolution and organismal biology professor Amy Toth explains that wasps often are viewed as a nuisance, but they have the potential to be active predators of crop pests, in an essay for The Conversation. Wasps also are effective flower pollinators and help spread yeasts on grapes.
New institute will serve defense, manufacturing sectors
Iowa State is a partner in the new Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute, Moline, that focuses on research and development in advanced and additive manufacturing and materials, while also training and nurturing a skilled workforce. Staff will work with U.S. Department of Defense and industry partners.
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