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Entrepreneurs displaying narcissistic behavior are better able to convince investors to give them money when their grandiosity comes across as confidence as opposed to defensiveness or arrogance.

Iowa State University established a new record for research expenditures of $462.35 million in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) survey results for...

AMES, Iowa — After nearly a century without documented sightings in Iowa, a tiny insect known as the Fitchiella robertsonii, nicknamed the “ball-nosed planthopper,” has been discovered in the state’s…

A study conducted by Iowa State University researchers, in partnership with the National Animal Disease Center, suggests bird flu could spread among mammals through mammary glands as Iowa continues low-level surveillance of the virus this year.

Meet the man who's been battling the $1.5 billion pest problem. That pest is soybean cyst nematode (SCN). With vital support from the soybean checkoff, Dr. Greg Tylka at Iowa State University has…

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Geetu Tuteja has always enjoyed puzzles — especially ones that fuse her passion for computer science and medical research. At Iowa State University, Tuteja, a professor of genetics, development, and…

An ambitious and broad-sweeping Iowa State University-led project proposal, has been selected as one of 29 semifinalists for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engi...

Researchers led by Iowa State University sociologist Katie Dentzman are examining neonicotinoid use in U.S. potato production, probing consumer perceptions, regulatory gaps, and farmer trade-offs. While neonics are banned or restricted in parts of Europe and Canada, U.S. regulation is largely retailer-driven. The study combines consumer surveys, farmer focus groups, and policy analysis to assess real-world impacts, aiming to guide future decisions on pesticides, sustainability, and agricultural resilience.

In a year of rapidly evolving federal priorities, Iowa State researchers once again brought in more than $300 million in funding in FY25, marking the third year in a row. These funds support research…

Higher education often delays the age of a first marriage, but its effects later on in life are more mixed.

From antimicrobial innovations to disease-resistant poultry, the selected projects bring together interdisciplinary teams and global partners to address microbial threats to health, agriculture, and…

“My goal is to develop sustainable and resilient transportation infrastructure by using waste materials, helping conserve natural resources for future generations"

Do wetlands engineered for water quality treatment function in ways that provide benefits for biodiversity, similar to Iowa’s natural wetlands?

Research Highlight - read an in-depth article on the subject of: Deep Sensing to Monitor Soybean Health.

It’s extremely difficult to see how forces in a pile of sand are distributed between individual grains – a new experimental approach fixes that.