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Launching in the fall of 2024, a new master’s program in digital healthcare addresses workforce demands for employees with the skills to help providers offer real-time feedback to their patients about their medical needs. Better yet, the fully online program is designed for working professionals and can be completed from anywhere.

Junior Jarod Hart's music major will have dual emphasis in composing and education. He's also active in marching band, symphonic band, wind ensemble, orchestra and French horn and pipe organ studios. Born without a right hand, he's learned how to do more, musically, with his left hand.

A civil engineering team is monitoring a field test in rural Buchanan County of a web-like geosynthetic grid, created on a 3D printer and designed to improve the stability of gravel roads. The potential savings for counties on road maintenance is significant.

In teams, more than a hundred graphic design students offered their creative services to nearly 20 central Iowa nonprofits in a Saturday "design-a-thon." Staff told the students what they needed: Logos, apparel designs, social media campaigns, website updates, to name a few.

As a class project, dietetics students created cooking videos for Iowa youth. The goal is healthier kids, and research shows that kids who get involved with cooking are more likely to try the foods they make.

Needing more space to develop its tractor-less farm equipment, Salin 247 moved into incubator space at Iowa State's BioCentury Research Farm. The company aims to reduce soil compaction in fields and provide a less expensive equipment option.

A two-year grant program funded part-time opportunities in both operations and research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory. One goal is to expand the state and nation's sciences workforce.

Launching new products is key to growth for the Tiefenthaler family meat business, and they understand that trial and error is all part of the process. But for 30+ years, they also have turned to Iowa State's Meats Laboratory for expertise and guidance.

Bowen Weng's research team is testing ways to assess their robots' human- and dog-like attributes. The computer science faculty member's ultimate goal, though, is to make their robots trustworthy. "You have to be able to trust it," he said.

University departments are contributing partners on the first statewide effort in the nation to help parents find near-real time child care vacancies in their area. The website is part of an ongoing relationship that uses state data in strategic planning to improve outcomes for Iowa families.