VRAC Collaboration: Heat Alert App Targets Urban Vulnerability
Researchers at Iowa State, including contributors from VRAC, have piloted a mobile app that warns residents when indoor temperatures reach dangerous levels. The app is part of the NSF-funded CommHEAT […]
Reserach Hightlight: VRAC Supports Emergency Management Training Game for Disaster Preparedness
Iowa State University engineers, in collaboration with Polk County Emergency Management, are developing an innovative online training game to help emergency responders prepare for high-impact weather events like derechos. The […]
VRAC Faculty Spotlight: Miko Wilford
Miko Wilford, associate professor of psychology, is leading research into one of the most consequential yet under-examined aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system: plea bargaining. Her work explores how […]
🎓 Congratulations to Our Spring 2025 Human Computer Interaction Graduates!
We are thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievements of our Spring 2025 graduates from the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) program! Please join us in congratulating the following graduates: 🥇 Doctoral […]
Usabilathon 2025: Contest Winners
Usabilathon 2025: Designing the Future, One Prototype at a Time Over the course of two exciting weeks, Human Computer Interaction (HCI) students from across the program came together for Usabilathon […]
Finding her path: Allison Arnold’s impact on Cyclone Engineering transfers
REU|2023 alumni Allison Arnold shares her inspiring journey as a transfer student at Iowa State University. Arnold, who transferred to Iowa State to pursue a degree in Software Engineering, reflected […]