Iowa State University Lab Examines Muscle and Bone Deterioration in Space and on Earth

Iowa State University lab examines muscle and bone deterioration in space and on Earth

Iowa State University Ph.D. student Namitha Bannimath is working with kinesiology and health professor Khaled Kamal inside the Musculoskeletal Redox and Therapeutics Laboratory. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University)Researchers at Iowa State University have earned national recognition for their work connecting the impact of space on astronauts to potential treatments for muscle loss here on Earth. Khaled Kamal, assistant pr…

NASA Partnership Brings Interactive Space Science to The Iowa Children’s Museum

Edited release 07/17/26 The Iowa Children’s Museum invites families to blast off for a morning of hands-on space exploration during Stellar Saturday on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. In partnership with the Iowa Space Grant Consortium, this special event will feature interactive activities that introduce children to space science, engineering, and NASA missions through play. This year’s event is being planned and led by The Iowa Children’s Museum…