News and Events
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Students find stress relief making mental health kits
Friday, May 26, 2023Stickers, finger skateboards, sunglasses, candy and other goodies helped students relieve stress before finals by coming together to make mental health kits. -
Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not
Monday, May 22, 2023While effective vaccines for COVID-19 should have heralded the benefits of mRNA vaccines, fear and misinformation about their supposed dangers circulated at the same time. -
Iowa State Engineers building tools to improve quality, production of disease-fighting cells
Wednesday, May 17, 2023The virtual cell culture on Sakib Ferdous’ 34-inch computer monitor started with 50 bright red diamonds spread across the screen, each representing an unprogrammed cell ready to be converted to a disease-fighter. -
Ames City Council explores future of trash hauling
Tuesday, May 16, 2023The Ames City Council approved three steps regarding trash hauling and waste-to-energy options and one step to investigate in their workshop Tuesday where one local hauler said the conversations “scared the hell” out of him. -
Learning community pilot for term faculty focuses on leading
Thursday, May 11, 2023Assistant provost for faculty development Tera Jordan drew on her experience to develop a pilot for a term faculty learning community this year. -
Two faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
Thursday, May 11, 2023Two faculty members -- Jonathan Wendel and Dan Shechtman -- are among the 143 scholars elected this year to the National Academy of Sciences, a prestigious honor that recognizes contributions to scientific research. -
Radiation safety team supports first responders
Thursday, May 11, 2023The university's radiation safety staff is helping first responders and health care providers around the state prepare for radiological emergencies. The team received a $75,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase new equipment. -
Funding announced for affordable course materials infrastructure projects
Wednesday, May 10, 2023Four affordable course materials proposals receive first-round funding. -
Collision of chaos and innovation propels student learning forward
Thursday, May 4, 2023Innovation or organized chaos? It's the question four faculty members pondered on Thursdays this spring. -
Digital textbooks become the default this fall; print remains an option
Thursday, May 4, 2023Beginning with preparations for fall semester, the ISU Book Store has adopted a "digital first" model for textbook sales to save students money and provide a centralized, convenient access to their course materials. -
Innovation bookshelf offers a place to start
Thursday, May 4, 2023Finding resources to turn creative ideas into projects and start-ups just got a little easier with the launch of the Innovation Bookshelf at Parks Library. -
New research proposal system streamlines proposal process
Wednesday, May 3, 2023Iowa State is implementing a new research proposal system that is intended to streamline the research proposal process and enhance the user experience. -
Community conversation focuses on mental health, substance use
Tuesday, May 2, 2023Community leaders gathered to discuss mental health and substance use resources within Story County and Ames at the penultimate community conversation in the 2022-23 series. -
Graduation caps and gowns to be saved and shared
Tuesday, May 2, 2023Following the undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 13, STORIES, an ISU program that supports students who've experienced homelessness or foster care, will have collection boxes on the outer concourse at Hilton Coliseum, and at five other locations -
ElectriCY’d: CyRide unveils new electric buses
Saturday, April 29, 2023CyRide unveiled two new electric buses with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new buses put out zero emissions, ride quieter and have a range of roughly 263 miles on a full charge.