News and Events
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Entrepreneur Uses Skills to Create Sustainable Awareness and Fashion
Tuesday, March 24, 2015Andrea Tate, senior in apparel design with an emphasis in creative design, decided to create her own business to ensure she’d always have something to do. -
Passion Awards Student a Trip to Washington, to Talk with Agriculture Industry
Monday, March 23, 2015Malcolm Smith was chosen to attend the forum titled “Smart Agriculture in the 21st Century," which took place Feb. 19 and 20 in Washington D.C. Only 20 students from across the nation were selected to participate. -
Program Advicates Social Awareness for Non-Typical Highschool Students
Monday, March 23, 2015Best Buddies serves to pair college and high school students with community members of intellectual disabilities. -
Consortium Bans Together to Give Monarchs a Sustainable Future
Friday, March 13, 2015To counteract the Monarch decline, scientists, farmers and many others have created the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, a group that plans to reinstate Milkweed into Iowa landscapes. -
Music Raises Awareness and Philanthropy for Social Development
Thursday, March 12, 2015Sigma Alpha Iota will host its fourth annual spring benefit concert in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall at 7:30pm Thursday. -
Raising awareness and advocacy against cancer
Monday, March 9, 2015Taylor Paulson relays for her father, who passed away from kidney cancer when she was just 15, and for her friend James, who has testicular cancer. -
Celebrating Women's Advances in Social, Economic and Political Achievements
Monday, March 9, 2015omen of all nationalities and backgrounds gathered at Ames Public Library on Sunday to celebrate International Women’s Day and discuss some of the issues that women face around the world. -
Celebrating in conversation of diversity our uniqueness
Sunday, March 8, 2015The Memorial Union was abuzz with faculty and students attending the 28 events that took place throughout the day Friday for the 16th annual Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity. -
Women Awarded for their Service of Education and Engagement
Friday, March 6, 2015Three ISU women were given distinguished awards at the Young Women Christian Association ceremony Thursday. -
Deaf Awareness Week Opens Doors of Communication and Education
Friday, March 6, 2015The ISU American Sign Language Club organized an event each day this week to promote awareness of the Deaf community and the language they use as part of Deaf Awareness Week. -
Balloon Drop Raises Awareness of Economic Sustainability
Thursday, March 5, 2015Students in the Toys! 2015 Studio organized the Make it Rain balloon drop to bring awareness to the rising student debt problem. -
Coal Takes Back Seat with Arrival of New Power Plant Boilers
Thursday, February 26, 2015Once the boilers are installed, the new power plant lineup -- three natural gas and two coal boilers -- will tilt energy use on campus toward the greener, more energy-efficient gas. -
Sustainapalooza Encourages Greener Ways of Living
Wednesday, February 25, 2015The Sustainapalooza event provides engagement, education, and empowerment for for those seeking to "leave no trace," the theme of this year's event. -
Celebrating Green and Everything Efficient
Wednesday, February 25, 2015The sixth annual Sustainapalooza event, put on by The Green Umbrella, the Office of Sustainability and the Council on Sustainability, was held to generate appreciation for everything efficient. -
Solar Powered Robots Help Support Social Sustainability
Tuesday, February 24, 2015An assistant professor of aerospace engineering, Ran Dai, who has previous experience working on power systems on the Boeing 787 at the University of Washington, along with her team, is working on a project that has the potential of meeting both of these