News and Events

  • Diversity of Cultures Celebrated in International Friendship Fair

    Friday, March 11, 2016
    From flute performances and dances to vibrant outfits and talk shows, international students at Iowa State are given the chance to showcase their unique cultures and traditions at the International Friendship Fair, which will take place Friday.

  • Campus Considers Lighting the Night with "Start by Believing"

    Thursday, March 10, 2016
    Student Government Senate discussed a new campaign to combat sexual assault that would be coupled with Its On Us, called Start by Believing.

  • ISU Professors Offer Hunger Solutions for the Future

    Thursday, March 10, 2016
    Matthew O’Neal, program chair of the Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Program, suggests that it is possible to feed the world with the food resources that we already have.

  • AgArts Club Celebrates Student's Love For Both in "Farmscape"

    Tuesday, March 8, 2016
    The arts and agriculture may seem like a strange combination, but a club on campus is using this unlikely duo to improve the Ames community and world. The AgArts club was founded in 2009 by Mary Swander, distinguished professor emerita of English.

  • International Women's Day Celebrated in Ames

    Tuesday, March 8, 2016
    Women and men of various ages and nationalities celebrated International Women’s Day at the Ames Public Library on Sunday during an event that recognized the role women play.

  • Unity Through Diversity Celebrated at Conference

    Monday, March 7, 2016
    The Thomas L. Hill Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity (ISCORE) brought together more than 800 students, faculty, staff and guests on Friday to address two of society’s most pressing issues: diversity and inclusion.

  • First Annual Warrior Leader 5K Celebrates Service Men and Women

    Saturday, March 5, 2016
    On Saturday morning, The Warrior Leader Foundation (TWLF) partnered with the ISU Army ROTC program to host the first-annual Warrior Leader 5K, which roughly 40 people showed up to support.

  • Galleries Offer Viewing Opportunities Through eMuseums

    Friday, March 4, 2016
    In a world that is becoming increasingly digitally focused, ISU Museums has created an online database known as eMuseum. The database, created last fall, is an online addition to a pre-existing software, The Museum System.

  • Conference Offers Voice for Race on ISU's Campus

    Friday, March 4, 2016
    ISCORE, the Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, is a conference that takes place at Iowa State where students and faculty can come together to address issues on race and ethnicity.

  • Boys and Girls Club Gifted by K5 Run

    Friday, March 4, 2016
    The Iowa State University Enactus club and Wells Fargo will host the Run for the Sun 5K on Saturday to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Story County.

  • Carbon Emissions Cut with Wind Energy

    Friday, March 4, 2016
    With the United Nations conference taking place in November 2015 and the presidential elections approaching in November 2016, some say it’s time to start thinking about an issue that presidential candidates haven't been focusing on--wind energy.

  • ISU Seeks Out Clean Energy Through Hydrogen

    Thursday, March 3, 2016
    Iowa State researchers in the chemistry department have been hard at work developing a more cost-effective way of enabling widespread use of hydrogen fuel cells.

  • Solar Project Creates Opportunity to Lower Carbon Footprint in Ames

    Thursday, March 3, 2016
    Ames is making plans to build a community solar project of at least one megawatt in scale to reach residents and local businesses, thanks in part to a push from the Ames Progressive Alliance (APA) and the Ames Community Solar Initiative (ACSI).

  • Solar Car Team Races "Down Under"

    Wednesday, March 2, 2016
    Since the birth of Team PrISUm in 1989, they have wanted to travel to the international solar car racing at the World Solar Challenge in Australia. This year, they got their chance, deciding to travel to the country down under during fall 2017.

  • Sustainapalooza Offers Educational Experiences in Green Living

    Tuesday, March 1, 2016
    Sustainapalooza will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. The event, as well as all activities, will be free for students.

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