News and Events

  • Campus Climate Survey Deadline Extended to Receive Student Perspectives

    Wednesday, November 1, 2017
    Iowa State opened up the first campus climate survey since 2004 and after a month, less than 10 percent of students have participated which is statistically insufficient to get accurate results.

  • PrISUm Returns From World Solar Challenge

    Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    The World Solar Challenge (WSC) is a biennial event that sees teams from around the world compete to cross the Australian continent in a solar car, beginning in the Northern Territory of Darwin, and finishing in Adelaide, South Australia.

  • Iowa State Extension and Outreach to Hold Inaugural Women in Ag Leadership Conference

    Monday, October 30, 2017
    Iowa State’s Women in Ag program is hoping to inspire students, farm operators and agribusiness professionals at a debut event. The primary conference session will be on Nov. 28, and will be preceded by a series of intensive workshops on Nov. 27.

  • ISU Colleges Against Cancer Fundraise with "ISU No Shave"

    Sunday, October 29, 2017
    For the month of November, both men and women are choosing to put down their razors as part of a fundraiser for cancer research. ISU No Shave is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society started by Hannah Carlson in the fall of 2016.

  • An Agent for Change: Julie Stevens

    Friday, October 27, 2017
    Julie Stevens, ISU landscape architecture assistant professor, and her diversified and skilled team, transforms the landscape around the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville.

  • Ames' Food at First Gets Mention in Food Tank Blog Alongside Anthony Bourdain

    Thursday, October 26, 2017
    A new documentary from Anthony Bourdain, “WASTED! The Story of Food Waste” explores both the problem of food waste in the United States and possible solutions from around the globe. Ames' Food at First was mentioned for its success in waste recovery.

  • ISU Club Builds Connections with Local Elementary School

    Tuesday, October 24, 2017
    A pen pal program between National Residence Hall Honorary and a kindergarten class at Meeker Elementary is helping to fulfill a goal of giving back and creating connections between students of different generations.

  • ISU Supermileage Team Aims to Showcase New Vehicle

    Monday, October 23, 2017
    The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage team is dedicated to pushing the limits of fuel efficiency in an internal combustion engine.

  • Freshman Research Initiative Aims to Give Freshman STEM Students Research Opportunities

    Friday, October 20, 2017
    At Iowa State, the largest loss of majors in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, happens between a student's first and second year of education.

  • Fallen Trees Find New Life on Campus

    Thursday, October 19, 2017
    Nearly all of Iowa State's downed or removed trees end up back on campus. Most of them return as mulch, but a select few are processed through the TreeCycle program, which preserves high-quality specimens for furniture and other items.

  • Fine Dining Comes to Ames Community Through Iowa State Class

    Thursday, October 19, 2017
    As part of Hospitality Management 487, or Fine Dining Event Management, students have the chance to test out their skills on the public. Three students in the class of 15 will each be hosting a dinner this fall, each in the Tea Room.

  • Campus Safety Walk Places Emphasis on Lights, Sidewalks

    Thursday, October 19, 2017
    To effectively establish where on campus may be unsafe, Student Government and the Iowa State Police Department, as well as Facilities Planning and Management, teamed up Thursday night to search for areas of concern.

  • CALS Students Build Sustainable Systems in Uganda

    Wednesday, October 18, 2017
    The Kamuli District in Uganda is 7,989 miles away from Ames. For the past 13 years, ISU faculty and students have traveled those miles to build and aid The Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL).

  • Student Activities Center Helps Students Show Off Extracurricular Experience with Co-Curricular Transcripts

    Wednesday, October 18, 2017
    While in school, many students choose to be involved in groups and organizations on campus. The Student Activities Center's co-curricular transcripts allow students to show all of their involvement in any clubs and organizations they've joined.

  • Spotlight: St. Jude Up 'til Dawn

    Wednesday, October 18, 2017
    St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn is a student-led, student-run group that raises money for St. Jude's hospitals here at Iowa State. Their group’s motto “unite to fight childhood cancer” is exactly what they try to do through hosting events around campus.

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