News and Events
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Team PrISUm Rolls Across Finish Line at Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
Tuesday, October 17, 2017The Iowa State student solar car team began its north-to-south trek across Australia Oct. 8 as an entrant in the 1,900-mile Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Team PrISUm rolled across the finish line on Oct. 13 -- here are the results!
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Iowa State Recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Monday, October 16, 2017According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly 20 people per minute are abused by a domestic partner, and there are more than 20,000 calls to domestic violence hotlines on a given day.
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First Ames Pridefest Kicks Off in Bandshell Park
Saturday, October 14, 2017Clad in pride flags and ponchos, members of the Ames community and more gathered to celebrate the inaugural Ames Pridefest at Bandshell Park despite rain showers.
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State Gym's Personal Trainers Offer Advice to Students Trying to "Fix" Themselves
Thursday, October 12, 2017'I’ve got to fix myself. I’ve got to change myself. I’ve got to lose weight.' Nora Hudson has found this to be a common mentality of people beginning an exercise program.
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Puerto Rican Student Association, Alpha Phi Alpha to Host Supply Drive to Benefit Hurricane Maria Victims
Sunday, October 8, 2017Iowa State’s Puerto Rican Student Association and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will be hosting a supplies drive Tuesday to support victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. They will be accepting donations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on central campus.
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ISU Architecture Professor on International Team Works to Conserve Rome's Flaminio Stadium
Thursday, October 5, 2017Thomas Leslie, Morrill Professor and Pickard Chilton Professor in architecture, is part of an international team of scholars working on a plan to preserve a decaying 50,000-seat stadium built for the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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Marston Renovation Earns 15th LEED Milestone for Iowa State
Thursday, October 5, 2017In the two-year project, 29 percent of the original Marston Hall was removed to create 21st-century spaces inside a classic 20th-century shell. The result was another LEED Gold honor for the university.
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Parks Library Forms Residency Program to Attract Diverse Faculty Members
Wednesday, October 4, 2017In early July, Iowa State University's Division of Academic Affairs released the 2016-17 Diversity and Inclusion Report. Among other action items listed in this report, one in particular aims to create diversity at Parks Library, the residency program.
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Three College of Design Programs Receive High Rankings in the U.S.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017According to DesignIntelligence, a ranking system exclusively focused on design programs, the graduate interior design program was ranked ninth, undergraduate landscape architecture was ranked 11th and the undergrad architecture program was ranked 22nd.
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Geoffroy Hall Receives LEED Gold Certification
Tuesday, October 3, 2017Iowa State has officially added Geoffroy Hall to the list of buildings that have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification as, Iowa State continues to be the college with the most LEED certified buildings.
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Spotlight: Student Activities Center's Dedicated Staff
Tuesday, October 3, 2017The Student Activities Center (SAC) buzzes with excitement as students and faculty alike breeze past the cubicles and cramped offices in the East Student Office Space beneath the Memorial Union.
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Human Sciences Week 2017 Ran by New Student Leadership Team
Thursday, September 28, 2017Although this year marks the third annual Human Sciences Week, there is a new spin on it this time around. Administration made the decision to switch to a student-run team, and created the Student Leadership Team.
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CALS Week to Showcase Multiple Student-Led Events
Thursday, September 28, 2017A bacon expo. A boys beauty pageant. A rodeo. While these events may seem completely different, they do have one major similarity: they are all a part of the upcoming CALS Week hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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New Police Campaign Centers Around Trust
Thursday, September 28, 2017The ISU Police Department is introducing a new campaign that aims to build trust between students and law enforcement. Although Iowa State is a fairly safe place, crime still happens all over campus and ISU Police understand that.
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Good Earth Student Farm Student Supports Community with CSA Program
Sunday, September 24, 2017Hunched along rows of produce, 11 people moved fast to pluck the ripe vegetables nestled within the green leaves. They wiped the sweat from their brows and continued forward under the increasingly hot sun.