News and Events
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Diversity and Inclusion Report Looks at Improvements Over Past Year
Friday, September 1, 2017According to last year's diversity and inclusion report, students and faculty may be seeing changes to course options, the lectures program and Parks Library.
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ISU Seeks to Procure More Locally-Grown Peppers
Thursday, August 31, 2017The majority of the peppers in ISU Dining's sandwiches and salads will be harvested at Iowa State's Horticulture Research Station, an initiative ISU Dining and the research farm hope to see expand.
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ISU Faculty Member Calls for ASL Minor
Wednesday, August 30, 2017One little girl taught an entire community sign language, and today she teaches on a campus of over 36,000. Sandra Buchholz, lecturer in world languages and cultures, has been teaching college level American Sign Language (ASL) for 18 years...
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New Geoffroy Hall Art Defines "Home" for ISU Students
Tuesday, August 29, 2017For most college students, a residence hall is the first place they call home. It’s where students stay up until 2 a.m. studying for their exams, meet their lifelong friends and gain new insight and perspectives on what home means to others.
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ISU Boxing Program Powers Through Parkinson’s Disease
Monday, August 28, 2017In the 1976 film "Rocky," boxer Rocky Balboa tells his girlfriend Adrian that he fights because he can’t sing or dance. Elizabeth Stegemöller, an assistant professor in kinesiology at Iowa State, is helping people with Parkinson’s disease do all three.
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Iowa State University Voted Happiest Collegiate Workplace in America
Monday, August 28, 2017Iowa State University was voted the #1 happiest college and university workplace in America by online company CareerBliss. The official list was posted on Aug. 22. Iowa State finished with the highest “BlissScore” of 3.844.
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Student Health Introduces "Portal" to Online Health Care
Friday, August 25, 2017Patients can sign up for a new online patient service available for Thielen Student Health Center.
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ISU's Collegiate Panhellenic Council Recognized with Excellence Award
Wednesday, August 23, 2017ISU’s Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC) received the College Panhellenic Excellence Award by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) in July. “Not many councils in our region were awarded it..."
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University Museums to Showcase Faces of Iowa State Gallery in Celebration of Collective Identity
Monday, August 21, 2017Returning to Iowa State for some can be a nostalgic experience. Whether you're returning for your sophomore year, or visiting years after graduation, elements of campus can seem extremely familiar.
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Iowa State Seeks to Help Prevent Sexual Assault with Launch of Green Dot Program
Saturday, August 19, 2017More than 50 percent of college sexual assaults occur in the months of August, September, October and November, according to rainn.org. Also, students are at an increased sexual violence risk during the first six weeks of first semester.
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ISU Extension Internship Program Creates Rising Stars that Benefit State of Iowa
Thursday, August 17, 2017Most students don’t have the opportunity to be involved with all three parts of the land-grant mission. A select group, chosen each year to partner with Iowa State Extension Services, is the exception.
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Ames Community Invited to "Washed Ashore, Art to Save the Sea" Film
Wednesday, August 9, 2017Reiman Gardens invited the public to a free showing of the film "Washed Ashore, Art to Save the Sea" on Aug. 9. The film illustrated how the trash-to-treasure pieces at the Gardens' current "Washed Ashore" exhibition came to be.
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LEDs Lead the Way In Ongoing Overhaul of Campus Lighting
Thursday, August 3, 2017Facilities staff are making headway in a 5-year-old initiative to replace outdated, inefficient fluorescent lighting across campus. The conversion should speed up as prices drop for LED lights, which promise to last up to 20 years.
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LEDs Lead the Way in Ongoing Overhaul of Campus Lighting
Thursday, August 3, 2017For years, Bob Currie has been overseeing a multimillion-dollar project that, if done right, no one will notice. It's why he's always peeking up at ceilings when he enters campus hallways.
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An Agent for Change: Suzanne Millman
Wednesday, July 26, 2017Gauging an animal’s welfare poses a number of problems, not the least of which is the fact that chickens, goats and dogs can’t tell you how they’re feeling.