News and Events
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ISU Study Indicates Diet May Help Reduce Cognitive Decline
Wednesday, December 9, 2020An Iowa State University research study spotlighted in an article published in the November 2020 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease finds the foods we eat may have a direct impact on our cognitive acuity in our later years.
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Returning the 'Three Sisters' - Corn, Beans and Squash - to Native American Farms Nourishes People, Land and Cultures.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020Iowa State University associate professor of anthropology Christina Gish Hill began to wonder why Native farming practices had declined and what benefits could emerge from bringing them back.
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A Sousa celebration
Thursday, November 12, 2020The ISU Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band celebrated the Armstice Day, now known as Veterans Day, in (nearly) the same spot as the John Philip Sousa Band in 1920.
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APLU recognizes Iowa State for innovation
Tuesday, November 10, 2020An effort to ramp up production of face shields when the pandemic hit is one example of Iowa State’s innovation and discovery that the APLU recognized with its 2020 Innovation and Economic Prosperity Innovation award.
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Study: Crop diversification can improve environmental outcomes without sacrificing yields
Tuesday, November 10, 2020A new study shows diversifying agricultural systems beyond a narrow selection of crops leads to a range of ecosystem improvements while also maintaining or improving yields.
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FY20 gave first full picture of campus waste production
Thursday, November 5, 2020Recycling and special events coordinator Ayodeji Oluwalana and student volunteers conducted the audit to assess the impact of a food waste composting program in Frederiksen Court.
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Lab school pivots to help working families
Thursday, November 5, 2020The Child Development Laboratory School has expanded the lab school's offerings to provide educational instruction to children in kindergarten through third grade to alleviate the strain of virtual learning amidst the pandemic on working families.
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Mesonet provides information for research, forecasts
Thursday, November 5, 2020Daryl Herzmann uses weather data equipment like that on the Ag Engineering/Agronomy Research Farm to collect and archive large amounts of information for the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
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Engineers writing the script to restore wind-dominant power grids after blackouts
Thursday, November 5, 2020Iowa State's Hugo Villegas Pico will lead a team that will research how to orchestrate the restoration of wind-dominant grids. The project is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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FY20 gave first full picture of campus waste production
Thursday, November 5, 2020It is impossible to know how much progress Iowa State is making on its zero-waste goal to reduce landfill usage by 85% by 2025 if it isn't clear how much waste it produces in the first place.
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Simply Sámone: An Iowa State student's business
Wednesday, November 4, 2020Simply Sámone was created by Jassma’Ray Johnson, a junior in psychology and communications with a minor in African American studies, during her freshman year of college at Iowa State University.
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Iowa State students partner with university in Ghana
Thursday, October 29, 2020Iowa State’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders has partnered with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to collaborate on community building projects.
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Iowa State's C-Change Hosts Virtual Conference Exploring a Biogas Value Chain
Thursday, October 29, 2020C-CHANGE is leading the exploration of creating a new agricultural value chain based on the production of renewable natural gas and associated co-products through anaerobic digestion of herbaceous feedstocks, combined with manure from livestock.
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'Body Image Conflict: From Hostility to Harmony' offers a dialogue on body image issues
Monday, October 26, 2020"Body Image Conflict: From Hostility to Harmony" is part of the reACT Exhibition Series from University Museums and is open through Nov. 20 in the Reiman Gallery (lower level) of the Christian Petersen Art Museum.
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Community members get a sneak peak of the Ames Miracle Playground and Field
Thursday, October 22, 2020After a year of construction, community members got a peak of the Ames Miracle Playground and Field that is aimed to help cater to the needs of over 500 children with disabilities in the city.