News and Events
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Students create composting system at Freddy Court
Tuesday, October 20, 2020A new compost system has been put in place at Frederiksen (Freddy) Court by a team of students involved in the Engineers for a Sustainable World organization. -
Celebrating National Coming Out Day
Tuesday, October 20, 2020The first National Coming Out Day in the United States was Oct. 11, 1988. This day was founded by Robert Eichsberg and Jean O’Leary to commemorate the anniversary of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. -
Ames Public Library hosted the second discussion for ‘Black Lives, Black Stories’ film series
Monday, October 19, 2020The Ames Public Library and Iowa State Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted their second virtual discussion series called "Black Lives, Black Stories." -
Campus groups invited to use land acknowledgement statement
Thursday, October 15, 2020Earlier this year, Iowa State developed its own formal land acknowledgement statement, honoring the contributions of native people who lived on and cared for the land. -
Recreation services finds ways to keep people active
Thursday, October 15, 2020Recreation services director Mike Giles and his staff have worked to find safe ways to continue many programs and new delivery methods for others. -
Wintersteen approves strategies for addressing child care shortage
Thursday, October 15, 2020Iowa State will take action in several ways to help address the critical shortage of affordable quality child care that employee and student parents face. -
Green tune-up
Thursday, October 15, 2020Outdoor Recreation Services provided free bike tune-ups as a part of the three pop-up events celebrating campus sustainability month during October. -
WiSE program hopes to close STEM gender gap
Thursday, October 15, 2020The Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program at Iowa State attempts to end the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) gap through various opportunities for women in STEM. -
Iowa State University Scientists Advance Plant Breeding for Organic Industry
Thursday, October 15, 2020A new federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative will support Iowa State scientists and collaborators as they develop improved seed corn tailored to the needs of the organic industry. -
Iowa State engineer aids $9 million project to manufacture biobased electronics
Tuesday, October 13, 2020Researchers will use a new advanced manufacturing grant to develop technologies that use plant-based inks to print low-cost, biodegradable and recyclable electronics for sensors and batteries. -
New learning community stretches the limits of 'connections'
Thursday, October 8, 2020The International Adventure learning community (IALC) relies on websites and smartphone apps because it's connecting 58 students in 20 countries on four continents who were unable to get to Ames for their first semester of college. -
Design initiative expands college's discussion
Thursday, October 8, 2020The #InclusiveByDesign initiative builds on development around diversity, equity and inclusion within the College of Design. -
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust helps establish digital scholarship laboratory at Iowa State’s Parks Library
Thursday, October 8, 2020The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, has committed $225,000 to the Iowa State University Parks Library to establish a digital scholarship laboratory. -
Tackling real-world, real-time issues in the classroom
Wednesday, October 7, 2020As Iowa State University’s fall courses adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty across campus found ways to bring real-time, real-world issues into the classroom – wherever that may be. -
ISU Theatre perseveres through pandemic
Wednesday, October 7, 2020The 2020 performance season was based on the theme “Seasons of Invitation.” The season focuses on projects that are safe for audiences and ISU Theatre members who shine light on creative forms of theatrical expression.