News and Events
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Iowa State engineers spin off tech, company to market soy oil for better roads, pavements
Wednesday, November 2, 2022It all started about 12 years ago when a high school teacher visiting Iowa State University for a summer program asked to help with a research project.
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Pulitzer Prize winner speaks about 1619 Project on mapping slavery
Wednesday, November 2, 2022Pulitzer Prize-winner and Iowa native Nikole Hannah-Jones discussed the award-winning 1619 Project during a question-and-answer conversation surrounding its creation and racial inequality at Wednesday night’s 2022 Mannat-Phelps lecture.
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Iowa State Professor Says Trade, Migration Will Affect How States, Countries Adapt to Climate Change
Tuesday, November 1, 2022When people talk about adapting to climate change, they often refer to innovations – a new crop variety that can withstand more extreme heat or building underwater pumps to cool coral reefs.
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Iowa State hosts first Black Homecoming Week
Monday, October 31, 2022This year, Homecoming will include Iowa State’s first-ever Black Homecoming, an effort between black-run student organizations to create a week filled with activities and parties in hopes to unite Black students across campus.
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MobileConnect gives hearing devices a personal touch
Thursday, October 27, 2022Hearing well in a large classroom can be an issue for anyone trying to understand an instructor, but especially difficult for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing. Add in anxiety about asking for help and learning can go from hard to nearly impossible.
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Iowa Service Dogs hosts third annual celebration
Thursday, October 27, 2022The Iowa Service Dogs will celebrate its third anniversary and honor volunteers and warriors in what is known as the Paws for a Cause event on Nov. 11. The event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. and include drinks and live music by Jesse & the Medicine Men.
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Keeping the lights on in rural Iowa, digital tool to support utilities in the face of extreme weather events
Wednesday, October 26, 2022After incurring the most extensive damage to the electric power network in Iowa’s recorded history, the derecho of 2020 is often referred to as a “wake-up call” for electric power utilities.
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Green Dot in the classroom
Wednesday, October 26, 2022Green Dot, a program aimed at preventing power-based personal violence, is on the rise at Iowa State as community members spread the message through a variety of campus-related interactions and activities.
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Pi Kappa Phi fraternity hosts haunted house for charity
Wednesday, October 26, 2022Iowa State students lined up for a haunted house located in a fraternity building Wednesday night.
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Student organizations and community members promote sustainability on campus
Tuesday, October 25, 2022Students, staff and community members alike gathered in front of Parks Library for the Campus Sustainability Month Celebration, raising awareness for how people can make a difference.
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County supervisors pass carbon pipeline ordinance
Tuesday, October 25, 2022The Story County Board of Supervisors moved to pass an ordinance that aims to impose regulations on carbon pipelines proposed to run through the county.
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New Study Led by Iowa State University Mines Blood Cell Data to Improve Swine Health
Tuesday, October 25, 2022Iowa State University scientists are leading a new study to mine the intricate content of pigs’ blood cells to improve selection for disease resilience.
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Diversity of Latin cultures to be celebrated with Latin Cultural Night
Monday, October 24, 2022Latin Cultural Night is set to take place this Saturday in a night filled with food and music as Latin Heritage Month comes to an end.
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Student activists spread awareness about shelter animals
Sunday, October 23, 2022Students have created their own service project and campaign, “Adopt Don’t Shop,” as a part of the learning and leadership sciences minor.
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More than 7,000 people attend Spirits in the Garden
Sunday, October 23, 2022Over 7,000 people purchased tickets to visit the gardens that housed over 1,300 hand-carved pumpkins for Reiman Gardens’ Spirits in the Garden.