News and Events
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CDC grant spurs research for fall prevention
Tuesday, October 4, 2022Fueled by a recently awarded $1 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Iowa State University researchers and community partners will study new strategies to help reduce risks of falls in older adults.
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Jump-start project helps students needing instruction outside of class
Thursday, September 29, 2022A lingering sign of the pandemic is the number of students who need additional help with homework and, at the same time, the challenge of providing that assistance.
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NFS Grant Aims to Improve Student Outcomes in Stem Fields
Thursday, September 29, 2022Introductory college physics courses can be a hurdle for students working toward a degree in a STEM discipline. A team of researchers aims to improve student outcomes by providing real-time, actionable data to instructors.
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Major USDA grant supports pioneering agricultural genome to phenome collaboration led by Iowa State University
Wednesday, September 28, 2022The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced today it is awarding more than $1.8 million to support the work of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI).
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ISU lab aims to repair severed nerves, foster undergraduate research
Tuesday, September 27, 2022Under a whirring cell culture hood at Iowa State University, two undergraduate students look at something resembling a tiny, white bone in a petri dish. Abigail Fowler, a senior majoring in microbiology, points to the cut ends with a tweezer.
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Monarch Conservation Effort Report highlights Iowans' hard work
Tuesday, September 27, 2022Iowa has been steadily adding new habitat for monarch butterflies over the past couple of years.
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Borlaug-Ruan Interns: Experience strengthens student’s research skills
Tuesday, September 27, 2022Over 300 students have been Borlaug-Ruan International Interns since the program was established in 1998. This year, the World Food Prize offered 23 internships to undergraduates from across the country.
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$80 million grant aims to make regenerative farming practice a moneymaker for farmers
Thursday, September 22, 2022Keeping plants continuously growing on farmland through the winter protects and enriches soil, improves water quality and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. That's why Lisa Schulte Moore is working to make year-round covered ground a conventional practice.
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Process opens to review U.S. diversity courses
Thursday, September 22, 2022The Faculty Senate created a U.S. Diversity Course Requirement Committee during the 2021-22 academic year to ensure diversity courses meet new learning outcomes.
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Bee & Wasp Squad
Thursday, September 22, 2022Students may join the Iowa State University Bee & Wasp Squad with little background knowledge about the pollinator insects, but they’ll walk away not only knowing more about bees and wasps, but more about themselves, as well.
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Food Festival encourages local produce after two year hiatus
Wednesday, September 21, 2022Cardinal and gold tents lined central campus for the first ISU Local Food Festival in two years.
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Community gathers to discuss mental health
Tuesday, September 20, 2022The 8th annual Story County Mental Health Expo featured 25 booths offering local support resources and advocacy for mental health.
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Iowa Nutrient Research Center announces funding for new water quality projects
Thursday, September 15, 2022The Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University announces funding of just over $1.4 million to support a dozen new water quality and nutrient management projects for 2022-2023.
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NASA selects MSE professor to test materials for future missions
Tuesday, September 13, 2022NASA has selected five ground-based proposals to investigate important problems using existing data from the Physical Sciences Informatics System and Materials Science and Engineering assistant professor Sid Pathak’s proposal was one of those chosen.
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Safety officers, ambassadors fill vital role for ISU police department
Thursday, September 8, 2022The ISU police department, like many across the nation, is searching for qualified individuals to fill open positions. In March, the department began hiring for a new role: public safety officer.