News and Events
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Researchers show weather variability impedes ability to assess trends in Iowa’s water quality
Wednesday, August 17, 2022When can we expect to see reduced levels of nutrients in our water if we make positive changes on the landscape? New Iowa State University research shows how complicated it is to give a sound answer to that question.
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Researchers studying leaf angle aim to improve yields, inspire young scientists
Tuesday, August 16, 2022The angle of the leaves on a corn stalk directly affects the plant’s ability to soak up the summer sun needed for photosynthesis.
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Researchers explore how people adapt to cybersickness from virtual reality
Monday, August 15, 2022While virtual reality has been around for decades, a combination of higher-resolution graphics, smoother tracking of the user’s movements and cheaper, sleeker headsets has propelled the immersive technology into arenas beyond gaming and military training.
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Library announces topics for fall workshop series
Wednesday, August 10, 2022Each semester, the University Library offers a lineup of workshops that covers a range of topics. Workshops are designed to help participants build skills and expand knowledge for everyday use, and to apply to course material and research projects.
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Study shows Gulf of Maine cooling for 900 years, then quickly warming since late 1800s
Tuesday, August 9, 2022By combining seawater data taken from clam shells and thousands of climate simulations, researchers found that 900 years of cooling in the Gulf of Maine were suddenly reversed in the late 1800s.
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Five questions with the power plant leads
Thursday, August 4, 2022In 2015-16, Iowa State replaced three of the university's five coal-burning boilers with natural gas-powered boilers in a new east addition to the power plant.
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Faculty, staff show support for inaugural Cyclone Welcome Weekend
Thursday, August 4, 2022Faculty and staff are showing their Cyclone spirit by welcoming new and returning students to campus during the inaugural Cyclone Welcome Weekend: Camp Iowa State, Aug. 19-20.
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See how ISU research is part of your everyday life at the Iowa State Fair
Thursday, August 4, 2022Everyday items like your cell phone and future refrigerator are shaped by research conducted at the Ames National Laboratory.
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Agronomists join forces with engineering students to create innovative in-field research chamber to breed heat tolerant varietie
Thursday, August 4, 2022A multidisciplinary project at Iowa State University is harnessing engineering to solve agronomic challenges.
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Apprentices hone their writing, speaking skills through ISU-John Deere partnership
Tuesday, August 2, 2022Faculty from Iowa State University’s English Department are helping high school apprentices in welding and machinery at John Deere sharpen their writing and speaking skills through a four-week, in-person communications training.
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Krysan Design Closet Endowment benefits ISU College of Design students
Monday, August 1, 2022An Iowa State University alumni couple has established the Alan E. Krysan and Terri M. Krysan Design Closet Endowment to support ISU College of Design students through funding for supplies and materials required for their design classes.
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Iowa State graduate envisions big future on the big screen
Monday, July 25, 2022Darrick Burrage was born to perform. Growing up in Des Moines, Burrage and his sister wove tales around their toys and action figures.
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New conservation planning tool allows users to evaluate tailored cost-benefit tradeoffs
Monday, July 25, 2022Conservation planning is entering a new era of precision problem-solving with the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), and its just-released Financial and Nutrient Reduction Tool (FiNRT).
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Welcome Susan Harper
Thursday, July 21, 2022Susan Harper is the director of the Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, effective July 1. Following a few weeks of remote work, she arrived on campus this week.
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Iowa State sets records in external funding and research funding
Thursday, July 21, 2022Iowa State University attracted a record $601.7 million in total external funding for the 2022 fiscal year that ended June 30. It's the first time Iowa State's external funding total has exceeded $600 million.