News and Events
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New employee benefit assists with adoption costs
Thursday, July 21, 2022Financial help is available to ISU employees who adopt a child, under a new benefit that took effect July 1.
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Training blood vessels may help protect against heart attack, stroke
Tuesday, July 19, 2022The majority of heart attacks and strokes in the world are ischemic, meaning a clot or buildup of plaque in an artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching cells in the heart or brain. Blocked for too long, tissues die.
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OVPR Welcomes 26 Campus Research Leaders to 2022-23 Cohort
Tuesday, July 19, 2022The Office of the Vice President for Research is welcoming 26 Iowa State University faculty members to the 2022-2023 Research Collaboration Catalysts (RCC) cohort designed to train the next generation of research team leaders.
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ISU College of Design, City of Des Moines to host Mayors’ Institute on City Design July 27-29
Friday, July 15, 2022The Iowa State University College of Design, in partnership with the City of Des Moines, will host a session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design July 27-29 in Des Moines.
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Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa State launch new program for transfer students
Tuesday, July 12, 2022Thousands of students begin their quest for a bachelor’s degree each year at one of Iowa’s community colleges before transferring to a four-year institution.
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Volunteers take nearly a half ton of trash out of College Creek
Tuesday, July 5, 2022Thirty-five volunteers provided nearly 100 hours Saturday, June 18, to clean up sections of College Creek running through campus, campustown and the university's arboretum during the 13th annual creek cleanup event.
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Research to protect health care workers with next-generation PPE is happening at Iowa State.
Friday, July 1, 2022Among the most haunting images from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were the faces of nurses, bruised and raw after hours of wearing N95 masks. Guowen Song wants to help ensure that health care workers never experience that again.
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Welcome to Steve Kohtz
Thursday, June 23, 2022Steve Kohtz started June 1 as the recycling and special events coordinator, a position in facilities planning and management that leads the university's waste reduction efforts.
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Small-loan program ensures employees a borrowing option
Thursday, June 23, 2022Unexpected financial emergencies don't have to be massive to strain a household budget, but the impact is worse without access to credit.
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Nine priority projects will jump-start next strategic plan
Thursday, June 9, 2022Meeting June 2 in Iowa City, the state Board of Regents approved Iowa State's 2022-31 strategic plan, a nine-year guide to an annual process that will identify priorities and direct funding to projects and initiatives that address them.
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Learner Success Lab puts focus on data to drive retention, completion
Thursday, June 9, 2022A campus-wide effort has produced a roadmap for improving student success over the next decade.
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Celebrating and commemorating Juneteenth
Thursday, June 9, 2022Iowa State is involved in events in Ames and Des Moines to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth.
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EH&S 50th anniversary open house is June 10
Thursday, June 2, 2022Environmental health & safety is hosting a carnival-themed open house at its facility Friday, June 10 (1-3 p.m.) to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
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Welcome to Carl Wells
Thursday, May 26, 2022Carl Wells started May 16 in the university position of director of equal opportunity and Title IX coordinator.
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Support grows for responding to student well-being needs
Thursday, May 26, 2022Reflecting a national trend that predates the pandemic but has accelerated in its wake, mental health needs are greater than ever among Iowa State students.