News and Events
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Second command center adds to campus safety
Thursday, August 31, 2023Whether it's a major weather event -- like a derecho -- or a football Saturday, Iowa State is better equipped to handle emergencies and large events with the addition this summer of a secondary emergency operations center (EOC).
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Efforts by International Student Council provide beds for international students
Wednesday, August 30, 2023While many students moved into dorms and apartments this year, members of the International Student Council (ISC) and community volunteers worked quickly to assemble and deliver beds before classes started.
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Ukrainian grain farmers now raising hogs benefit from ISU expertise
Tuesday, August 29, 2023Russian attacks over the past 18 months have wreaked havoc on Ukrainian supply chains. The glut of inventory in the nation often called Europe’s bread basket has driven grain prices down, while reduced production capacity has increased the price of meat.
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ISU students save cash and the environment in record-breaking fashion
Sunday, August 27, 2023In its eighth year, Rummage RAMPage raised more than $62,000 for local non-profit organizations and diverted a record amount of reusable items from landfills, according to the City of Ames.
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Press Paws brings therapy dogs to Hamilton Hall
Thursday, August 24, 2023Press Paws brings therapy dogs to Hamilton Hall
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CELT offers two new learning communities for faculty
Thursday, August 24, 2023Much like helping students adapt at the start of a new academic year, the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) is putting the focus on instructors with two new faculty learning communities.
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Biomedical engineering starts major operation
Wednesday, August 23, 2023This fall marks the first semester of Iowa State offering a major in biomedical engineering, though the topic is not new to campus. Iowa State began offering a bioengineering minor in 2009, which was refocused to a biomedical engineering minor in 2014.
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Residence team assembles cool suggestions for a really hot week
Wednesday, August 23, 2023With unprecedented first-week-of-class heat in central Iowa, staff in the residence department built a new website this week, Staying Cool in the High Heat, to share information with students living in residence halls without air conditioning.
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Metal trees sprout on campus
Tuesday, August 22, 2023Artist Tom Stancliffe created “Ghost Trees” to inspire a feeling and tell a story that includes many layers, according to Sydney Marshall, a curator at Iowa State University Museums.
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Iowa vs. California: Students explore two states' food systems
Wednesday, August 16, 2023How do food systems in Iowa and California compare to each other? A group of students explored the answer to that question earlier this summer during a Study USA trip to California.
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Iowa State Researchers building green fertilizer system to reuse wastes, cut greenhouse gas emissions
Thursday, August 10, 2023Midwest researchers want to take some of the greenhouse gas emissions out of crop fertilizer. Research teams from Iowa State University and Wichita State University in Kansas are teaming up to develop a system that captures waste emissions.
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Zebrafish are a scientist’s favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders
Monday, August 7, 2023Scientists have relied on animal models as an alternative to testing on human tissues and cells for decades. But not just any organism can adequately model how human cells behave. Researchers take into account how quickly the organism can mature, how many
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Cyclone Science Innovators make their mark on campus
Friday, August 4, 2023The Cyclone Science Innovators, otherwise known as CySI for short, is a group of multi-disciplinary students working to hone their innovation skills and make life on campus a little brighter.
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An impactful way to celebrate soybeans
Thursday, August 3, 2023The Iowa Soybean Research Center kicked off Soybean Month in Iowa by hosting a Meals from the Heartland food packaging event Aug. 2. More than 50 student, faculty and staff volunteers in color-coded team T-shirts packaged 38,000 meals in two hours.
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Sliding into electric: CyRide adds two buses
Thursday, August 3, 2023The CyRide fleet received a jolt this summer with the addition of two electric buses. Built by Nova Bus, the manufacturer of CyRide's articulated buses, the long-range distance, 40-foot buses can cover a daily route on a single charge.