News and Events
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Ames holds first Pridefest celebration in four years
Sunday, October 1, 2023After four years without a festival, Ames Pride held a pride celebration on the corner of Fifth Street and Duff Avenue on Saturday Sept. 30. Pridefest was full of games, vendors, free tie-dye and performances.
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Secretary of Agriculture tours creamery on campus
Thursday, September 28, 2023CALS Week, an event from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, featured Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, who spoke on the importance of Iowa farms locally and internationally.
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Fun, comfortable atmosphere: Design Conversations and Connections
Thursday, September 28, 2023Design Conversations and Connections is a networking event similar to the career fairs. The fair will occur from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 5 in the College of Design Building.
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ISSO hosts trip to Ledges State Park for international students
Wednesday, September 27, 2023The International Students and Scholars Office employs international student advisers with experience in the U.S. and abroad. These advisers provide service and informative programming for international students, visiting scholars and their families.
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“You are not alone”: Story County Mental Health Expo presents resources for students, community
Monday, September 25, 2023Story County residents heard a message from keynote speaker Kai Roberts and learned about local mental health resources at the Story County Mental Health Expo on Monday.
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Paw prints and picture frames: an inside look into student’s Press Paws design process
Sunday, September 24, 2023As students walk into Hamilton Hall, they may notice a bright red door, covered and surrounded by various paw prints, picture frames and cartoon dogs. A phrase on the door reads “Happiness Awaits.”
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Ag 450 Farm celebrates 80 years
Thursday, September 21, 2023Iowa State University’s Ag 450 Farm is celebrating 80 years of progress. The department of agricultural education and studies is holding an anniversary celebration this weekend. All alumni, students and friends of the farm are invited to join.
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‘It’s Not Done’: Women’s constitutional equality lecture addresses feminism, female rights
Thursday, September 21, 2023Karen Kedrowski, professor and director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center, gave a lecture Thursday in the Memorial Union regarding how feminism and female rights are addressed in the United States Constitution.
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Getting good miles from a Fulbright experience
Thursday, September 21, 2023On Ken Tsai and Ching-Hui (Joan) Su's "cool things I gotta do this year" list is to develop the content for a second annual international and interdisciplinary summer school next May.
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Expanded small town poll to focus on rural Iowa’s growing diversity
Wednesday, September 20, 2023The latest version of a once-a-decade Iowa State University poll will survey rural Iowans about quality-of-life issues and how small town residents can come together as one community to build prosperity.
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“An adventure in eating and community”: Iowa State hosts annual Local Food Festival
Wednesday, September 20, 2023More than 30 vendors from Iowa State and the Ames area showcased efforts around food, farming, sustainability and local produce at the ISU Local Food Festival on Wednesday.
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Mental Health Grant Awarded to Iowa 4-H SWITCH, a Collaborative School Wellness Initiative
Wednesday, September 20, 2023SWITCH, an innovative school wellness initiative, has received additional funding from the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health at the University of Iowa to help enhance school wellness programming.
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Ag professor father and son duo develop proso millet as crop for the future
Tuesday, September 19, 2023The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, but these crops are unfamiliar to many Iowa farmers.
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New degree programs address student and employer demand
Tuesday, September 19, 2023Educators and faculty predict enrollment increases with the implementation of the Degrees of the Future Initiative.
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What Iowa State has in store for $4 million in strategic plan funding
Monday, September 18, 2023Nineteen teams throughout Iowa State will share around $4 million in funding for the ISU 2022-2031 strategic plan.