News and Events

  • Biomedical engineering starts major operation

    Wednesday, August 23, 2023
    This 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.

  • Residence team assembles cool suggestions for a really hot week

    Wednesday, August 23, 2023
    With 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.

  • Metal trees sprout on campus

    Tuesday, August 22, 2023
    Artist 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.

  • Iowa vs. California: Students explore two states' food systems

    Wednesday, August 16, 2023
    How 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.

  • Iowa State Researchers building green fertilizer system to reuse wastes, cut greenhouse gas emissions

    Thursday, August 10, 2023
    Midwest 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.

  • Zebrafish are a scientist’s favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders

    Monday, August 7, 2023
    Scientists 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

  • Fresh places to move, study, recharge at Parks

    Monday, August 7, 2023
    For some students, moving helps them concentrate. Having the ability to bounce in a chair or stand at a desk can mean the difference between zeroing in on a reading for an upcoming test or losing focus.

  • Cyclone Science Innovators make their mark on campus

    Friday, August 4, 2023
    The 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.

  • An impactful way to celebrate soybeans

    Thursday, August 3, 2023
    The 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.

  • Sliding into electric: CyRide adds two buses

    Thursday, August 3, 2023
    The 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.

  • Mental health training, help options are still growing

    Thursday, August 3, 2023
    Significant faculty and staff enrollment in the RESPOND training this summer illustrates the campus community's growing commitment to better mental health.

  • Sharing Jack Trice's legacy with Iowans at the state fair

    Thursday, August 3, 2023
    The story of Jack Trice will take center stage at Iowa State's exhibit at the 2023 Iowa State Fair. Titled "Breaking Barriers: The Story of Jack Trice," the exhibit highlights the life and legacy of Iowa State's first Black athlete.

  • Wind turbine will come down next week

    Thursday, August 3, 2023
    After more than a decade in service, the wind turbine in the northeast corner of campus between the university power plant and CyRide facility will be removed next week.

  • CYstarters Cohort 8 Demo Day Recap

    Wednesday, August 2, 2023
    After 11 weeks packed full of education and mentorship, the CYstarters accelerator program came to a close on Tuesday, August 1. The ISU Research Park atrium was buzzing with excitement as the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the 8th annual CY

  • Field Crop Insect Guide Helps with Identification, Insect Behavior and Management

    Monday, July 24, 2023
    Crop farmers, agronomists and others who scout crops for insect injury can gain new insight through the latest version of Field Crop Insects. First published in 2012, the latest edition became available in print from the ISU Extension Store in July 2023.

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