News and Events
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StuGov funds recycling compactors, Iranian student club and gymnastics
Thursday, March 2, 2023The Senate waived the first reading on two funding bills and moved to fund 10 additional solar-powered recycling compactors Wednesday evening.
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Students push for gender inclusivity through on-campus identity-related socials
Tuesday, February 28, 2023Iowa State students attending The Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success’s gender-expansive socials are pushing for an inclusive environment on campus. This includes Taz Polley, a student who is passionate about pronoun usage in the classroom.
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Volunteer in seven cities over spring break with Pay It Forward
Tuesday, February 28, 2023Seven cities; nine days. A student volunteer organization at Iowa State will be filling its spring break with a nine-day trip that will consist of helping others and sightseeing in seven cities throughout the country.
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Award-winning author discusses slave trade’s impacts on African American cuisine
Monday, February 27, 2023Culinary historian and New York Times bestselling author Jessica Harris shared the history of African American cuisine and how it transformed the United States Monday night.
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Three Proposals From Fall RIR Receive Presidential Jump Start Seed Funding
Monday, February 27, 2023The first of two Research & Innovation Roundtables (RIR) slated for the 2023 fiscal year yielded three interdisciplinary research proposals that are receiving Iowa State Strategic Plan Presidential jump start seed funding.
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SHOP and Sloss House to open new Resource Room
Sunday, February 26, 2023What began as Iowa State student Madison Mason’s research project on the SHOP has developed into the addition of a new initiative: the Resource Room involving multiple departments, staff and students.
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Healthcare Management degree helps students combine interests
Sunday, February 26, 2023The new healthcare management degree program will help students combine their passions for business and healthcare.
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CFP: Affordable course materials jumpstart initiative
Friday, February 24, 2023Iowa State University is investing in several Jumpstart Initiatives that are aligned with the 2022-2031 ISU Strategic Plan. The first of two Calls for Proposal for Affordable Course Materials Jumpstart projects is open and is focused on infrastructure.
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Iowa State delivers $5 Billion impact to state economy
Friday, February 24, 2023An Iowa State University startup that developed a new technology to assist with the creation of new therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases is just one example of how the university impacts the state’s economy and benefits society as a whole.
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Electronic upgrade saves reams of paper, reaps award
Thursday, February 23, 2023The stacks of paper got so high that room scheduling specialist Katie Baumgarn and her team decided there had to be a better way. It led to a digital revolution in the office that swept away piles of paper and earned a Live Green! Award for Excellence.
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So long, coal
Thursday, February 23, 2023Psst. You likely won't hear it, the sound of the university's last coal-firing boiler chewing through its final load of coal and limestone. But later next week, after 155 years of burning coal, Iowa State will quietly bid farewell to the carbon-based fuel
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Going green with ISU Dining
Thursday, February 23, 2023With more than 20 dining locations across campus plus catering for university events big and small, it's an understatement to say that ISU Dining prepares and serves a lot of food.
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Exploring student perceptions, behaviors on sustainability
Thursday, February 23, 2023A recently published research project explores student perceptions about sustainability at Iowa State and how they felt curricular and extracurricular activities prepare them to approach sustainability challenges post-graduation.
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Sustainability, wellness work together
Thursday, February 23, 2023ISU WellBeing staff look for ways to increase the success and happiness faculty and staff experience in their work. Senior WorkLife and WellBeing coordinator Stephanie Downs finds improving employees' lives often goes hand in hand with sustainability.
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2023 Bailey Award to support health and conservation of threatened Iowa bee species
Thursday, February 23, 2023Iowa State University’s 2023 Bailey Research Career Development award has been granted to a university researcher with her eyes set on mastering the emerging field of conservation genomics in order to answer a question with major environmental impact.