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Extension

Furthering farm education with Extension

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Research

Undergraduates partner with zoo to save threatened turtles

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Learning

NREM students bring wildlife wonder into the classroom

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“You're a lot more capable than you think you are. Have confidence in yourself to try to take hold of some of those opportunities.”
Gillian Anderson, '24 agricultural and rural policy studies, international agriculture

Hands-on approach

From Cyclones in the making to those already formed, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a place for everyone. The innovations made in the labs, the farms, the forests and the fields strive to carry out Iowa State’s original land grant mission: discovering, developing, disseminating and preserving knowledge.

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Innovation in Action
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Farms and Facilities
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Recent News

  • Arianna Hyczko

    Senior set to make biomedical industry more affordable

    April 17, 2025

    Arianna Hyczko, senior in industrial technology, has always wanted to help people. When she was young, she thought she would be a doctor or a pharmacist. As she started her journey at Iowa State University, she was able to develop her love for science through exploring technology and computer-aided design, or CAD.

  • Caelan Engelbrecht standing in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City in Italy. 

    Spurred by a curious mindset

    April 16, 2025

    Combining her curiosity and passion for agriculture, Caelan Engelbrecht found her true calling in the agricultural systems technology major at Iowa State University. 

  • Birding Club group picture

    Adventures in bird watching

    April 16, 2025

    The fourth annual Spring Birding Campus Challenge, hosted by the Iowa State University Birding Club, is in full swing as students race to spot different species of birds. 

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