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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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When opportunities arise to do what you love, don’t hesitate — even if it feels uncomfortable at first. Growth happens outside your comfort zone, and taking that leap will open doors you never imagined.
Tyler Atkinson, '25 agronomy and genetics

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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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Recent News

  • Students of the spring 2025 FSHN 4120 Food Product Development class.

    Investing in the longevity of food science

    November 13, 2025

    With a focus on innovation and ideation, Kate Gilbert has dedicated her College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows (IEFF) project to enhance FSHN 4120 Food Product Development, a three-credit capstone course for food science and culinary food science seniors. The course challenges students to develop a new food product using the knowledge they have gained from prerequisite courses. 

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