Featured Stories
Sep 16th, 2020
A collaborative partnership between researchers with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Iowa State University has produced a string of notable water quality studies that have influenced conservation research and practice nationwide.
Sep 14th, 2020
When Assistant Professor Nancy Boury, plant pathology and microbiology, introduced her class, Predicting the Next Pandemic, in fall 2019, she had no way to foresee how timely the topic would become just a few months later.
Sep 3rd, 2020
A new, national report, co-authored by Iowa State University Professor Cathie Woteki, food science and human nutrition, identifies strategies to strengthen federal food and nutrition research and policy.
Aug 27th, 2020
The Academic Program for EXcellence helps multicultural students explore resources, networks, the community and the agricultural industry the summer before their first year on campus.
Aug 10th, 2020
Building blocks are the foundation of a new resource on youth leadership, created by Haley Jones, Iowa 4-H Youth Development Specialist. Her Building Blocks curriculum will soon become a series, with entrepreneurship as its next focus.
Aug 5th, 2020
The Horticulture Research Station at Iowa State University continues its tradition of cultivating graduate student science even in the midst of a pandemic.
Jul 21st, 2020
Vintage milk cans used by the dairy science department in the 1950s and 1960s will be available for purchase during the ISU Surplus sale Wednesday, July 22. Proceeds from the sale of the milk cans will be put toward the new Iowa State University Creamery, set to open Aug. 13, and located on the second floor of the Food Sciences Building.
Jul 16th, 2020
A set of sewing machines is being repurposed as a public health tool in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the resourcefulness of Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) staff and donors.
Jul 9th, 2020
The Food Forum, a group convened by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), invites interested academics, policy makers, industry personnel, and members of the public to a free virtual workshop, “Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Building a More Sustainable, Resilient, Equitable and Nourishing Food System,” July 22-23, 2020.
Jun 29th, 2020
With soybean farmers across the United States relying on access to non-GMO soybean varieties from the Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Iowa State leadership acted fast to ensure critical services such as the Germplasm Licensing Program remained open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jun 25th, 2020
Planning, plotting and planting approximately two-and-one-half acres of fruits and vegetables to sell this summer is a learning experience for Alice Paulson, student intern at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station.
Jun 23rd, 2020
A new volume of the classic textbook “Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture” is now available. First published by Iowa State College Press, Volume II of the 7th edition represents a legacy of ISU contributions over almost 70 years, from Harold D. Hughes to Kenneth Moore.
#CALSproud COVID-19 Response - ABE teaching lab coordinator making desk shields for campus community
Jun 22nd, 2020
Hoa Chi, an agricultural and biosystems engineering teaching lab coordinator, has been creating Plexiglass desk shields to help minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 when on campus.
Jun 10th, 2020
When microbiology students lost summer internships due to COVID-19, Nancy Boury had an idea to provide an alternative for her students.
Jun 2nd, 2020
Ken Ziegler served as Iowa State University’s Iowa Corn Yield Test Program leader and developed and became the university’s Popcorn Breeding Program project leader from 1977 until his retirement in 2004. Following retirement, he continued breeding and popping popcorn to improve its overall quality.
May 12th, 2020
What does a graduate student ambassador do during a pandemic? Graham Redweik, an Iowa State University PhD student in food science and human nutrition and interdepartmental microbiology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is figuring that out.as Young Ambassador for the American Society of Microbiology.
May 8th, 2020
New agronomy graduate hopes to dig into urban soils. Perla Carmenate started exploring the science of agriculture in high school, now her career plans include improving soils in larger cities to provide green spaces, gardening opportunities and healthy watersheds.
May 5th, 2020
On Saturday, May 2, the Iowa State University - Uganda Program delivered 1,400 Kg of rice to the Kamuli District Anti-COVID-19 task force.
Apr 27th, 2020
Kara Klemm is finishing her senior year working at the Iowa State University Dairy Farm before she takes a full-time job in the food safety division at Seaboard Foods, Inc. in Oklahoma. Along with her dairy farm experience, Klemm has played a key role as a mentor for incoming and prospective students.
Apr 23rd, 2020
Iowa State University’s Center for Sustainable Livelihoods in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has worked in Uganda since 2004. Its programs include service-learning and school garden programs affiliated with Makerere University in Kampala. Now, though, it has a new, temporary assignment: helping supply much-needed food during the pandemic.
Apr 21st, 2020
Originally scheduled to begin April 6, Daniel Thomson joined the Department of Animal Science March 23 as the new department chair. He bumped up his start date in order to lead the department through these unprecedented times caused by COVID-19.
Apr 21st, 2020
Katie Stringer, a graduating senior in global resource systems, started the Uganda Alliance Organization to expand market opportunities for the women of the Tusubila crafts group in Uganda.
Apr 17th, 2020
Learning community peer mentors in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies, led by advising coordinator Ben Chamberlain and academic advisor Nate Dobbels, created this fun video to welcoming incoming students and introduce peer mentors and advisors.
Apr 17th, 2020
Mary Wiedenhoeft, Morrill Professor in Iowa State University Department of Agronomy, has found success in establishing a routine while working from home.
Apr 17th, 2020
Sigma Alpha, professional sorority for women in agriculture, held a virtual fundraiser to support the Iowa Food Bank to support the organization’s additional needs caused by the impacts of COVID-19.