2016 News & Featured Stories Archive
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December 15, 2016Student cross-disciplinary teams in a technical systems management and agricultural biosystems engineering class were asked to develop a poster that identifies a biorenewable problem or issue, discuss constraints and opportunities, and propose a solution.
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December 14, 2016Outstanding Senior Award winner Rebecca Clay is graduating with a double major in agronomy and global resource systems and has been accepted to serve in the Peace Corps in Nepal.
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December 14, 2016The Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences graduating class will hold its convocation ceremony on Dec. 17 at 9:30 a.m. in CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames. This year’s graduates will include five outstanding senior award winners.
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December 12, 2016
Laura Meany decided to graduate early to take over her family farm after her father's unexpected death.
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November 21, 2016
AMES, Iowa — Students at Iowa State University studying agricultural communications are enjoying a stronger program, thanks in part to the continued efforts of alumni.
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November 18, 2016
Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving to our alumni, friends and supporters from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences!
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November 16, 2016
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University is a partner in a World Bank project to strengthen graduate education and collaborative research in crop improvement in Africa.
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November 14, 2016
AMES, Iowa – Performance Livestock Analytics has established itself in the Iowa State University Research Park as part of the Ag Startup Engine and ISU Startup Factory.
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November 14, 2016
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University emeritus professor and former animal science department chair was honored for his contributions to the nation’s livestock industry Nov. 13 when his portrait was added to the Saddle and Sirloin Gallery.
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November 10, 2016
AMES, Iowa – David Acker, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences associate dean for academic and global programs, was elected senior vice president of the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricult
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Iowa State University’s Wintersteen Honored with National Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award
November 9, 2016AMES, Iowa — Wendy Wintersteen, dean of agriculture and life sciences at Iowa State University, is the 2016 recipient of the Carl F.
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November 7, 2016
AMES, Iowa – The KinoSol team, which began as an Iowa State University student start-up, recently won second place and $35,000 in the Global Citizen Waislitz Award competition in New York City.
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November 2, 2016
AMES, Iowa — As an undergraduate, Michael Castellano spent one summer on a New Mexico ranch doing environmental science research. He was inspired by the landowner’s implementation of a grass banking system.
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October 28, 2016
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Iowa State University Alumni Association presented awards at the annual Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 28.
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October 26, 2016
AMES, Iowa — Ryan’s Quest and Michael’s Cause, two nonprofit organizations, have provided a $150,000 grant to Iowa State University to study a combination of compounds that could be an effective therapy for children suffering from Duchenne muscu
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October 26, 2016
Iowa State University Bacon Expo 2016 co-chair, Tayler Etzel, talks about the importance of Bacon Expo as an educational event. Bacon Expo was held Oct. 8 at the Hansen Learning Center.
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October 21, 2016
AMES, Iowa – High national rankings don’t just happen.
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October 20, 2016
AMES, Iowa — Two Iowa State University professors have been appointed to serve on the Agricultural Science Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board.
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October 19, 2016
AMES, Iowa – The Food and Drug Administration has announced a $1.1 million grant to Iowa State University in an effort to help Iowa fruit and vegetable growers and processors comply with new federal regulations.
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October 18, 2016
The Executive Vice President of DuPont, Jim Collins, presented the 2016 William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture “Growth Comes When You Least Expect It" on Oct. 5 at Iowa State University.