News Releases
Rodriguez appointed interim director of Seed Science Center at Iowa State UniversityMay 4th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Lulu Rodriguez has been named interim director of the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University, effective April 28.
“It is a great pleasure to have Dr. Lulu Rodriguez serve in the capacity as interim director for the Seed...
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Gamma Sigma Delta presents awards, announces new initiatesMay 2nd, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Gamma Sigma Delta, the Iowa Beta Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, held its annual award ceremony on April 20, 2023, in Curtiss Hall’s Dolezal Auditorium. During the ceremony, Iowa State University students, faculty and...
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Iowa State University’s Manjit Misra Named Director of USDA National Institute of Food and AgricultureApril 24th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has named Manjit K. Misra as its new director.
USDA...
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New Iowa State agricultural communication major approved for fall 2023 semesterApril 20th, 2023
Innovative and interdisciplinary program expected to see growth
AMES, IA – The Iowa Board of Regents approved a new undergraduate major – Bachelor of Science in agricultural communication – in Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and...
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Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University welcomes new partner, Sound AgricultureApril 19th, 2023
AMES, Iowa — Sound Agriculture has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Sound Agriculture will serve on the ISRC’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research...
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Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative announces grants for big projects, national conferenceApril 13th, 2023
Ames, IA — The Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative has awarded seven new grants in its fourth round of support for institutions across the country to develop projects that advance multidisciplinary crop and livestock genetics research....
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Wiedenhoeft named interim chair of Iowa State’s Department of AgronomyApril 6th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Mary Wiedenhoeft will begin leading Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy as interim department chair, effective May 16, 2023.
Wiedenhoeft, Morrill Professor of Agronomy, will take over for current department chair Kendall...
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Stewart named to Harmon Family Professorship in ForestryApril 6th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Timothy Stewart has been named the newest holder of the Harmon Family Professorship in Forestry at Iowa State University.
Stewart, associate professor in natural resource ecology and management, was recognized during a medallion...
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Conservation efforts needed to support monarch butterfly population recoveryApril 4th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – The last year was a difficult one for the eastern monarch butterfly, according to a report just released that indicates monarchs occupying forest canopy in their wintering grounds in Mexico decreased by 22%, down from approximately 7...
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Arbuckle, O’Neal will share sustainable agriculture chair position at Iowa State UniversityApril 3rd, 2023
AMES, Iowa –J. Arbuckle, professor in sociology and criminal justice, and Matthew O’Neal, professor in plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, will serve a joint appointment as Henry A. Wallace Chairs for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa...
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Iowa State’s ag, forestry programs ranked among top 10 worldwideMarch 31st, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences jumped to No. 8 worldwide and No. 4 in North America for its agricultural and forestry programs, according to the...
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Glenn to present Hertz Lecture at Iowa State April 11March 28th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Tim Glenn, executive vice president of the seed business unit at Corteva Agriscience, will deliver the 2023 Carl and...
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Extension livestock economist receives applied research awardMarch 23rd, 2023
AMES, Iowa — Lee Schulz is the recipient of the 2023 Dean Lee R. Kolmer Award for Excellence in Applied Research from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
Schulz is an extension livestock economist and an...
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Yandeau-Nelson receives Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development AwardMarch 23rd, 2023
AMES, Iowa — The recipient of the 2023 Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award is Marna Yandeau-Nelson, associate professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University.
The award recognizes tenured...
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences names Lamkey associate dean for facilities and operationsMarch 23rd, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Kendall Lamkey has been named associate dean for facilities and operations for Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective May 16, 2023.
Lamkey, a professor of agronomy and crop breeding, has been a...
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GPSS conference aims to build community among graduate studentsMarch 22nd, 2023
Getting to know fellow graduate students and improving presentation skills are among the takeaways students can expect from the upcoming Graduate...
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Mini-forest author to present 2023 Shivvers Memorial Lecture, April 6March 21st, 2023
AMES, Iowa — Author Hannah Lewis will present the 2023 Shivvers Memorial Lecture, Thursday, April 6 at 5:30 p.m., in the Iowa State University Memorial Union, room 3580. The event is free and open to the public.
Lewis, an Iowa State alumna, is...
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Nutrien partners with the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State UniversityMarch 16th, 2023
AMES, Iowa — Nutrien has joined the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University as an industry partner. In this role, Nutrien will have a representative serving on the ISRC’s industry advisory council, which provides guidance on research...
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Break a leg: Repurposing acting class methods to improve students’ presentation skillsMarch 2nd, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Graduate students are often asked to present their research at conferences or in academic settings. The trick is taking sometimes very technical information unique to their discipline and presenting it in a way that is understandable...
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Ag education professor honored for teaching effortsMarch 1st, 2023
Scott Smalley, associate professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural Education and Studies, was named one of seven recipients of the Golden Owl Award on Feb. 27.
Smalley...
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Scientists exploit genetic mutation to accelerate plant breeding processFebruary 16th, 2023
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University researchers may have solved a long-standing challenge associated with accelerated development of pure genetic lines.
Use of “doubled haploid” (DH) genetics has become one of the basic technologies underpinning...
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Beaver dams: Beneficial for watersheds?February 6th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – A novel research project investigating beavers and the dams they build is exploring the influence of this industrious, little-known animal on water quality and hydrology (water movement) within Iowa watersheds.
“Once plentiful,...
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CALS students part of inaugural George Washington Carver DayFebruary 3rd, 2023
What started as a conversation between two influential men in the summer of 2020 blossomed into an event that brought together approximately 550 people in celebration of an Iowa State University-educated, world-famous agriculturalist.
The...
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Woteki to discuss efforts to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases during seminarJanuary 30th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Catherine Woteki, professor of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University and ...
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Iowa State researchers help lead multistate project for a more diverse Corn BeltJanuary 19th, 2023
AMES, Iowa – In Iowa, more than 24 million acres are devoted to crops. That represents about 68% of the state’s land area -- and more than 94% of that land is used to produce corn and soybeans, according to the latest National Agriculture...
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