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CALS students marching toward success

Two of the three fall 2024 Iowa State University Cyclone Football “Varsity” Marching Band drum majors call CALS home. Thomas Vastine and Emma Mostek, seniors in animal science, started their band careers in fifth grade and have reached the prestigious level of leading the Iowa State Marching Band.

Training the next generation of rural development workers

The Next Generation Institute program gathers Iowa State students and early-career nongovernmental organization practitioners from Europe and Africa at the ISU-Uganda Program facility in Uganda’s Kamuli District. There, participants attend lectures, visit high-impact field programs and work on team projects.

CALS student club spotlight: Iowa Corn Growers Collegiate Club

Learn about the Iowa Corn Growers Collegiate Club and see if it's a good fit for you!

Wares establish fund to benefit Department of Animal Science students

As a proud alum of Iowa State University, Doug (’75 MS animal science, ’76 PhD) and his wife, Virginia, are honored to support the Department of Animal Science by establishing the Douglas and Virginia Ware Excellence Fund in Animal Science and Food Animal Veterinary Medicine. 

Building bridges to connect genetics classroom, lab lessons

What role does gene expression play in predicting whether someone prefers salty over sweet snacks or tends to be more of a night owl than an early riser? That is just one of the topics students explore in Jelena Kraft’s Biology 3130(L): Principles of Genetics class and lab.

Iowa high schools encouraged to participate in new GWC Future Hunger Fighters Program

Walter Suza is leading the George Washington Carver Future Hunger Fighters Program, in collaboration with writing specialist Erin Todey, to engage Iowa high school students in developing innovative solutions to food insecurity challenges.

CALS faculty, staff and students recognized as impactful

Each year, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics selects 12 women for the calendar in recognition of the positive differences they make at Iowa State University. This year, four of those women came from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

When art meets science

What happens when you challenge people to find the intersection of art and science? An exhibition of “Crosspollinating Art and Science,” Dior Kelley's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows project.

Owusu to lead global engagement programs at Iowa State

Francis Owusu, former department chair and now professor of community and regional planning at Iowa State’s College of Design, will become the next CALS associate dean for global engagement and director of the Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, effective March 17.

Iowa State University scientists lead breakthrough to understand contents of plant cells

Iowa State University scientists has made a significant breakthrough in scientists’ ability to identify specific proteins within individual plant cells. Professor Justin Walley and Christian Montes, a research scientist, in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, led the work to develop a method for single-cell proteomics, or SCP. Their findings were reported recently in the New Phytologist, one of the leading journals in the world of plant sciences.   

Kaleita named to new endowed chair position established for Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Amy Kaleita, professor and chair in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, was presented the inaugural Larry and Bunita Buss Department Chair in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering during a medallion ceremony Jan. 8 in the Sukup Atrium of the Biorenewables Complex on Iowa State’s campus.

Iowa State University faculty and staff support leadership for sustainability

Iowa State University faculty and staff have a strong commitment to on-campus sustainability efforts, according to a survey conducted by Iowa State researchers.

Jonathan Lundgren to present 2025 Shivvers Memorial Lecture, Feb. 5

Award-winning scientist and pioneering farmer Jonathan Lundgren, will present the 2025 Shivvers Lecture on Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the Sun Roon of Iowa State University’s Memorial Union. The event is free and open to the public. Lundgren, an agroecologist, farmer, rancher and beekeeper, is executive director of Ecdysis Foundation and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm. The event is hosted by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (LCSA) and the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture (GPSA) at Iowa State. Light refreshments will be provided.