2011 news releases

Dec. 27

Gentile cites positive, negative effects of video games in Nature Reviews article

Dec. 21

Paul now top pick in new ISU/Gazette/KCRG Poll, but voters still uncertain

Astronomers, Iowa State’s Kawaler discover planets that survived their star’s expansion

Dec. 20

ISU researchers poised to help unlock mysteries of medicinal benefits of plants

Dec. 19

Iowa State University named a military-friendly school

Dec. 16

Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers honored for distinguished efforts to advance science

President Geoffroy will be honored with CASE Chief Executive Leadership Award

Dec. 15

Science meets art on the river in Iowa State University learning community

Dec. 13

ISU student prairie restoration project earns national conservation fellowship

ISU business professor sees 'mavatars' becoming marketing wave of the future

After being mute, Iowa State University graduating senior speaks with a new voice

Iowa State researcher among the first class of women rising stars of chemistry

ISU, USAID to present international seed regulation paper via webinar: open to public

Iowa State University commencement will be Dec. 17

Dec. 12

Iowa State engineers study how hills, nearby turbines affect wind energy production

High land prices, high commodity prices make this a great time, bad time to start farming

Iowa State, UI Percy siblings earn National Endowment of the Arts awards

Dec. 8

Board of Regents approves establishment of School of Education at Iowa State

Dec. 7

Iowa State's Student Counseling Service trains cadre of mental health first-aid responders

Schmittmann named next dean in Iowa State's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dec. 6

Iowa State’s METaL lab develops multiple ways to experience virtual reality

Dec. 5

Cyclone Battalion at ISU named best Army ROTC program in Midwestern brigade

ISU scientists part of US-Japan team set to research gene chemistry to enhance biofuel, biochemical technology

Dec. 2

If a fat tax is coming, here’s how to make it efficient, effective: ISU economists

From Eisenhower to Reagan: Five questions with ISU's own Dwight Ink

Nov. 28

Study by ISU's Pruetz finds savanna chimps exhibit sharing behavior like humans

Nov. 21

Iowa State University scientists genetically increase algae biomass by more than 50 percent

Nov. 18

ISU Greenlee School to host the Iowa final for 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Romer to discuss economic policy, leadership as ISU's fall Mary Louise Smith Chair

Nov. 17

Cain top choice in new ISU/Gazette/KCRG Poll, but voters have not made up their minds

New ISU horticulture app gives students, gardeners mobile flower power

Nov. 15

Iowa State finance professors study bank failures and the FDIC's role in their restart

Parking tips for Iowa State - OSU game Nov. 18

Nov. 10

Becoming part of global, shoestring team requires researchers only to play fair, share

Iowa State engineers establish national panel to advance a carbon negative economy

Nov. 9

Veterans are focus of ISU’s Beginning Farmer Center’s new partnership

Iowa State study finds health value to children of National School Lunch Program

Nov. 8

Political analyst Charlie Cook to headline inaugural Harkin Institute events on Nov. 29

Nov. 3

Iowa State University will honor fallen soldiers in Gold Star Hall ceremony Nov. 10

ISU Gold Star Hall ceremony honors fallen Korean War soldier from Ames

ISU Gold Star Hall ceremony honors fallen Korean War soldier from Hampton

ISU Gold Star Hall ceremony honors fallen Korean War soldier from Brooklyn

ISU Gold Star Hall ceremony honors fallen Afghan War serviceman from Ottumwa

Nov. 2

ISU's architecture and landscape architecture programs rank in top 10 nationally

It was a high-energy summer for Iowa State undergraduates at European physics lab

ISU’s Veterinary Medicine and Human Sciences animal programs receive full accreditation

Nov. 1

Getting wine from grape to glass faster, easier is focus of grant to wine producing group

Oct. 26

Wind Energy Manufacturing Lab helps Iowa State engineers improve wind power

ISU economics study finds Vision Iowa provided healthy return on investment

Oct. 25

Experian VP to discuss living credit smart in Greater Iowa Credit Union Lecture Nov. 1

Oct. 24

"Diet for a Small Planet" author Frances Moore Lappé to speak at ISU Nov. 3

Oct. 21

Healthy food advocate Gregory Jaffe will discuss biotech food Nov. 1 at ISU

Oct. 20

Iowa State researchers studying impact of exercise on flu vaccine resistance in adults

Oct. 19

Travel issues force Hamilton to postpone tonight's Manatt-Phelps Lecture

ISU management information systems professor studies online deception

Oct. 18

Iowa State's Gold Star Ceremony to honor fallen soldiers will be Nov. 10

$2 million NIH grant allows ISU researchers to extend family programs to other states

Oct. 17

The New York Times environmental writer Andrew Revkin to speak at ISU Oct. 24

ISU Army ROTC wins regional Ranger Challenge

Oct. 13

Iowa State, Ames Lab physicist says nanoparticle assembly is like building with LEGOs

ISU students provide costuming, dance to bring Reiman "Spirits in the Gardens" alive

Greenlee School Futures Forum to explore presidential campaign news coverage

Oct. 12

Hira to retire as ISU College of Business dean; will remain on faculty

Oct. 11

Student artists will use construction steamroller to make woodcut prints Oct. 14 in Ames

ISU plant pathologist updates science community on groundbreaking research

Oct. 10

ISU’s dietetic internship is first in nation to go international with new Ghana program

Oct. 7

Iowa State political experts can assist in 2012 Iowa presidential campaign coverage

USDA Secretary Vilsack to speak on food insecurity at Iowa State University

Oct. 6

Iowa State researchers help detect very-high-energy gamma rays from Crab pulsar

First Iowa Conference on Human Trafficking coming to Iowa State on Oct. 26

Oct. 5

Iowa State, Ames Laboratory, Technion scientist wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Oct. 4

ISU study finds Iowa's local housing trust funds respond well to affordable housing demand amid rising poverty

Oct. 3

Lee Hamilton to discuss U.S. foreign policy in Oct. 19 Manatt-Phelps Lecture at ISU

Sanchez to discuss African Green Revolution in ISU Norman Borlaug Lecture Oct. 10

Sep. 29

Iowa State researchers produce cheap sugars for sustainable biofuel production

ISU's Pease Family Scholar to address physical fitness and mental health on Oct. 13

Sep. 28

ISU-led group awarded $25 million grant for land use, biofuel production study

Sep. 27

Steven Leath named Iowa State's next president

Sep. 26

Iowa State seeing student returns from investment in financial literacy offerings

Sep. 23

Fiscal Solutions Tour speakers to discuss responsible fiscal policy Sept. 29 at ISU

Sep. 22

New approach challenges old ideas about plant species and biomass

Babcock named Iowa State’s Cargill Chair and leader of the Biobased Industry Center

Sep. 21

World Food Prize laureate to kick off new ISU One Health lecture series

Sep. 20

'Piled Higher and Deeper' comic author to screen film adaptation and speak at ISU Sept. 27

Sep. 19

ISU's Wells leads study finding sequential photos more accurate for eyewitness IDs

Newspaper columnist Rekha Basu to speak at Iowa State Sept. 26

Two finalists for ISU presidency announced

Sep. 16

Social justice educator will speak about her work with Mother Teresa Sept. 22 at ISU

Iowa State expands its role in economic development

Sep. 15

MAD Magazine senior editor will present 'The Joy of Censorship' at ISU Sept. 22

Iowa State astronomer: ‘Beware of the wildlife, even in apparently quiet galaxies’

ISU economist says 2012 Iowa caucuses will not produce great economic impact to state

Sep. 14

Iowa State chemists help astronauts make sure their drinking water is clean

ISU presidential search committee to interview candidates Sept. 15-16 in Minneapolis

Consumers willing to pay premium for healthier genetically modified foods: ISU study

Sep. 13

U.S. News rankings: Iowa State remains among top 25 percent of public national universities

Tibetan monk will unravel sand mandala's meaning in a talk at Iowa State Sept. 21

Sep. 12

Greenlee School professor, broadband access expert provides Internet privacy tips

Sep. 8

NSF invests $20 million in Iowa’s renewable energy and energy efficiency research

Arrive early, avoid hassle at annual Iowa State - Iowa matchup

Sep. 7

Another record: Iowa State University fall enrollment nears 30,000

“MythBusters” star Grant Imahara to give behind-the-scenes look Sept. 17 at ISU

Iowa State chimp researcher reviews "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

Sep. 2

Pulitzer-winning journalist Clarence Page will speak at Iowa State Sept 14

Aug. 29

Iowa State sociologist, migration researcher assesses the current crisis in Somalia

Aug. 26

ISU study examines how couples' collaborative dialogue may assist in a spouse's memory

ISU study examines how couples' collaborative dialogue may assist in memory

Aug. 25

Thomas Leslie is first Pickard Chilton Professor at Iowa State College of Design

Aug. 19

ISU State Gym opening delayed; student fees will be partially credited

Aug. 18

Global health care humanitarian Dr. Paul Farmer to speak at Iowa State Aug. 25

Aug. 17

Internationally renowned landscape architect Ken Smith to receive Christian Petersen Design Award at ISU

Aug. 15

ISU study uses iPhone GPS tools to assist 12 Iowa towns with their Safe Routes to School programs

ISU anthropology professor studying the Fighting Sioux mascot controversy

Aug. 12

Iowa State fellow receives food leadership honor along with Michelle Obama, others

ISU political scientist tutors international news media on Iowa's presidential process

Aug. 11

Corning’s ISU student-designed house demonstrates energy efficiency can be affordable

Aug. 10

Most plant species important in various and varying ecosystems: ISU research

Aug. 9

MEDIA ADVISORY: ISU experts assess impact of U.S. credit rating downgrade

Aug. 3

ISU state fair exhibit hits home

Aug. 2

Iowa State sociologist expects renewed 9/11 remembrance on its 10th anniversary

Aug. 1

ISU student will mine gold like the old timers on a reality TV show in Alaska

July 28

Iowa State’s external funding hits $342.3 million in fiscal year 2011

Iowa State economics professor applies classroom experience to current debt crisis

July 25

ISU research: Corn yields with perennial cover crop are equal to traditional farming

July 19

South Korean students gain design and English skills during intensive ISU workshop

July 18

Political experts assess presidential race less than a month before debate, straw poll

Iowa African-American Hall of Fame to induct new members

July 15

Iowa State physicist to test next-generation neutrino detector for major experiment

ISU College of Business graduate program among 'least expensive' in U.S. News ranking

July 12

Boaters, swimmers on Iowa lakes may see cleaner water after ISU study

July 11

Board of Regents approves new Bachelor of Design degree at ISU

June 30

ISU professor Dean Bakopoulos earns rave reviews for novel on American unhappiness

Developing corn for warmer climate is focus of Iowa State University research

June 29

Missing teen in custody; wanted for questioning regarding an assault at Iowa State

June 24

Intelligent construction practices developed for roads also apply to levee construction

June 23

ISU economists address Iowa manufacturing, entrepreneurship, the federal debt

June 20

Iowa State hybrid lab combines technologies to make biorenewable fuels and products

June 19

Parents prefer media content ratings system in national study led by ISU's Douglas Gentile

June 17

Greenlee School students earn second place in prestigious Effie Collegiate PSA Challenge

June 15

ISU graduate student selected for annual Nobel Prize conference in Germany

Clough plans to improve science education as president of international teaching group

June 9

Researchers will begin tracking performance of ISU Solar Decathlon House at Honey Creek State Park

ISU architecture students are building nation's smallest velodrome for Des Moines

June 8

Superheroes, tsunamis, bugs and brains top Iowa State's summer blockbuster classes

June 6

Iowa State’s Baja SAE Team optimistic about this year’s off-road racer

June 3

ISU's Thompson makes Tech & Learning's list of 10 most influential people in ed tech

June 2

Number of children living in poverty rising faster in Iowa than nation, says ISU researcher

Playing the shell game: ISU finance professors study the value of shell companies

May 26

Restoring Iowa prairie while keeping the land productive is goal of ISU research

Iowa State physicists explain the long, useful lifetime of carbon-14

ISU sociologist leads research on the 'new destination towns' in the Great Plains

May 23

ISU Power Pullers team hopes for revenge in upcoming competition

May 19

Iowa State engineer scales up process that could improve economics of ethanol production

May 18

Political experts provide Iowa insight on this summer's evolving GOP presidential race

May 16

ISU landscape architecture students and Mitchellville prison inmates and staff collaborate on new prison's grounds

May 12

Race car, replica filling station promote Iowa State University’s biofuels research

May 11

ISU Catt Center to present Ready to Run™: Campaign Training for Women on June 10

May 9

ISU's Gentile addresses multiple dimensions of video game effects in new journal article

May 7

Anthelion shows its speed and races to fourth in Formula Sun Grand Prix

May 6

Iowa State’s Formula SAE Team tests its engineering skills at international competition

Iowa African-American Hall of Fame seeks nominations for 2011

Team PrISUm races to fourth on day two of Formula Sun Grand Prix

May 5

Time is now for transformative change in agriculture, says ISU professor

Iowa State solar car hits the race pace, but is slowed by chassis repairs

May 4

Iowa State University commencement events set for Friday and Saturday

ISU’s graduate planning program ranks in top 13 nationally among non-Ph.D.-granting programs

May 2

Sustainable landscape design for your property can be easier than you may think

MEDIA ADVISORY: ISU experts provide perspective following bin Laden's death

April 28

Iowa State chemist designs new polymer structures for use as ‘plastic electronics’

U.S. 'fast fashion' trend is losing ground with consumers according to ISU study

April 27

Iowa State University animal science professor named Jefferson Science Fellow

April 26

ISU team takes a top prize in Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan competition

April 25

ISU research leads to understanding of how crops deal with stress – yield’s biggest enemy

Iowa State University senior will graduate after taking one class per semester for 19 years

April 22

College of Business center responds to employer call for better communication skills

April 21

Iowa State solar car team ready to race at 100th anniversary of Indianapolis 500

April 18

Learn to run a biorefinery in a virtual control room developed by Iowa State researchers

Too many relatives ruining your picnic? Be glad the flies don’t invite their cousins

April 15

John Arends named Greenlee School's 2011 Schwartz Award recipient

Slow and steady wins the race: Pokéwalker beats other pedometers in ISU study

April 13

Experts will discuss affordable housing for flood-prone areas April 21-22 at ISU

ISU researchers on team showing Pell Grant impact on community college expansion

April 12

Undergraduates showcase their research and creative expression at ISU April 19

ISU, UI partner to feature student innovation at Invention Convention April 16

April 11

Creative, on-line learning tool helps students tackle real-world problems

Disney game designer will speak, judge student game design competition April 20 at ISU

April 8

Iowa State University student named Udall Scholar and Goldwater Scholar

Two Iowa State University students are 2011 Goldwater Scholars

April 7

NASA’s Kepler helps Iowa State’s Kawaler, astronomers update census of sun-like stars

Iowa State team wins Big 12 MBA Case Competition for a second consecutive year

Starch-controlling gene fuels more protein in soybean plants

April 6

ISU symposium to focus on sustainability and co-existence issues April 19 - 20

Iowa State students will compete at premier human-computer interaction conference

April 5

Poet and human rights activist Nikki Giovanni will speak at ISU April 18

Iowa Board of Regents seeks feedback for ISU presidential search

Nutrition and Wellness Research Center May symposium to address origins of obesity

April 1

Veishea is April 11-17

Iowa State MBA program is third in U.S. News ranking on job placement success

March 31

Comic Amy Sedaris to speak at Iowa State April 11

Gauging your future job prospects? Iowa State experts weigh in with sage advice

March 30

Dialogue on Middle East with former Palestinian negotiator and former Israel-based journalist at ISU on April 5

Kepler spacecraft gives Iowa State’s Kawaler, astronomers a look inside red giant stars

ISU alumnus, bridal couture designer Matthew Christopher to give April 7 talk

March 29

Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" star Paul Watson to speak at Iowa State April 7

Food price experts available for media interviews at Iowa State University

March 28

More than 550 young researchers show off projects, compete for scholarships

New mega cookbook co-author Chris Young will speak at Iowa State April 4

March 25

Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy will step down

March 22

ISU alumnus, adviser to Department of State is Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker

19th Annual Voorhees Supply Chain Conference to feature industry leaders April 8

March 21

Kress named vice president for extension and outreach at Iowa State University

March 17

Blumenfeld invited to Department of Education event to improve LGBT climate

March 16

ISU’s new plant breeding master’s degree to serve career professionals remotely

March 15

Iowa State graduate programs ranked among nation's best by U.S. News and World Report

Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center to steer eastern and southern Africa seed policy

March 14

Iowa State undergraduates showcase their research at annual Capitol event March 22

UNI's Gloria Gibson will speak on leadership at Iowa State March 29

Iowa State students focus on sustainability for April 9 fashion show

March 10

Human-monkey aging patterns not as different as believed, according to new research

Philosopher-mechanic author Matthew Crawford will speak at Iowa State March 24

March 9

Iowa State engineer studies damage caused by New Zealand earthquake

March 8

ISU economists: study shows Iowa's high marginal tax rates hinder labor productivity

R. Bruce Thompson, 1941-2011

March 7

Iowa State, Ames Lab researcher hunts for green catalysts

Nobel Prize winning-chemist Richard Schrock will speak at Iowa State March 22

Close look at Des Moines’ poverty rates show many poor pockets in city: ISU researcher

March 3

PBS' Gwen Ifill to speak March 31 as Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics

March 2

ISU historian edits book detailing first human space mission, which turns 50 this year

Author and environmentalist Rick Bass will speak at Iowa State March 9

Noted expert on Arab-American relations James Zogby will speak at ISU March 9

March 1

Global ISU study: Invasive species widespread, but not more than at home range

Feb. 28

ISU research raises hope for solving Parkinson’s disease puzzle

Oliver named interim dean of ISU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Daily Beast columnist and CNN political contributor John Avlon will speak at ISU March 8

Salk Institute researcher and ISU's first Science Bound graduate to speak March 7

Feb. 24

Jane Smiley will speak about her Atanasoff biography at Iowa State on March 3

Feb. 23

Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers describe the pump that bacteria use to resist drugs

Feb. 22

Humorist and author of "Coop" will speak at Iowa State Feb. 27

ISU economist's report assesses Obama health care plan moving forward

Best-selling author of "Stuff White People Like" will speak at ISU March 2

Feb. 21

Black History Month’s sobering news: MLK dream alive for few, says researcher

Students to process waste vegetable oil from ISU Dining to fuel CyRide bus

Feb. 20

Iowa State, Ames Lab physicist talks superconductivity at AAAS annual meeting; Iowa State part of materials science collaboration highlighted during meeting

Feb. 18

Iowa State, UI, UNI announce results of groundwater analysis at ash disposal site

Iowa State leaders ask governor, legislators for state support for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Complex

Feb. 17

Eating disorders author and film featured in two ISU lectures, Feb. 24 and Feb. 28

Feb. 16

Iowa State study examines why innocent suspects may confess to a crime

New Belgium Brewing CEO to speak at Iowa State Feb. 22

"Food Fray" author will speak at Iowa State Feb. 24

Feb. 15

Clean energy advocate Jerome Ringo to speak at Iowa State Feb. 21

Feb. 14

Iowa State engineer developing technology to enhance battery life in portable devices

Iowa State University student wins free room and board for the year

Feb. 10

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean Whiteford announces his June 30 retirement

Feb. 9

ISU student wins $10,000 for charity and trip to Spain in Ford Focus video competition

Feb. 28 forum set for comments on athletics NCAA certification process

Feb. 8

One of the first lunch-counter civil rights demonstrators will speak at ISU Feb. 15

Global comprehensive health organization, One Health Commission, locates to ISU

Revised sports complex plan ready for Feb. 15 public meeting

Feb. 7

New ISU study finds eyewitness memory susceptible to misinformation after testing

Feb. 3

Iowa poverty increasing but remains below national average for now: ISU researcher

Jan. 31

Designer of NASA's Mars mission cameras will speak at Iowa State on Feb. 10

ISU study finds effects of TV ad violence on kids; researchers see Super Bowl implications

Jan. 27

U.S. Census Bureau director to give first Wayne A. Fuller Lecture Feb. 3

Jan. 26

Creator of Avatar's Na'vi language will speak at Iowa State Feb. 3

Learning communities transform student peer mentors into leaders at Iowa State

Jan. 25

New exhibit explores "Weddings in the Heartland: Apparel, traditions, memories"

Jan. 24

ISU researcher to get to root of many aspects of sustainable organic vegetable production

Jan. 21

Black military history author Robert V. Morris will speak at ISU Feb. 2

Jan. 18

Iowa State University-based research leads to jumbo shrimp agreement

State of the Union preview: Obama's foreign policy assessed by ISU's McCormick

Jan. 16

ISU's Gentile contributes to study identifying risks, consequences of video game addiction

Jan. 13

Comics artist, advocate and "Google Chrome" author Scott McCloud will speak at ISU Jan. 27

Jan. 11

AAAS honors Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers for distinguished science

Exhibition commemorates expansion of exchange between ISU Design and Chinese university

Veterinary emergency hospitals to affiliate

Iowa FIRST LEGO League Championship has kids thinking like biomedical engineers

Jan. 10

Iowa State University events will honor Martin Luther King Jr. beginning Jan. 12

Jan. 7

ISU psychology graduate student wins national dissertation research award

Jan. 6

Iowa State, Ames Lab researcher developing bio-based polymers that heal cracks

Let the political games begin: ISU experts preview the start of Iowa caucuses season

Jan. 5

Iowa State anthropologist Pruetz to be guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" Thursday

Jan. 4

University Researchers: Climate change is affecting how Iowans live and work

Jan. 3

ISU professor sees new book on ancient Greek prostitution having applications today