2012 news releases

June 7

Iowa State Baja SAE Team carries results, confidence into Wisconsin race

June 4

Orazem earns Nobel Laureates' approval of his education plan at Copenhagen Consensus

Iowa State’s Takle addresses USDA on climate change and its effects on agriculture

Laura Doering named university registrar

May 30

Cyclone Power Pullers say new design, utility and driveline should boost performance

May 29

ISU researcher studies education paths of Iowa GED program enrollees

May 24

Newly modified nanoparticle opens window on future gene editing technologies

May 18

Iowa State students take a lighter, more autonomous ‘lunabot’ to NASA competition

Pamela Anthony named Iowa State University dean of students

May 16

Iowa State attacks student debt through research, resources and programming

Ralph E. Reynolds to become inaugural director of ISU's School of Education

May 15

New Iowa State research considers prosocial, antisocial and other effects of video games

May 13

Iowa State, Salk researchers make plant protein discovery that could boost bioeconomy

May 10

Iowa Energy Center supports research aimed at building Iowa’s bioeconomy

ISU economists study Iowa communities 15 years before and after Wal-Mart

May 8

Wickert named senior vice president and provost at Iowa State

May 7

Just in time for vacation: ISU professor studies new attractions at theme parks

May 4

Two Iowa State architecture students offer Waverly an outdoor amphitheater design

May 3

Iowa State retail specialist forecasts a happy Mother's Day ahead for Iowa retailers

May 2

Iowa State University commencement events set for Friday and Saturday

May 1

Young mother overcomes cancer to graduate Saturday from Iowa State's vet med school

April 26

Iowa State's design college and alumni association partner with Iowa Prison Industries

April 25

Iowa State design students create an oversize toy for Reiman Gardens

April 24

Iowa State engineers load new Iowa Falls bridge with damage-detection gauges

April 23

Nutrition and Wellness Research Center symposium addresses sustainability of health

April 20

Landscape architect and urbanist to present P.H. Elwood Lecture at ISU April 27

April 18

Three finalists named in Iowa State University provost search

April 16

Iowa State University student named Udall Scholar

Chew on this: study finds additional chewing reduces food intake in young adults

April 12

Bring on Veishea

April 10

ISU forum will focus on biotechnology, regulation, trade and coexistence April 18

Undergraduates showcase their research and creative expression at ISU April 17

April 9

Iowa State researchers find, test winds extending far away from Alabama tornado’s path

April 6

Iverson to receive 2012 Greenlee School James W. Schwartz Award

April 5

ISU's Sharp continues to assist Speedo in design of Fastskin³® Racing System

Iowa State will be on display at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival this summer

April 4

ISU's Wells to appear tonight on NBC News' "Rock Center with Brian Williams"

Iowa State University student is named a prestigious Goldwater Scholar for 2012

April 3

Invisible Children co-founder will speak at Iowa State April 9

Princeton Review book on "The Best 300 Professors" includes three from Iowa State

April 2

Annual Voorhees Supply Chain Conference turns 20 on April 13

March 27

"Mindless Eating" author to speak at Iowa State April 5

Former USA Today editor and founder Ken Paulson will speak at Iowa State April 11

Record 620 students to show off their research projects at State Science + Technology Fair

March 26

Iowa State undergraduates showcase their research at annual Capitol event April 4

March 23

Engineer discloses Iowa State’s 4,000th invention for possible commercialization

March 22

CyGold set to launch as peer-to-peer financial literacy mentoring group

March 20

Iowa State reports find statewide retail sales are stabilizing after economic downturn

Education, entertainment, information highlight Soils Week at ISU, March 28 to 30

March 19

30th Annual Textiles and Clothing Fashion Show set for April 14

March 14

Filmmaker and investment banker Valerie Red-Horse to speak at Iowa State March 22

March 13

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

March 8

Lee Hamilton to discuss U.S. foreign policy in March 27 Manatt-Phelps Lecture at ISU

March 7

Michael Crum named interim dean of Iowa State's College of Business

March 5

Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals

March 2

ISU professor studying how to make new teachers most effective in the classroom

March 1

ISU's Gentile collaborates on study showing mean screens prime the brain for aggression

Slate columnist Farhad Manjoo will discuss battle of tech giants in ISU talk March 7

Feb. 29

Ambassador leading U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking will speak at ISU March 6

Feb. 28

Ecologist and cancer survivor to talk about pollution and health at ISU March 4

Iowa State, Ames Lab chemists aid study of mutated plants that may be better for biofuels

Feb. 24

President Leath names search committee for new provost

Feb. 23

Chicago community leader will speak about urban homelessness and poverty at ISU

Video game playing can compound kids' existing attention problems says ISU study

Feb. 22

Eating disorder survivor and recovery mentor to speak at Iowa State Feb. 29

Feb. 21

Experimental behavioral economist to speak on ethical behavior in finance Feb. 28 at ISU

Examining history of Iowa’s lakes reveals past, helps set goals for future: ISU study

Chief scientist at BP to speak on energy sustainability at Iowa State Feb. 27

Feb. 18

Iowa State researchers: Information flow can help farmers cope with climate change

Feb. 14

Dan Shechtman presents the story of his Nobel-winning and textbook-changing discovery

Feb. 13

Food security and sustainable food systems expert to give ISU's Hilton Chair lecture

Feb. 10

ISU researchers co-author report showing Pell Grant impact on rural community colleges

Feb. 9

5-10 percent corn yield jump using erosion-slowing cover crops shown in ISU study

Feb. 8

Iowa State supply chain professor studies growing infrastructure needs for biofuels

Feb. 7

Media Advisory: Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman to meet the media at Iowa State, Ames Laboratory

Feb. 3

ISU experts can discuss mild winter’s effect on prices, planting, moisture and more

Feb. 2

Iowa State gerontology researcher says six factors can help you lead a longer, better life

Gamers on 3-D mission to save world, just don’t tell them they are learning cell biology

Jan. 26

ISU family finance expert offers advice to help dig out from New Year's debt

Jan. 25

Iowa State engineer wants to ‘sculpt’ more powerful electric motors and generators

Intellectual property lawyer to discuss patenting plants at Iowa State on Feb. 16

Jan. 23

ISU's Swander stays active in continuing role as Iowa poet laureate

Jan. 19

Meet the new model

Jan. 17

ISU sociologists earn National Institute of Justice grant to study Iowa prisoner reentry

Jan. 11

Iowa State education professor can address education reform

Iowa State University events will honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan. 10

Students clean up the food chain in Iowa FIRST LEGO League Championship

Jan. 5

ISU scientist helps find structure of gene-editing protein named Method of the Year