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
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
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