- CYstarters spotlight: Spenser Leise
Spenser Leise ('26 advertising) developed his business, Songbird Music Décor, when couldn't find music posters that fit his aesthetic.
- LAS projects awarded additional funding to further the university’s strategic plan
The projects focus on artificial intelligence in the humanities and support for undergraduate student internships at Ames National Laboratory.
- Two humanities faculty receive Fulbright awards
John Levis, professor of English, and Elisa Rizo, associate professor of world languages and cultures, have received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship for the 2024-25 academic year.
- 2024’s violent tornado season has been one of the most active on record
Professor William Gallus explains why so many tornadoes have ravaged the U.S. this spring in an essay published in The Conversation.
- Burgin selected as chair of Iowa State’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Amy Burgin comes to Iowa State from the University of Kansas. She will begin her appointment on Jan. 1, 2025.
- What is a heat dome? Iowa State’s William Gallus explains
Professor of Atmospheric Science William Gallus discusses why it's so hot right now, and how the heat negatively impacts people.
- ISU graduate is named Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Victoria Kyveryga ('24 chemical engineering, chemistry) is one of 90 scholars selected for the 2024 Knight-Hennessy cohort. The program's level of prestige and competition rivals that of the world's most renowned scholastic awards.
- Iowa State students crisscross ‘Tornado Alley,’ chasing storms, sharing data, learning lessons
A new course this spring, "Field Observations of Thunderstorms," took 13 Iowa State students and their three instructors across "Tornado Alley" for eight days.