Shana Carpenter
Forgetting is natural, but learning how to learn can slow it down

Professor of Psychology Shana Carpenter says two strategies are the keys to learning success. Read More

Amani Elobeid
Global hunger, carbon emissions could both spike if war limits grain exports

Research team studies how the war in Ukraine could worsen food insecurity and increase carbon emissions. Read More

Person receives vaccine in arm
Researchers recommend future pandemic responses account for ethnicity, social factors

LAS professor led a study that says future pandemic strategies should consider ethnicity and social contact patterns. Read More

Jassma'ray Johnson
A business that goes beyond beauty

Jassma'ray Johnson ('23 psychology) is in the business of making women of color feel beautiful, inside and out. Read More

Miranda Ekern
Cheers to innovation

Miranda Ekern ('22 biochemistry) and her innovative drinkware business are bringing people together, one mug at a time. Read More

J. Gordon Arbuckle receives Fellow Award

The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) recognized recipients of the 2022 SWCS awards at its annual conference held Aug. 2 in Denver, Colorado. Among… Read More

Clayton Mooney at Nebullam Farm, Ames, IA
Taking the road less traveled to success

As co-founder of Nebullam Farm, a direct-to-consumer indoor farm in Ames, Clayton Mooney ('12 English) mentors aspiring Iowa State entrepreneurs and innovators. Read More

Alex Tuckness
Tuckness named chair of the Department of Political Science

Alex Tuckness, professor, director of graduate education and Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science, begins his five-year term on July 1. Read More