Portrait of Amy Erica Smith outside with trees and the red brick of Catt Hall in the background.
Political science as a practice of empathy

Amy Erica Smith uses inquiry, research and reason "to understand what makes people tick." Smith received Iowa State's 2024 Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research. Read More

Students tour Jack Trice Stadium at Iowa State University.
High school students begin their professional conditioning in the Greenlee School’s Sports Media Training Camp

The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication partnered with Cyclones.tv to offer students a behind-the-scenes day in the life of various sports media professionals. Read More

A student and professor collect research data at a music studio
Driven by curiosity

From digging into history archives to studying human malaria parasites, these LAS students are spending their summer making discoveries and gaining valuable research skills. Read More

Student headshot in front of building window overlooking campus
CYstarters spotlight: Chloe Mettenbrink

Chloe Mettenbrink ('26 liberal studies) is transforming lives with SockzUp, an assistive tool to help individuals with limitations or disabilities put on and take off their socks with ease. Read More

Aerial photo of Iowa State University campus and campanile
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. Read More

Student headshot overlaying an aerial view of Iowa State campus
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. Read More

Student group poses in front of field and stormy skies
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. Read More

Cason Murphy published in new edited collection “Pandemic Play: Community in Performance, Gaming, & the Arts”

Cason Murphy, assistant professor of theatre in the Department of Music and Theatre, was recently published in “Pandemic Play: Community in Performance, Gaming,… Read More