News

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. Read More

June 24, 2024

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. Read More

June 19, 2024

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. Read More

June 18, 2024

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

June 17, 2024

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

June 11, 2024

Megan Myers appointed chair of world languages and cultures department

Megan Myers, associate professor of Spanish, will begin her five-year term as chair on July 1. Read More

June 7, 2024

Chemistry for the greater good

Daniel Howell ('24 chemistry) found his calling through chemistry, and now he hopes to make the world a better place because of it. Read More

June 6, 2024

LAS faculty receive spring 2024 CEAH research grants

The grants support scholarly work in the arts and humanities. Read More

May 9, 2024