Elizabeth Swanner to deliver LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Swanner, an expert in geomicrobiology and aqueous geochemistry, will discuss how minerals found in oxygen free lakes give clues to ancient Martian lakes and Earth’s past oceans.
Category: News
Iowa State student selected for Fulbright-Hays fellowship
Andrea Flinn, a Ph.D. student in the Department of English, was selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program.
Small town poll to focus on rural Iowa’s growing diversity
The latest Iowa State poll that surveys rural Iowans about quality-of-life issues will focus on a rapidly growing segment of Iowa’s small towns.
Trump leads, followed by four candidates in ISU/Civiqs poll
Donald Trump outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in an ISU/Civiqs poll, the first in a five-part, monthly poll leading up to the 2024 Iowa Republican Caucuses.
Internships that inspire
From data analysis with Tesla to scientific discovery in France, LAS students share how recent summer internships helped prepare them for the future.
Turning dance education on its head
Senior Maddy Ladehoff wants to make dance education safer and more inclusive. The Start Something LAS Academy and CYstarters helped her choreograph her vision.
Recognizing a need turns into business venture
A desire to help Black youth in his community inspired Kaleb Nichols (’24 liberal studies) to turn his passion into a profession.
Chemists build synthetic catalysts to break down biomass
Yan Zhao, professor of chemistry, and his research team have figured out how to break down plant fibers in biomass and turn it into useful fuels and chemicals.