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    Computer science professor receives NSF CAREER award

    Mengdi Huai, assistant professor of computer science, is one of five Iowa State research scholars selected for Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

    July 16, 2026

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    LAS students, alumni earn national scholarships

    Several LAS students and alumni earned national recognition through prestigious awards, including the Goldwater Scholarship, Fulbright Program, and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program for the 2025-26 academic year.

    May 21, 2026

  • Monic Behnken
    Monic Behnken named American Council on Education Fellow

    Monic Behnken, associate dean for strategic innovation in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2026-27. The ACE Fellows Program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, visits to campuses and other higher education-related organizations, and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single year.

    April 22, 2026

  • Matt DeLisi
    Science association honors Matt DeLisi for studies of criminal behavior

    The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professor and Distinguished Professor Matt DeLisi for his contributions to criminal justice.

    March 26, 2026

  • Professor Bill Gallus sits in front of meteorology screens and equipment.
    Dean’s Distinguished Lecture to examine forecasting failures behind 2020 derecho

    Bill Gallus, Distinguished Professor in the Department of the Earth, Atmosphere and Climate, will present the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24.

    March 19, 2026

  • A woman is typing on a laptop.
    New online psychology program offers flexibility for transfer students and degree completion

    Lydia Harders (’26 psychology) is currently enrolled in an online psychology course while completing her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Iowa State University. (Submitted photo) Transfer students and working adults who started an undergraduate degree but never finished now have a flexible path to completion. Iowa State University will launch…

    February 26, 2026

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    Greenlee School launches new student-produced newsmagazine program

    "Studio 308," a newsmagazine produced entirely by Greenlee School students, premieres Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. on GSTV.

    February 12, 2026

  • Bill Gallus
    Bill Gallus to present Spring 2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture

    Bill Gallus, Distinguished Professor in the Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate, was selected by Dean Benjamin Withers to deliver the Spring 2026 LAS Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, March 24, at 6 p.m. The lecture, “Iowa’s Surprising 2020 Derecho: What Have Meteorologists Learned?” will be presented in…

    February 11, 2026