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LAS awards 10 “Future Discovery Scholarships” to 4-H youth

Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences presented 10 “Future Discovery Awards” to 4-H participants at the 2016 Iowa State Fair. The Future Discovery Award is a $500 scholarship, which will be given to each student upon enrolling at ISU and pursuing a Liberal Arts and Sciences major. The scholarship was presented to … Continue reading LAS awards 10 “Future Discovery Scholarships” to 4-H youth

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Chasing the best forecast

Gallus recently received a $501,991 grant from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project to improve understanding of nocturnal mesoscale convective system evolution, or nighttime thunderstorms.

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Hitting the high notes

When Donald Simonson, Morrill professor of music, was initiated into the American Academy of Teachers of Singing last year, he was asked to sign the organization’s “big book,” an illuminated wood cover book signed by every member of the Academy since its founding in 1922. He was shocked when he opened it.