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What do you really know about the pesticides on your food? For many consumers, the answer is not much. Ask Katie Dentzman, a rural sociologist at Iowa State University, who is examining neonicotinoid use in potato production and what it means for agriculture, regulation, and the environment.

Linda Shenk, Professor in the Department of English, as PI, has been awarded a $192,000 grant from the Iowa Nutrient Research Center (INRC) for the project, Building Resources for Integrated Decision-making for aGricultural  Engagement (BRIDGE). BRIDGE integrates mapping tools with techniques grounded in storytelling and cognitive science to support farmers,…

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is proud to recognize the exceptional achievements of its faculty and staff. More than 50 individuals have been selected as recipients of 2025 LAS faculty and staff awards, honoring their dedication and impact. Awardees will be celebrated at the LAS Fall Convocation and…

Abby Dubisar, Associate Professor in the Department of English, recently co-authored a publication in the in the journal Rhetoric Review’s Symposium on Intergenerational Graduate Mentoring entitled “Near Peer Queer: Cultivating Vulnerability, Confidentiality, Whimsy and Joy in an (Un)Official Mentoring Relationship.”…

Nature creates the blueprint – Yan Zhao reengineers it. Zhao, a professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, is using micellar imprinting to design synthetic materials that mimic the functions of natural enzymes and antibodies. His lab’s cutting-edge techniques are driving innovation in areas related to disease and plastic recycling.

The Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate recently initiated the move of an ancient 6-foot high, 10-ton boulder – called an erratic – to a more visible location in front of Science Hall I.

Learning communities – comprising a small group of students in the same major – are one of Iowa State's most impactful student support experiences.

Iowa State researchers are studying how solvents behave at the smallest scales to support the development of more energy-efficient methods of separating chemicals.