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Simon Cordery, Professor and Chair of the Department of History, recently appeared on the podcast AMSECast produced by the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, TN. The episode discusses the development of railroading, as 2026 is the 200th anniversary of railroads. You can listen to the episode…

Michael Golemo, Director of Bands in the Department of Music and Theater, was recently awarded the 2025 “Karl King Distinguished Service Award” from the Iowa Bandmasters Association. This is their highest honor, awarded annually to an active band director in the state of Iowa.

Michael Bailey, Distinguished Professor in the Department of History, recently edited and published “A Cultural History of Magic in the Middle Ages” with colleague Claire Fanger. The work is part of a 6 Volume Cultural History of Magic series published by Bloomsbury. You can find out more information on the…

Michael Bugeja, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, has been selected for an Honorary Doctorate of Literature at the University of Malta. He will receive the honor at a ceremony in November at the University of Malta.

Debra Marquart, Distinguished Professor in the Department of English, was recently awarded the Winter 2025 Prose Award from Narrative Magazine for her essay, “How Fish Learned to Sing.” The essay is a chapter from Marquart’s in progress memoir by the same name, which is about her lifetime love affair with…

Paul Spry, emeritus professor in the Department of the Earth, Atmosphere and Climate was was recently named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) will recognize the achievements of its distinguished alumni at the annual LAS Honors and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 23. The ceremony takes place during Iowa State’s 2025 Homecoming Week, which will celebrate Cyclone pride with the theme “Lights, Camera,…

During their June concert tour of Finland and Sweden, Cantamus performed at the renowned Tampere Vocal Festival in Finland and received the highest distinction.