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Former Ames nurse and business owner sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
March 26, 2025
Professor Jonathan Mattingly of Duke University speaks during his lecture Hearing the Will of the People in the Vote: The Mathematics of Quantifying Gerrymandering on Mar. 25, 2025, Memorial Union, Ames, Iowa.

Gerrymandering: Duke professor explains how it impacts ‘one person, one vote’

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
March 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Iowa State researchers facing anxiety amid funding uncertainties

Brayton Kohl and Brylee Ryg
March 13, 2025
Sherry Bates, Board of Regents President, listens to a presentation at the Board of Regents in the Alumni Center on Sept. 18, 2024.

Regents give ‘education landscape’ changes update, sign off on multiple ISU projects

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 27, 2025
Brooke Rollins, U.S. President Trump's nominee to be secretary of agriculture, testifies before a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

US Ag Sec announces ISU grant cancellation via X post

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 26, 2025
Regents Nancy Dunkel (left), Jim Lindenmayer (center) and Robert Cramer (right) watch Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen speak during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting at the Alumni Center on Sept. 19, 2024.

Regents to review capital improvements, new program requests

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 26, 2025
President Wren Bouwman, discusses topics ranging from housing terms to election season during the GPSS meeting in the Cardinal Room at the Memorial Union on February 24, 2025.

GPSS hosts StuGov candidates, elects two new chairs

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 25, 2025
Rob Sand talks to constituents at Brookside Park in Ames as part of his "100 Town Halls Tour," July 27, 2023.

State Auditor Rob Sand to visit campus

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 16, 2025
Snow covers the outdoor seating in front of Hamilton Hall, Jan. 19.

Winter storm warning to impact Story County, Ames schools cancel class

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 11, 2025
The statue of George Washington Carver with branches reaching out behind, just as his legacy, taken at Carver Hall in Ames, Iowa, on December 8 2024.

Full slate of speakers for George Washington Carver program Monday

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
February 2, 2025
Iowa State students walking outside of LeBaron Hall, Ames, Iowa, Jan. 22, 2025.

Here’s the memo: Drop deadlines and need-to-know dates

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
January 22, 2025
A overlook of McFarland Lake during a cold afternoon, taken at McFarland Park, outside of Ames, IA, on December 11 2024.

Frigid temperatures force Iowa State to move classes online Tuesday

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
January 20, 2025
Image courtesy of Goldenrod Companies.

CyTown gains key approval from Board of Regents

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
January 19, 2025
Graduate Student Juan Schmidt speaks at Graduate and Professional Student Senate at the Memorial Union on Dec. 2, 2024 in Ames, Iowa.

GPSS requests State Legislature re-evaluate law that prohibits DEI

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
December 3, 2024
Alliant Energy Agriculture Innovation Lab at the Iowa State University Research Park on Dec. 2, 2024.

Grand opening for the Agriculture Innovation Lab to take place Thursday

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
December 2, 2024
BREAKING: Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Ames shooting

BREAKING: Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Ames shooting

Brayton Kohl and Cleo Westin
November 20, 2024
Molly Simmons speaks about her Food Insecurity Challenge project at the George Washington Carver Day of Recognition Program at the MU on Feb. 1, 2024.

Food Insecurity Challenge to conclude Tuesday with $9,000 in prizes

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
November 18, 2024
Maci Swanson/The Northern Iowan

Regents reiterate need to follow DEI legislation, provides update

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
November 7, 2024
Regent David Barker at Wednesday's Board of Regents meeting. Photo courtesy of Maci Swanson/The Northern Iowan.

Regents discuss 2024 athletics revenue, Clery Act crimes on first meeting day

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
November 6, 2024
Senior Vice President and Provost Jason Keith (left), President Wendy Wintersteen (center) and Senior Vice President Operations and Finance Sean Reeder (right) at the Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 19, 2024.

Board of Regents to focus on DEI: Multicultural Student Success, LGBTQIA+ Center affected

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
November 5, 2024
Memorial Union, Sept. 18 2024.

ISU alum returns for lecture on leading cancer research

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 28, 2024
Cover of student's 2024 presidential election forecast model website.

Student model predicts Trump winning with narrowest electoral college lead since 2000

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 16, 2024
The Great Hall in the Memorial Union on Oct. 14, 2024.

Shark Tank personality Daymond John to visit Iowa State

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 14, 2024
Rocco Becht (3) passed the ball to Jaylon Jackson (12) on Oct. 5, 2024.

Gridiron Staff Picks: No. 11 Iowa State vs. West Virginia

Brett Twelmeyer, Pavle Markovic, Cayden Storm, and Brayton Kohl
October 11, 2024
Iowa State Students walking near Curtiss Hall. Oct. 7th, 2024.

Iowa State slips in new U.S. News and World Report ranking

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 9, 2024
Photo courtesy of Shannon Miner

New engineer study abroad fair showcases learning opportunities

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 7, 2024
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 28, 2024.

Iowa State professors on the World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneer List

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 3, 2024
Courtesy of Iowa Board of Regents

Reynolds makes new appointment to the Iowa Board of Regents

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
October 1, 2024
Enrollment Services Center located at 2433 Union Dr, Sept. 9, 2024.

Here’s the memo: Key dates for the fall semester

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 25, 2024
Jason Keith discussed how he will put faculty salaries on his agenda at the Faculty Senate meeting on Sep. 10, 2024.

Meet the new provost: Jason Keith takes the reins

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 23, 2024
Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting at the Alumni Center on Sept. 19, 2024.

Regents approve measures without discussion, Wintersteen provides update

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 19, 2024
Jason Keith, Iowa State University Provost, and Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State University President, at the Board of Regents in the Alumni Center on Sept. 18, 2024.

Board of Regents set to vote on College of Human Sciences renaming, two new majors

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 19, 2024
Regents Nancy Dunkel, David Barker and Jim Lindenmayer participate in a Board of Regents meeting at the Alumni Center on April 24, 2024.

Board of Regents set to discuss college renaming and more in Ames

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 17, 2024
The exterior of the Gerdin Business Building, Sept. 15, 2024.

Business Week celebration to kick off Monday with barbecue

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 15, 2024
Enrollment Services Center located at 2433 Union Dr, Sept. 9, 2024.

Iowa State enrollment remains largely unchanged from previous academic school year

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 12, 2024
Dean Graves announcing announcing the three first-place, second-place and People's Choice Award recipients for the 2022 Three-Minute Thesis competition.

Graduate College to sponsor Three Minute Thesis competition

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 12, 2024
Department of Residence Administrative Office located in 2419A Friley Hall, Sep. 3, 2024.

Residence Director resigns 13 days before move-in, ISU pays $45,000 ‘separation agreement’

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
September 3, 2024
Fountain of the Four Seasons Sculptures covered in plastic wrap during construction, Aug. 27, 2024, in Ames, Iowa.

MU fountain maidens make their return after nearly two years

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
August 27, 2024
CyBizLab table during Welcome Fest on Jan. 31, 2024 at the MU

WelcomeFest set to return Wednesday in the Memorial Union

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
August 26, 2024
Courtesy of Iowa Board of Regents

Regents approve raise for Wintersteen, tuition increases, CYTown agreements in summer meetings

Brayton Kohl, Academics Editor
August 25, 2024
Courtesy of Iowa Board of Regents

Tuition increases on the table for upcoming regents meeting

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
May 11, 2024
Beardshear Hall on Jan. 31, 2024.

Four finalists for provost make their case to greater Iowa State community

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 29, 2024
Beardshear Hall.

Potential provost: University of Oklahoma dean fourth finalist named

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 28, 2024

$39 million LeBaron construction expected to conclude in 2026

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 28, 2024
Agronomy Hall, Power Auditorium 2050, April 25, 2024.

Agronomy 2050 auditorium to be revamped during summer as part of 10 year cycle

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 25, 2024
The Christian Petersen Art Museum's date night will feature an exhibit titled "Double Take: Insights on Figural Expression."

Iowa State University Museums receives national reaccreditation

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 22, 2024
GPSS Senate Information Officer Garrison Gunter working at his laptop in the Memorial Unions Campanile Room on Feb. 26, 2024 for the February Senate Meeting.

GPSS allocates $85,000 to SHOP, elects new president

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 22, 2024
Beardshear Hall.

Potential provost: Mississippi State dean third finalist named

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 21, 2024
The painted steel sculpture, entitled Sequence, rises from the snow Jan. 8 outside the College of Design. The sculpture was erected in 1979 by John Douglas Jennings and has become a landmark for the College of Design.  

An end to homelessness in this lifetime: Professor talks causes of homelessness

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 18, 2024
Gregg Colburn, a professor of public policy, governance and real estate at the University of Washington, addresses attendees of his lecture "Homelessness is a housing problem" in the Design Building on April 18, 2024.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig spoke about agriculture to the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers club on April, 2 in Sukup Hall.

Secretary of ag emphasizes drought, meat producer rights

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
April 2, 2024
“Cactus” Jack Barringer and former Iowa State student Brandon T. Adams will speak on campus Tuesday about their entrepreneurial journeys. (Photo courtesy of Accelerant Media Group)

From one generation to another, Cactus Jack shares entrepreneurial journey alongside Brandon T. Adams

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
March 24, 2024
The True360 headset holds a phone, which displays a VR experience for Iowa State athletic events.

Iowa State student reminagines game day experiences with VR

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
February 29, 2024
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication computer lab located in the basement of Hamilton Hall on Jan. 17, 2024.

Iowa State research indicates little change between online and in-person test scores

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
February 12, 2024
The atrium located in the Design building is open all the way up through five floors to the glass ceiling above. The Design building houses eleven different majors including graduate programs.

Landscape architecture students contribute to new plans for Ames park

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
January 15, 2024
Wind turbines create clean energy for people to use.

Need for green energy highlighted by Iowa State professor’s research

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
December 6, 2023
A holstein calf located in the 2-8 month old Heifer Barn at the ISU Dairy Farm on June 7, 2013.

Iowa State research showcased with new AI-powered tool

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
November 1, 2023
Courtesy of Iowa State University Museums.

Where science meets art: Exploring climate change in glass

Brayton Kohl, Academics Reporter
October 29, 2023
Over 60% of college students meet the qualifications for at least one mental health disorder.

Experts say more sleep leads to better mental health, mood, academic scores

Brayton Kohl
October 9, 2023
Wind turbines create clean energy for people to use.

Professors weigh in on Iowa State sustainability efforts

Brayton Kohl
October 5, 2023
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