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ISU BioBus breaks experience cycle

October 26, 2015
Samuel Ennett poses for a photo with students he taught english to in the village of Shuar. Ennett spent six weeks in Ecuador for an internship.

ISU student finds adventure while pursuing dream internship

October 19, 2015
A student receives a  flyer from one of the vendors Sustainability Day which was held from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. in the Free Speech Zone on Oct. 5. Students were able to get their bikes checked out, learn about sustainability practices and get some free stuff.

Iowa State takes part in National Campus Sustainability Day

October 15, 2015
Monarch butterflies are watched at Iowa State University in the Genetics Laboratory. Iowa State is participating in a monarch conservation effort alongside the U.S. Agricultural Research Service.

New initiative aims to save butterflies

October 8, 2015
Many teams competed at the 2014 Ag Olympics during CALS Week last Wednesday at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center. The competition featured an egg toss over corral panels, stacking hay bales, transporting water in a bucket without spilling, pushing teammates in wheel barrows, searching for nuts and washers in a bucket, putt putt golf, planting a tree and roping a practice dummy.

CALS Week offers look into life of students studying agriculture and life sciences

October 1, 2015
Recycling trash cans are placed all over campus are part of the LIVE GREEN! initiative at Iowa State.

Campus Cafes Start Recycling More Materials

September 25, 2015
Campus Cafes Start Recycling More Materials

Campus Cafes Start Recycling More Materials

September 25, 2015
A yearling red tailed hawk awaits release by an Saving Our Avian Resources worker. SOAR and ISU Wildlife Care Clinic released four raptors in McFarland Park on Sept. 20.

Released raptors soar through McFarland Park

September 20, 2015

NSF extends funding for CBiRC

September 9, 2015
Latest government crop yield predictions give grain farmers optimism as the harvest season reaches its peak in Iowa, corn and soybean experts say at Iowa State University this week.

Researchers receive grant to study biochar

September 3, 2015
Josh Marlin, sophomore, Alex Gustafson, senior and Abbie Romano, sophomore pick up trash out of Lake LaVerne as part of the campus clean up event organized by the Green Umbrella. The Green Umbrella is a sustainability student organization.

Keeping Campus Green

April 21, 2015

President of Citizens’ Climate Lobby calls on Americans to help solve climate change

April 9, 2015

Event recognizes need for insects

March 29, 2015
A monarch butterfly is displayed during its larval stage. Iowa State University is participating in a monarch conservation effort alongside the U.S. Agricultural Research Service.

Helping the Monarch

March 12, 2015
Ames Mayor John Haila proclaimed Aug. 11-17 American Wind Week Tuesday. The week will serve to raise awareness on the benefits wind energy brings to Iowa.

Student organization focuses on wind energy

March 6, 2015

Sustainapalooza: Greening Your Mark

February 23, 2015
Davidson Hall, former home of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, is being torn down piece by piece due to safety concerns and the building being outdated. Demolition to the building is expected to last through April and a temporary parking lot will take its place.

Deconstruction of 93-year-old Davidson Hall begins, furniture to be donated

February 13, 2015
The year 2014 ranked as the warmest year on earth.

Record-setting warmth continues

February 2, 2015

Consequences of parking illegally

January 22, 2015

Professor, student weigh in on pipeline controversy

January 22, 2015

How to pay your parking tickets/retrieve your towed vehicle

January 22, 2015
Students who receive a parking citation can hand deliver or mail in the payment to the Armory Building or Treasurers Office at Beardshear Hall. 

Parking illegally includes consequences

January 22, 2015

A solution to rare earth elements

January 13, 2015
Classes at Iowa State are not cancelled often, but there are certain criteria for this occurrence to happen. Snow is one of the criteria, along with temperatures reaching unsafe lows. Students walk past Curtis Hall on Jan. 12, the first day back from Winter Break.

Senior vice president for business and finance decides when classes are canceled

January 13, 2015
A $1 million grant has been awarded to ISU by the United States Department of Agriculture to fund research on bio-based adhesives. These products would be free of bio-organic compounds, which are found in traditional adhesives and can be harmful to the environment.

ISU receives grant to produce bio-based adhesives.

December 16, 2014
Melanie Abongwa, graduate research assistant in biomedical sciences, has been working on solving river issues in Cameroon. Abongwa believes she has found some plant species that will help with the river blindness issues.

Finding a cure for river blindness in Cameroon

December 1, 2014
The purple foliage is from the Autumn Purple Ash tree. The ash trees on campus are being removed as a precaution against the Emerald Ash Borer. The borer lays its eggs in ash trees, and the ash trees are eaten by the larvae after they hatch.

Emerald Ash Borer threatens Ash trees in Iowa, ISU campus

November 13, 2014
The purple foliage is from the Autumn Purple Ash tree. The ash trees on campus are being removed as a precaution against the Emerald Ash Borer. The borer lays its eggs in ash trees, and the ash trees are eaten by the larvae after they hatch.

Ash borer quick facts

November 13, 2014
Brick pavers outside the College of Design are an environmentally friendly alternative to concrete or asphalt. The bricks can absorb up to five gallons of water, keeping it out of the sewers. This design prevents puddles and ensures the water returns to the ground.

Permeable pavers answer building’s prayers to puddles

October 29, 2014

Iowa scientists call citizens to action about climate change

October 22, 2014
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