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Ames to receive expansion in available gluten-free products

March 6, 2015
Evan Campbell, a Superdog slinger, works on a Friday night during a rush at the Superdog stand on Welch Avenue. Campbell, as well as others, have worked during the rush in rain, snow and blistering cold temperatures.

A night in the life: Superdog Slinger

February 20, 2015

What’s in a Superdog?

February 20, 2015

5 new things in the Market Café

February 16, 2015
Market Café manager Amanda Vande Lune stands in front of the sectioned off area of Hy-Vee that is under construction in order to create a new café.

Hy-Vee to offer new sit-down experience

February 16, 2015

Deadline for Valentine’s Day reservations is ending

February 5, 2015

Tips to Plan Valentine’s Dinner Date

February 5, 2015

dct: Gay Marriage to be ruled on by Supreme Court

January 30, 2015
As of Jan. 5, 2015, a vast majority of the United States has passed or is in the progress of discussing legislation for the legalization of same-sex marriages. Missouri, however, only recognizes same-sex licenses in the city of St. Louis. 

Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case in April

January 30, 2015
Robert Wallace, associate professor in ecology, evolution and organismal biology, inspects the fruit on a bitter orange tree in the greenhouse on the roof of Bessey Hall.

Bessey Greenhouse home to hundreds of exotic plants

January 20, 2015

From the plant to your table

January 20, 2015
The ACT/SAT can open the door for many students.

School beyond college requires time, research

January 12, 2015

dct: 5 tips to prepare for school beyond college

January 1, 2015
Beate Schmittmann has served as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since April 2012. She grew up in Alsdorf, Germany, and taught physics at Virginia Tech. As a child, she wanted to be a veterinarian.

Dean of LAS builds new home at Iowa State

December 9, 2014

New minor in leadership requirements

December 5, 2014
Clinton M. Stephens, scholar-in-residence for leadership education, talks about his family and friends during the event What Matters To Me and Why? on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

New minor in leadership announced at Iowa State

December 4, 2014
Max Morris is the new chair of the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University. He succeeds Kenneth Koehler, university professor, who served as chair since 2003 and remains on the faculty.

ISU statistics department names Max Morris new chairman

November 7, 2014

Max Morris named new department of statistics chairman

November 7, 2014
An economics alumni established the Wayne W. Gross Graduate Fellowship to honor his friend, Wayne Gross, who died in Vietnam. The recipient of this will be a Ph.D. student in economics who is beginning their dissertation process. One recipient is awarded for the duration of three years.

Vietnam War Soldier’s legacy continues with the Wayne W. Gross Graduate Fellowship

October 29, 2014
A cabinet filled with modern primate bones and information about each animal is on display in Curtiss Hall. The display cabinet can be found on the third level near the Department of Anthropology on Oct. 28.  

Gradwohl celebrates 50 years of ISU Archaeological Lab

October 29, 2014
An economics alumni established the Wayne W. Gross Graduate Fellowship to honor his friend, Wayne Gross, who died in Vietnam. The recipient of this will be a Ph.D. student in economics who is beginning their dissertation process. One recipient is awarded for the duration of three years.

Economics fellowship honors fallen Vietnam soldier

October 29, 2014
A cabinet filled with modern primate bones and information about each animal is on display in Curtiss Hall. The display cabinet can be found on the third level near the Department of Anthropology on Oct. 28.  

David Gradwohl and 50 years of ISU Archeological Lab

October 29, 2014
Within three years, a team of ISU faculty members hope to control several different growing environments and collect plant growth data with a robotic arm on a rover.

The future of plant research: Robotics paves the way for plants

October 20, 2014
Within three years, a team of ISU faculty members hope to control several different growing environments and collect plant growth data with a robotic arm on a rover.

Quick facts about Enviratron

October 20, 2014
Birtukan Dagnachew speaks with her interpreter Tigist Gizaw at the United Church of Christ on Oct. 12. Dagnachew was brought in by Oxfam and will speak at the World Food Prize in Des Moines. 

Ethiopian farmers visit Ames

October 13, 2014
Junior in biology Emma Johnson and freshman in food science Eric Hollenback inspect soil samples to isolate colonies from the soil to test if they are antimicrobial for their microbiology 302L class. The class is working with the Small World Initiative to find solutions for antibacterial resistance. 

6 things to know about the Small World Initiative Project

October 2, 2014
Freshman in food science Eric Hollenback inspects soil samples to isolate colonies from the soil to test if they are antimicrobial for their microbiology 302L class. The class is working with the Small World Initiative to find solutions for antibacterial resistance.

Delving into the unknown

October 2, 2014
Jill Pruetz, professor of anthropology, has studied chimpanzees since 1990.

Chimpanzee legal aggression study facts

September 30, 2014
Jill Pruetz, professor of anthropology, has studied chimpanzees since 1990.

Professor researches primate aggression

September 30, 2014
Claudia Lemper lectures to her Microbiology 302L class about their research projects to find and test soil samples in Science I on Sept. 23. Lempers goal for her lab class is to stop antibiotic resistance, but she also hopes that this class will get students excited about science. Lemper works as a part of the Small World Initiative.

5 things to know about disappearing microbiota hypothesis

September 24, 2014
Claudia Lemper lectures to her Microbiology 302L class about their research projects to find and test soil samples in Science I on Sept. 23. Lempers goal for her lab class is to stop antibiotic resistance, but she also hopes that this class will get students excited about science. Lemper works as a part of the Small World Initiative.

Overuse of antibiotics poses health risk

September 24, 2014

Career Guide: How to write a good cover letter

September 18, 2014
Iowa State and the Ames Chamber of Commerce partnered on the CyclONE City project to place 30 different versions of Cy around the city of Ames and campus. Protect and Serve Cy, sponsored by Ames Police Benefit Association and designed by Molly Nagel of Mason City, Iowa, is located at City Hall near the police station entrance.  

Cy statues celebrate Ames

September 4, 2014
Mark Rippke pulls out vegetables as a customer waits to pick up their order. Fresh, local produce is picked up by students and staff in Horticulture Hall after being preordered. The food is picked up on Fridays and is delivered from and grown at the Horticulture Research Station. The produce delivery is a part of the Horticulture 465 class.

Horticulture class brings fresh produce to students

August 27, 2014
Senator Herman Quirmbach speaks with members of the Government of the Student Body and ISU Ambassadors at the Capitol Building on Regents Day Thursday, March 29.

Herman Quirmbach shoots for third consecutive tuition freeze

August 26, 2014
Incoming ISU students and their families experienced a damp morning as rain came down during move in Aug. 20.

Move-In Crew carries the freshman load

August 20, 2014

Cicadas set to emerge this summer after 17 years

May 6, 2014
Thanks to a large amount of student support for the program, ISU Dining began composting in order to make food waste more useful. Napkin and paper waste are the largest contributors to waste, but they are composted with pulpers to reduce space.

ISU Dining initiative promotes food waste as useful commodity

May 1, 2014
Mitchell Clark, junior in aerospace engineering, applies tacky tape to one of the fairings of the new PrISUm solar car on Thursday, April 24. Taping up the fairing will help make the fairings more airtight. The teams new car, Phaeton, will be finished near the end of June for their race in late July.

Racing with the sun: Team PrISUm readies for summer races, preps solar-powered Phaeton

April 24, 2014
Assistant Professor Dr. Aaron Gassmann is urging Iowa farmers to incorporate a diverse range of pest management tactics to suppress the resistance of rootworm to certain types of corn.

Western corn rootworm pest becomes resistant to protectors

April 14, 2014
Liang Dong, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, presents the mold for an underground device that can collect real time data on soil conditions and plant genomes using electronic microchips. Dong aims to employ this technology for large scale purposes, such as monitoring crop plant growth, explaining that the method to manufacture his device is inexpensive and mass replicable, borrowing similar characteristics akin to computer chip production. 

ISU professor develops growth tool

April 6, 2014
Dean Adams, a professor at Iowa State, examines the Appalachian salamander species in his research laboratory on March 31, 2014. Adams has noted shrinking in the salamanders, who have lost an average of 7 percent of their body size in recent decades.

Climate change affects salamander size, professor studies environmental impact on growth of organism

April 1, 2014
ISU Raas [ChakRaas] performs the traditional Indian Raas dance during the Global Gala event on Friday, March 28.

Annual Global Gala enables students to share cultural ways

March 30, 2014
Halil Ceylan, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, shares about monitoring the health of concrete pavement structures which he co-authored.

Students, faculty collaborate to improve concrete structures

March 26, 2014

Students pay for Spring Break trips, rely less on parents

March 19, 2014
The graph indicates the market value of agricultural products.

Iowa ranked 2nd in nation for sales in all three agricultural categories

March 13, 2014

Open forums continue for animal science department chair candidate finalists

March 9, 2014
Lauren Messina, senior in animal science, cleans up Banshees stall at the new equine learning center south of campus.

Taking a trot

March 6, 2014
Iowa State University Professor Kirsten Hofmockel talks about the global warming scares and the intensity of her research in collaboration with multiple different researchers, February 25, 2014. 

Professor seeks to understand the effect of climate change on microbial communities

March 4, 2014

Professor publishes books about women in workplace

February 26, 2014
Kristine McCunn is thrown in the pool in with full gear and a gun during Combat Water Survival Training Lab on Feb. 19 at Beyer Pool. The training lab is meant to help officers prepare for water related and high stress situations.

Making a splash: Army ROTC cadets build confidence

February 20, 2014
According to Nathan Brockman, Butterfly Wing curator at Reiman Gardens, weather conditions like droughts and cold springs affect butterfly populations as a whole, not just Monarch butterflies. The Butterfly Wing is home to several species of butterflies. During the winter, Reiman Gardens flies mostly tropical butterflies like the Common Blue Morpho, native to South America, Mexico and Central America. Brockman said no Monarchs are flown in the Butterfly Wing during the winter months, but they will come back in mid-March.

Monarch butterfly population at lowest to date

February 18, 2014
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