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Cy posing with Kyra Oberbroeckling, a senior in biology (back) Sebastian O'Bryon, a senior in microbiology (middle) and Morgan Vorwald, a senior in animal science (right).

Local kids practice science with Cy

Jack McClellan, Academics Editor
November 16, 2022
WiSE’s community groups are creating connections between women in male dominated fields.

WiSE Community Groups tackling isolation in STEM fields

Shreya Varrier, Diversity Editor
August 24, 2022
Women of color shared their experiences facing discrimination and microaggressions in the engineering field. 

Impacts of gender and racial microaggressions in engineering

Mackenzie Bodell
March 27, 2022
Columnist Grant Tetmeyer explains why he is worried about the future of technology and humanity. 

Tetmeyer: The reality of living in the future

Grant Tetmeyer
January 17, 2022
Climate Reality Campus Corps at Iowa State advocates for Iowa State to invest in renewable energy options.

Guest Column: Statement on ISU power plant boiler transition to natural gas and oil

Climate Reality Campus Corps
December 2, 2021
Harvard professor Avi Loeb discussed the possibility of extraterrestrial life in a lecture Wednesday night. 

Harvard professor discusses extraterrestrial life and future of the universe in lecture

Ella Hawkins
December 2, 2021
According to Iowa State students, women in STEM majors are still a minority on campus. 

Women’s experiences in STEM at Iowa State

Eleanor Chalstrom
October 17, 2021
Opinion editor and columnist Peyton Hamel reveals how living with women has taught her to rejoice and live confidently in her own skin despite not loving every piece of it. 

Hamel: The recipe under my skin

Peyton Hamel
July 9, 2021
Letter writer Kimberly Zavoski advocates for teaching under-stressed subjects in elementary education. 

Letter: Other subjects are important in the classroom

Kimberly Zavoski
March 21, 2021
The ISD Editorial Board debunks common vaccine myths and encourages everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated.

Editorial: Get vaccinated

Editorial Board
January 31, 2021
Science communication can bridge the gap between scientists and the public.

Science communication is key to problem-solving, experts say

Eva Newland
November 8, 2020
There is a projected shortage of doctors in the near future, and this could be due to weed-out classes.

Weed-out classes could be contributing factor to projected doctor shortage

Eva Newland
October 29, 2020
The WiSE program at Iowa State provides women in STEM with networking opportunities and promotes postgraduate job retention for women in STEM.

WiSE program hopes to close STEM gender gap

Eva Newland
October 15, 2020
The ISD Editorial Board examines how a COVID-19 vaccine will develop and explores various issues associated with distributing a vaccine. 

Editorial: Predicting the COVID-19 vaccine

Editorial Board
October 4, 2020
This graph compares women and men in non-STEM majors and STEM majors, showing the STEM gap.

Research suggests STEM gap begins in middle school

Eva Newland
October 1, 2020
Columnist Peyton Hamel encourages individuals to engage in controversial conversations to better society and education. 

Hamel: Controversy is the fruit of conversation

Peyton Hamel
February 26, 2020
Spring is in full force on the Iowa State University campus on April 25.

Iowa State named best college in Iowa by Time MONEY

Devyn Leeson
September 26, 2018
Gautama Buddha

Tibetan Nun to give Lecture at Memorial Union

Talon Delaney
January 21, 2018
Sandra L. Hanson, professor of sociology at Catholic University, lectures in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Thursday night. Sandra focused her lecture on the gender difference, race and ethnicity in the sciences.

Sandra L. Hanson delivers lecture on diversity in scientific fields

Audrey Nelson
November 30, 2017
PrISUm car Prenumbra driving along route in Australia.

PrISUm returns from World Solar Challenge

Mitchell Lafrance
October 31, 2017
Hector Avalos speaks in the Memorial Union on Sept. 26, 2017.

ISU professor: Intelligent design is not a science

Talon Delaney
September 26, 2017
Elizabeth Bixenman, senior in interior design, cheers for the keynote speaker Michelle Miller, also known as "the Farm Babe", who talked about misinformed activists and the farmers perspective during the March for Science April 22, in Des Moines. 

PHOTOS: March for Science

April 23, 2017
Yi Liang and Yitian Sun examine beakers of algae Sept. 21, 2011. The lipids extracted from the algae are helping to make a renewable biofuel they are working on creating in the Hybrid Processing Laboratory in Iowa State's new Biorenewables Research Laboratory.  

Felker: There isn’t enough STEM in my coffee

Alex Felker
April 10, 2017
Ada Hayden was born and raised in Ames, graduating from Ames High School in 1904 before attending Iowa State.

Ada Hayden: The First Woman at Iowa State to receive a Ph.D.

Emma Hovick
March 7, 2017
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