News Service • Iowa State University
Oct 16, 2024. An Iowa State University plant biologist received a $1.8 million federal grant to study a gene that affects both how plants grow and how they respond to environmental threats. Unraveling the balancing act between fortifying and flourishing could help scientists develop crops that are more resilient in challenging conditions.
U.S. News rankings: Iowa State 54th among public universities
Sep 14, 2020 · AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University improved in the overall and public university 2021 rankings released Monday by U.S. News and World Report. Iowa State is tied for 54th among public universities and tied for 118th in the overall national rankings. Last year, the university was tied for 55th among publics and 121st overall.
Iowa State sees growth in first-year, undergraduate student …
Sep 12, 2024 · Why Iowa State? Student outcomes – including salary and graduation rates – are among the reasons why students choose Iowa State and why ISU is the top-ranked Iowa university in the latest Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges rankings.Iowa State jumped 26 spots to #119 out of the 500 colleges and universities that were ranked.
Iowa State students crisscross 'Tornado Alley ... - Iowa State …
Jun 11, 2024 · “It ended up being a crazy week,” said Bill Gallus, a professor of geological and atmospheric sciences and one of the course’s three instructors. “People from other schools are reaching out to ask how we managed to get such a perfectly crazy weather week for our field trip.”
Iowa State research sets funding record; total external funding ...
Jul 15, 2024 · AMES, Iowa – Iowa State researchers attracted a record $346.2 million in external funding for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That’s the third straight year of record research funding and the second straight of more than $300 million.
ISU one of three universities to receive national award
Nov 7, 2022 · ISU one of three universities to receive national award. Posted Nov 7, 2022 8:12 am. Students exit the Student Innovation Center on the first day of the fall 2022 semester, August 22, 2022. Larger image. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, IA – Iowa State University won an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University ...
A new wrinkle in turtles: Their genomes fold in a unique way ...
1 day ago · A giant musk turtle is one of the two species of turtles studied by a research team led by Nicole Valenzuela, professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology at Iowa State University, in a recent paper about the three-dimensional shape and location of …
Iowa State ‘just felt like home’ and is home to 30,177 students this ...
Sep 7, 2023 · Quote “This growth is a direct result of Iowa State University’s commitment to provide innovative programs that meet student interest and workforce needs.
2023 Year in Review • News Service • Iowa State University
Dec 18, 2023 · 2023 Year in Review. Posted Dec 18, 2023 9:00 am. As 2023 comes to an end, the Iowa State University News Service team is looking back and sharing some of its favorite and more popular stories of the year. Click on each headline to read the full story.
Iowa State fall commencement Dec. 15-16
Dec 13, 2023 · AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University will celebrate fall graduates and their accomplishments during two ceremonies this weekend at Hilton Coliseum. An estimated 1,809 students are completing degrees this semester. That includes an estimated 1,491 bachelor’s degree recipients who will be honored during a 1:30 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16.