News Service

Tuesday, January 14

Diversified cropping systems boost nitrogen supply but not soil carbon, study finds

Jan 14, 2025

Longer, more diverse rotations of crops fertilized with livestock manure have many environmental benefits, but carbon sequestration isn’t one of them, according to a new study led by Iowa State University researchers.
Researchers use lab data to rewrite equation for deformation, flow of watery glacier ice

Jan 8, 2025

Laboratory experiments designed to deform ice at its pressure-melting temperature were like grabbing a bagel at the top and the bottom, then twisting the two halves to smear the cream cheese in the middle, said Iowa State's Neal Iverson. The resulting data could lead to more accurate models of temperate glacier ice and better predictions of glacier flow and sea-level rise.
Iowa State celebrates fall graduates, provides support in the final stretch

Dec 18, 2024

Commencement is a time for celebration. For some Iowa State University students graduating this fall, the milestone is even more meaningful because of the financial support they received in the final stretch to earn their degree.
2024 Year in Review

Dec 17, 2024

As 2024 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.
Long-delayed degree puts dairy farm dream within reach for Iowa State graduate

Dec 16, 2024

Growing up on an Iowa farm without dairy cows, Matt McGarry always dreamed of starting his own dairy operation. Decades later, he’s finally pursuing that dream thanks to the custom-designed education and hands-on experiences he received at Iowa State University.
Chase O’Connell: Saying yes to NASA, South Korea, Germany, honors studies (and more)

Dec 15, 2024

Chase O’Connell has taken advantage of many opportunities in and beyond Iowa State classrooms, from honors programs on campus to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. A common starting point for the December graduate? His willingness to ask, “Why not?”

Graduating senior Sybil Below found her passion for teaching

Dec 16, 2024

Sybil Below originally came to Iowa State on a pre-law track, but eventually found her real passion was teaching.

Innovation at Work

Apr 8, 2022

This series highlights the collaboration and creativity that fuel Iowa State faculty and scientists to find solutions to global challenges that strengthen our communities and improve our lives. This collection of words, photos, video and audio showcases Iowa State University's Innovation at Work.

In the news

The oldest animal ever found could reveal whether a crucial ocean current will collapse

The Washington Post Dec 31, 2024

Ocean information recorded in the rings of clam shells -- the "trees of the sea" -- are helping researchers understand the history of ocean temperatures and currents. That could help them understand ocean conditions as the climate changes. Iowa State's Alan Wanamaker, a professor of earth, atmosphere and climate, has contributed to the clam studies.

A hub of innovation

Des Moines Business Record Dec 26, 2024

The Iowa State University Research Park, founded in 1987 as a startup hub to commercialize university-developed intellectual property, has grown to 145 companies and around 2,500 employees. And that growth is only expected to continue, exceeding the dreams of those who were on the ground floor when the park was created.

Study: Iowa farmland values decline after 5-year climb

Cedar Rapids Gazette Dec 18, 2024

Lower crop prices and high interest rates halted a five-year rise in the average farmland value in Iowa, according to Iowa State's annual Land Value Survey. Cropland still is expensive at an average of about $11,500 per acre, the survey found, but average values declined about 3% from last year's record.