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  • Innovation at Work

Iowa State’s entrepreneurial ecosystem helps two energy startups set their paths

Two teams of campus-affiliated entrepreneurs, in partnership with programs such as the ISU Startup Factory, are turning their ideas into startup companies producing energy.

April 14, 2025

  • Student Success

Three ISU students win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

April 28, 2025

  • Agriculture

Disrupting ‘communication’ with plants could limit soybean cyst nematode infections

April 17, 2025

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In the news

  • Nuclear USS Iowa sub calls to mind Iowa State's role in the Manhattan Project

    Iowa State quietly saved the Manhattan Project, assured an Allied victory and forever changed history. President Wendy Wintersteen writes how the story of Harley Wilhelm illustrates the importance of university researchers and their impact in times of war and peace.

  • ISU receives $2M for animal disease preparedness research

    The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service grants aim to enhance preparedness, detection and response to “the most damaging diseases that threaten U.S. livestock.” Iowa State will use the funding to generate free resources for producers and animal health professionals.

  • ISU Creamery to increase cheese production with $25,000 grant

    A state grant will help the student-run creamery purchase new equipment to double its production of ice cream and cheese.

  • From Lab to Life: The Forgotten Organ That Built You

    Iowa State's Geetu Tuteja is shedding light on one of the most overlooked parts of pregnancy: the placenta. In this episode of "After the Fact" podcast, Tuteja shares how this temporary organ can offer powerful insights into a person’s long-term health.