News Releases

Known as a leading political forecaster with a statistics-driven approach, Nate Silver will visit Iowa State University for an in-person, moderated conversation at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in the Memorial Union Great Hall.

From local news to online publications around the world, Reiman Gardens has been increasingly capturing media attention.

An Iowa State University scientist and an Ames entrepreneur are launching a startup company to develop and sell slow-release fertilizers. The advantages for farmers are less runoff, better nutrient retention, matching fertilizer release with crop demands, higher yields and lower environmental impacts.

Injecting carbon-rich bio-oil into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be an economically feasible system of removing carbon dioxide from the air for long-term storage.

The presidents of Iowa State University, Kansas State University and University College Dublin signed a memorandum of cooperation and understanding to establish an academic exchange program and foster research collaboration between the three colleges of veterinary medicine. The agreement follows a two-day One Health and Ag Tech Summit held in conjunction with the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.

A new bioindustrial manufacturing scale-up facility will help advance innovative biobased solutions and products from the lab to commercialization. BioMADE, a U.S. Department of Defense Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is partnering with the ISU Research Park and Iowa State University on this collaborative initiative to install a multi-use fermentation facility at ISU’s BioCentury Research Farm.

Marriage rates have now reached historic lows in the United States, especially among young people. At the same time, college education levels have increased considerably. Are these trends related? New research from an Iowa State University economics professor has identified a causal link between education and marriage – but it's a nuanced one.

A team led by an Iowa State University agronomy professor built a model to accurately predict the flowering time and height of sorghum plants based on genomic analysis and early-season weather data, efforts that could benefit breeders and farmers.

Iowa State University's 2025 State Fair exhibit, themed “Your Iowa. Your State. Your University,” showcases the university’s innovative research, community impact, student involvement, and Cyclone pride through interactive displays, veterinary care, 4-H activities, and historical engineering projects.

Scientists studied the annual bands built by crustose coralline algae to help determine a history of seawater chemistry in the Gulf of Maine. The data include warning signs of a "tipping point" toward more seawater acidity, which could harm the gulf's shellfisheries.