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Homepage Features Archive
STORIES, Recipe for SuccessPosted: Sat Dec 17th, 2011The latest issue of the college's alumni magazine, STORIES, hit mailboxes last week. Visit the website to check out this food-themed issue, Recipe for Success, and download a copy of the accompanying cookbook. 
Faculty member elected AAAS FellowPosted: Fri Dec 16th, 2011Steven Rodermel, professor of genetics, development and cell biology, is one of five at Iowa State to be honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Feb. 18. 
Happy HolidaysPosted: Thu Dec 15th, 2011Dean Wendy Wintersteen offers her holiday wishes in this video. 
Science with Practice students display projectsPosted: Thu Dec 8th, 2011Students describe a program that allows them to earn credits, get paid and do research. Students in the program this semester shared their results on Dec. 7. 
Agricultural Weekend Experience takes students to working farmsPosted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011eCarly@CALS: Learn about the fall 2011 Agricultural Weekend Experience. 
Smart phone app grows into flower resourcePosted: Fri Dec 2nd, 2011A smart phone application that started as a classroom tool has blossomed into a resource for master gardeners and home garden enthusiasts. 
Virtual welding at the Ag 450 FarmPosted: Wed Nov 30th, 2011eCarly@CALS: View video of the virtual welder at the Ag 450 Farm and see how it is helping students improve welding skills. 
"Essence of my work: Facilitate students' growth"Posted: Mon Nov 21st, 2011Lee Burras of the Department of Agronomy was awarded a national excellence in teaching award on Nov. 13. 
Soybean breeding chair to be established in agronomyPosted: Mon Nov 21st, 2011A five-year commitment by Monsanto will create the position to advance science to benefit soybean growers. 
Farmers and researchers to present at Iowa Organic ConferencePosted: Wed Nov 16th, 2011The 11th annual Iowa Organic Conference will be Monday, Nov. 21, in the Scheman Building at Iowa State University. Farmers and professors will present the latest organic research. 
Veterans focus of Beginning Farmer Center partnershipPosted: Wed Nov 9th, 2011The center is working with the new, national Farmer Veteran Coalition that works with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who want a career in agriculture. 
Strategic plan to guide CALS through 2016Posted: Thu Nov 3rd, 2011The College's new strategic plan includes priorities and goals that will guide CALS for the next five years. 
Extension food safety specialist joins Iowa StatePosted: Tue Nov 1st, 2011Angela Laury, an alumna of the College, will work with Iowa producers and manufacturers to promote food safety. 
Soybean systems agronomist joins Iowa StatePosted: Fri Oct 28th, 2011Andrew Lenssen has joined Iowa State as a soybean systems agronomist. He previously worked in Montana as a research ecologist and lead scientist for USDA dryland research. 
Crawford Education Complex Dedication VideoPosted: Wed Oct 26th, 2011View video of the Harold and Rachel Crawford Agricultural Teacher Education Complex held Oct. 21. 
Kemin again features CALS in football adsPosted: Wed Oct 26th, 2011Kemin Industries of Des Moines has been running radio ads featuring the College during ISU Cyclone football games this fall, which the company began in 2010. 
Andrea Falk Sellers Featured on Curtiss Hall BannerPosted: Tue Oct 25th, 2011She went from decoding DNA to patent attorney and feels at ease advising clients as both a scientist and entrepreneur. 
Nate Gebel Featured on Curtiss Hall BannerPosted: Tue Oct 25th, 2011Gebel was one of the first students to receive the Hixson Scholarship Opportunity Award. Today he’s mentoring and encouraging other students. 
Largest Ag Career Day in Nation Oct. 18Posted: Wed Oct 5th, 2011Interest in Ag Career Day reflects demand for graduates. Mike Gaul, the director of career services, talks about why it attracts so much interest. 
ISU-led group awarded grant for land use, biofuel studyPosted: Wed Sep 28th, 2011A multi-state team led by Ken Moore, professor in the Department of Agronomy, recently won a $25 million grant that will develop a plan for using marginal farmlands to grow perennial grasses as a biofuel source. 
Babcock named Cargill Chair and Biobased Industry Center headPosted: Thu Sep 22nd, 2011Bruce Babcock will focus on the bioeconomy as Iowa State's next Cargill Endowed Chair in Energy Economics and director of the university's Biobased Industry Center. 
Study: Consumers willing to pay more for enhanced GM foodsPosted: Wed Sep 14th, 2011A study by Iowa State University researcher Wallace Huffman shows that when consumers are presented with produce enhanced with consumer traits through intragenic means, they will pay more than for plain produce. 
College distance education enrollment a recordPosted: Thu Sep 8th, 2011Fall registrations in the College's online learning courses and programs climbs to 914, up from 801 last fall semester. 
College enrollment climbs more than 8 percentPosted: Wed Sep 7th, 2011Undergraduate enrollment this fall rose to 3,584, up from 3,298 students last fall semester. Adding graduate students brings the College's total enrollment to 4,211. 
60 seconds 600 studentsPosted: Fri Sep 2nd, 2011The Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Council new student barbecue attracted more than 600 students to learn more about clubs. Watch the event in this time-lapse video. 
Fascinating on the insidePosted: Fri Sep 2nd, 2011eCarly@CALS: George Washington Carver intern, Leslie Nelson, explains her summer research analyzing crystals found in plant cells. .jpg-100x73.jpg)
Outside the classroom experiencePosted: Wed Aug 24th, 2011eCarly@CALS: Learn about ISU sophomore, Trisha Collins, and her study-abroad experience. 
An apple a day to get an APosted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2011"An apple a day will help you get an 'A' this semester," according to associate deans Joe Colletti (left) and David Acker. They passed out apples from ISU's Horticulture Farm to welcome students back to campus. 
Class changes thingsPosted: Tue Aug 23rd, 2011eCarly@CALS: Another George Washington Carver intern shares her story about her summer research at ISU. 
Serving through agriculturePosted: Mon Aug 22nd, 2011eCarly@CALS: Learn about William Arce and his research through a summer internship program at Iowa State University. 
Remembering Lauren ChristianPosted: Wed Aug 10th, 2011eCarly@CALS: Learn about the Pork Chop Open and how the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University honors Lauren Christian. 
Students share researchPosted: Tue Jul 26th, 2011eCarly@CALS: Students talk about their summer projects and research at the ISU Horticulture Research Station. 
Fueling through internshipsPosted: Mon Jul 18th, 2011eCarly@CALS: Learn about ISU student, Kim Jordan, and her summer internship. 
Researchers working to clean up Iowa lakesPosted: Wed Jul 13th, 2011Summer heat turns many Iowa lakes blue-green with an algae known as Cyanobacteria. Researchers have placed buoys in 16 lakes to look for methods to control it. 
World Pork Expo reaches new heightsPosted: Mon Jul 11th, 2011eCarly@CALS: The World Pork Expo's junior show had a record number of pigs shown this year. ISU student, Carly Martin, shares her experience. 
STORIES magazine showcases College's entrepreneurial spiritPosted: Fri Jun 24th, 2011The College's entrepreneurial spirit shines in the latest issue of our alumni magazine, STORIES in Agriculture and Life Sciences. View this edition online to read about innovative alumni, faculty, staff and students. 
Taffy comes to classPosted: Fri Jun 17th, 2011A hands-on demonstration on how to prepare a horse for a ride was part of Sarah Tenley’s class presentation. View photos from the presentation near Curtiss Hall. 
Dairy Farm open housePosted: Fri Jun 17th, 2011Hundreds attended the ISU Dairy Farm open house to celebrate Dairy Month. The dairy farm, which opened in 2007, includes state-of-the-art buildings and equipment. 
Student group helps keep the wheels rollingPosted: Thu Jun 16th, 2011eCarly@CALS: ISU's BioBus Club is taking steps toward fueling CyRide by processing vegetable oil from the dining centers into biodiesel. 
Research farm field days begin June 15Posted: Tue May 31st, 2011Field days are open to the public and consist of tours of research and demonstration plots at the farms. Topics vary for each farm depending on local interest and conditions. 
Monsanto gift will establish Chair for Soybean BreedingPosted: Thu May 26th, 2011The gift will support faculty research and graduate students pursuing plant breeding degrees. 
Cargill contributes software to swine nutrition programPosted: Wed May 25th, 2011Cargill is making a significant in-kind software contribution to support ISU programs in swine nutrition and pork production. 
Green roof installed by studentsPosted: Thu May 19th, 2011Students from the Horticulture and Landscape Clubs designed and installed a green roof on a portion of the horticulture building. 
College hosts alumni receptionPosted: Fri May 13th, 2011Alumni Days drew 57 College alumni to a reception May 13 in the Curtiss Hall auditorium. After the event, they got a chance to tour areas involved in the building's planned renovation. 
Course uses food to teach about culturePosted: Thu May 12th, 2011A session using Skype to access a classroom in Japan helps students in both locations gain cultural insights while learning skills vital to their future professions. 
Convocation speaker follows in parents' footstepsPosted: Thu May 12th, 2011Lisa Tronchetti, who delivered the address to fellow graduates at the college convocation, earned an agricultural business degree, just like her parents did more than 30 years ago. 
ISU legacy offers convocation speechPosted: Fri May 6th, 2011Saturday's convocation speaker Lisa Tronchetti will be following in her parents' footsteps as she walks across the stage to receive her B.S. in agricultural business. She is one of about 500 receiving bachelor's degrees from the college this spring. 
Optimistic outlook for graduatesPosted: Fri May 6th, 2011A Successful Farming article focuses on the positive job market for graduates. 
College celebrates Arbor DayPosted: Fri Apr 29th, 2011Animal ecology and forestry students and faculty helped plant trees to observe Arbor Day on the Iowa State campus. 
Students take top prize in Pappajohn New Venture competitionPosted: Wed Apr 27th, 2011A team of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students won the Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition with their idea for "ScoutPro" an app that helps identify pests from mobile devices. 
Animal science professor named State Department fellowPosted: Wed Apr 27th, 2011Max Rothschild has been selected as a 2011-2012 Jefferson Science Fellowship with the U.S. Department of State. 
Students Place First in National Agriculture ContestPosted: Tue Apr 26th, 2011A team of Iowa State University students finished first and second in North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) contests held in Modesto, Calif. 
Simulator helps teach biorefinery technologyPosted: Fri Apr 22nd, 2011The Interactive Biorefinery Operations Simulator was designed to help students in Iowa State's biorenewable resources and technology program learn about biofuel production. 
A DNA DinnerPosted: Mon Apr 18th, 2011Creating DNA molecules from marshmallows and toothpicks, hearing about federal research on Legionnaire's disease and a round of Science Jeopoardy: A special night hosted by the Microbiology and Genetics clubs. 
Tug-of-WarPosted: Fri Apr 15th, 2011Check out who won the tug-of-war Veishea tradition between forestry club members and civil engineering students. 
College's student clubs offer Veishea activitiesPosted: Thu Apr 14th, 2011Clubs will have displays, food booth and activities for Veishea visitors. The Department of Agricultural Education and Studies will celebrate its centennial Saturday. 
College student named Udall Scholar and Goldwater ScholarPosted: Fri Apr 8th, 2011Nathaniel Looker, a third-year student majoring in global resource systems and agronomy, has been awarded two of the nation's most distinguished scholarships. 
Strategic planning committee seeks inputPosted: Mon Apr 4th, 2011The strategic planning committee would like your input. An open forum will be held April 8 at 12:30 p.m. and an online survey will help prioritize objectives. 
2011 Ag Man and Ag Woman of the YearPosted: Wed Mar 30th, 2011View photos from the 2011 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ag Man and Ag Woman of the Year announcement from the Ag Day barbecue on March 29. 
Soybean innovator earns national honorPosted: Tue Mar 15th, 2011Distinguished agronomy professor Walt Fehr is the recipient of the 2011 American Soybean Association Special Meritorious Service Award. 
College shares accomplishments with CongressPosted: Fri Mar 11th, 2011The Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET) recent meetings included visits with Congressional leaders by College administrators and Iowa's CARET representatives. 
Alumnus, plant scientist to speak March 7Posted: Mon Feb 28th, 2011Salk Institute researchers Charles Stewart Jr. will speak at his alma mater March 7 at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. The title of his presentation is "Fighting Hunger: A DNA Engineer's Path to Science and Success." 
Students celebrate National FFA WeekPosted: Thu Feb 24th, 2011The ISU Collegiate FFA Chapter held a breakfast to celebrate FFA week. Celebrity chefs served pancakes to students, faculty and staff. 
College awarded lead on $20 million USDA grantPosted: Fri Feb 18th, 2011Project director Lois Wright Morton will coordinate regional research on keeping Midwest cornfields resilient in the face of future climate uncertainties. 
Animal Industry Report available onlinePosted: Fri Feb 18th, 2011The report is dedicated to Daryl Strohbehn who retired in 2010 after 36 years as an ISU Extension beef cattle specialist. The report includes research related to beef, dairy, poultry, sheep and swine. 
Animal science major wins room and boardPosted: Mon Feb 14th, 2011Freshman Dana Buer won free room and board through the Dining and Department of Residence MAP-Works initiative. 
Student team excels at Turf BowlPosted: Fri Feb 11th, 2011The ISU Turf Club team won its ninth Turf Bowl in the last 10 years. Undergraduates Zach Simons, Quincy Law, Jason Van Engen and Nick Dunlap took top honors at the national event Feb. 10. 
Ag Career Day rescheduledPosted: Mon Jan 31st, 2011The spring Ag Career Day has been rescheduled due to the expected winter storm. The job fair, which was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 2, will instead take place Thursday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Memorial Union on the Iowa State campus. 
Students open food pantryPosted: Fri Jan 28th, 2011Students Helping Our Peers is a new campus food pantry a food science learning community created to aid fellow students. 
Wildlife Care Clinic fulfills students' passionPosted: Fri Jan 21st, 2011The student-run Wildlife Care Clinic helps students get hands-on experience caring for injured animals. Students also prepare educational programs for the public. 
Four faculty members named AAAS fellowsPosted: Tue Jan 11th, 2011Entomology professor Bryony Bonning is one of four College scientists who will be named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Feb. 19. 
Researchers contribute to climate change reportPosted: Wed Jan 5th, 2011Iowa legislators asked for a study of the effects of climate change on the state. It was submitted to the governor and Iowa General Assembly. 
Biofuels publication gives Iowa State research honorPosted: Tue Jan 4th, 2011Biofuels Digest named Iowa State its pick as Institutional Research Facility of the Year. The publication cited the BioCentury Research Farm for its integrated research approach. |
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