AMES, Iowa – For the third consecutive year, enrollment at Iowa State University is up, due in part to a first-year record ...

In commemoration of this milestone anniversary, Reiman Gardens will host a 30th Anniversary Botanical Bash from 5-9 p.m. on ...

AMES, Iowa – Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil made from plant-based leftovers like corn stalks and forest ...

Bakshi is listed as the first inventor (along with Iowa State’s Robert C. Brown and Ryan Smith) on the resulting 2023 patent ...

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 ...

Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...

Sociology professor David Peters, from left, with undergraduate student researchers Emily Meyer and Emma Bartling. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Growing up on her ...

Ames, Iowa – In a message sent today to the campus community, Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen announced her plans to retire in January 2026. Wintersteen became the first woman and ...

The 2025 Innovation at Work series illustrates why Iowa State University is a trusted partner. Through research, teaching, service and extension, Iowa State has a long history of providing proactive ...

The 2025 Innovation at Work series illustrates why Iowa State University is a trusted partner. Through research, teaching, service and extension, Iowa State has a long history of providing proactive ...

A field planted with cereal rye, one of the most common cover crops in Iowa. Photo by Ally Larson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons ...

The root of a corn plant injured by corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Midwest. Photo by Erin Hodgson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed ...