silhouette of female student studying

Good spot

Students retreat to quiet corners and favorite library tables this time of the semester to do their best studying and prepping for exams.

Finals week duties may shift for faculty, staff

While students are busy taking exams, many staff and faculty across campus are shifting responsibilities or lending a hand to give students the best experience possible.

Upper level students jump on winter session opportunity

More than 1,600 undergraduates registered for Iowa State's third winter session, nearly 70% of whom are juniors or seniors.

Startup Factory helps faculty researchers apply research, solve problems

The semester-long incubator program is designed to help faculty entrepreneurs apply their research, solve problems and move from "tech-speak" to "business-speak."

Longer class passing is standard

At last week's Professional and Scientific Council meeting, provost Jonathan Wickert shared the decision to keep passing time at 15 minutes for Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes. The increase from 10 minutes, which began during the pandemic, makes passing time the same every day.