Five departmental servers were hacked by an unknown person or persons who intended to generate enough computing power to create bitcoins. The compromised servers contained Social Security numbers of 29,780 students enrolled between 1995 and 2012. There’s no evidence any of the data files were accessed.
Iowa State's first wellness coordinator, Stephanie Downs, joined the university on April 15. She will be instrumental in the evaluation and development of Iowa State's employee wellness initiative.
A task force studying performance measures that could tie state funding to the three regent universities in a new way put a big emphasis on enrollment. No final decisions have been made yet.
Junior Abigail Romano has initiated a new glass recycling program for the residence halls using -- you guessed it -- Tidy Cats litter bins. Learn how you can help the effort.
University servers that were susceptible to the Heartbleed Bug were patched shortly after the announcement of the latest Internet security risk. ISU IT experts offer advice on protecting your personal information as Heartbleed cleanup continues around the world.
Adam Schwartz has been named director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, operated by Iowa State. Schwartz is a division leader at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif.
Faculty promotion and tenure awards; new labs for the basement of Hach Hall; parking, residence hall and dining fees for next year; and a student financial aid update are on the agenda when the state Board of Regents meets April 23-24 in Council Bluffs.
President Steven Leath has announced the members of a task force to study the future of Veishea in the aftermath of the event's suspension for 2014. Senior vice president for student affairs Tom Hill, chair of the task force, says he will ask the group to provide recommendations to Leath before the end of June.
"With mixed feelings and a heavy heart" President Steven Leath on Wednesday canceled the rest of this year's Veishea celebration. Pending recommendations from a to-be-appointed task force, he will make a decision about Veishea's future by the end of the academic year.
A vice president for equality and inclusion will be added to the Professional and Scientific Council's executive committee. The creation of the new post was approved at the council's April 3 meeting; officer elections are next month.
No preconceived notions going in and plenty of engagement from the campus community. Regents and consultants repeatedly made those points in Tuesday's public forum on the efficiency review of the state universities.
The latest exhibit in Brunnier Art Museum is very much a Cyclone family affair. Photo portraits of alumni from every state in the nation make up the VISIONS Across America exhibit, featuring the work of photographer Jim Heemstra. The opening reception is April 4 (5-8 p.m.).
The university's highest awards will be given to 10 individuals and one business at the Distinguished Awards Celebration on Friday, April 11. All are invited to attend.
