News Archive

Since mid-summer, a duck has taken a liking to the Lake LaVerne duo. The sentiment, it would seem, is not always reciprocated.

Several special features are part of this year's Cytennial Homecoming celebration, including a life-sized butter sculpture of Cy.

The newly named industry contracts team now reports to Lisa Lorenzen, OIPTT executive director. The realignment is intended to enhance and increase Iowa State's partnerships with industry.

A dozen teams recently received funding to pursue large-scale grants and contracts in the areas of animal, human, plant and environmental health. The funds were awarded under the Health Research Initiative.

A fair number of professional and scientific employees are leaving the university early in their careers and at a higher rate than anticipated. David Trainor, associate vice president for human resource services, shared this information and more from the 2013 P&S Salary Report during an Oct. 4 open forum.

The search for the next dean of the College of Business is under way. Leading the 18-member committee are Dawn Bratsch-Prince, associate provost for academic personnel and chief diversity officer; and Pamela White, dean of the College of Human Sciences.

About 45 faculty and staff recipients of university or regent awards were honored by the campus community during a Sept. 21 ceremony.

Up to five Iowa State faculty members could be named Morrill Professors when the title is awarded for the first time next spring. The nomination process is under way now.

Golfing with marshmallows? Who knew raising money for United Way could be so fun.

Employees who live in Story County and students who choose to vote here -- not at home -- may fill out an absentee ballot at one of six campus locations.

A final site plan for the Iowa State Center courtyard area will be presented at an Oct. 9 public meeting.

If you're looking for more information about the new funding initiative to support multidisciplinary research programs, plan to attend one of the forums that will be held later this month. Forums on the Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research are Oct. 18 and Oct. 26.

The latest spam scam to hit campus in arrived in a slightly more polished package than usual. Here are some tips on keeping up-to-no-gooders away your personal information.

More than 100 Iowa Staters have purchased memberships this fall in WeCar, a rent-by-the-hour car sharing program on campus. That's more than double last year's membership, the first year of the program at Iowa State.

The last of this summer's pavement replacement work wraps up a few days ahead of schedule.

Non-supervisory merit employees will have a chance to review and change their benefits during the open change period, Oct. 1-Nov. 16. Learn what's new for 2013.

Texas Christian University will be the first of the Big 12 Conference's two newest members to visit Ames when the Horned Frogs face the Iowa State volleyball team Sept. 29 in Hilton Coliseum.