News Archive

Ames remains in contention to become a Blue Zones community, one of several Iowa cities that will be awarded extra resources and programs to become a model of health and well-being. You can help support the project by registering online or texting.

Approximately 260 talented middle schoolers visited campus Wednesday to view new technologies in various colleges and explore academic and career options. The students were participating in the Investigation Series Conference, sponsored by Precollegiate Programs for Talented and Gifted (OPPTAG).

If you haven't done so yet, it's time to gather receipts for your 2011 medical and dependent care expenses. The deadline for submitting 2011 flexible spending account claims is April 30.

CyGold, Iowa State's new peer mentoring program in financial literacy, could make an appearance at a student meeting near you in April.

Fabulous weather, good organization, free food and more than 2,000 volunteers made for a successful Stash the Trash/Veishea Service Day on March 24.

ISU leaders did the honors March 24 when two American bald eagles were released to the wild. One of the birds was treated for lead poisoning in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Labh Hira, who'd planned to retire from his position as dean of the College of Business on June 30, is making the move several months early to serve as interim president of the ISU Foundation.

Students will take to the road next month to talk about the value of Iowa's publiic universities and urge legislative support for the schools.

Unseasonably warm weather allowed Veenker Memorial Golf Course to open for the season on March13. Golfers were eager to take advantage of the early start during spring break.

If you happen to pass CyRide bus No. 18 and start to crave French fries, it's not your imagination. Students involved with ISU BioBus are converting used vegetable oil from ISU Dining into biofuel to help power the bus. And, yes, the exhaust can smell like fried food.

ISU Extension and Outreach will mark its special week by thanking the volunteers, communities, agencies and staff who support Iowa State's extraordinary 99-county educational network.

MacKay Hall auditorium renovation also gets green light to continue to planning phase.

More warm weather in February should translate to smaller utility bills for units around campus again this month. It's a trend we've enjoyed all winter, says director of utilities Jeff Witt.

CyRide is first in ridership among small transit systems nationally. Transit director Sheri Kyras attributes longterm success of the community bus system to a university and city that work well together.

Professional and Scientific Council president Dan Burden outlined the top issues identified during a "visioning" process in a recent message to P&S staff. The list of 14 issues -- including five "major" items -- were developed and prioritized by council committees and representatives, then shared with ISU's top administrators.

Faculty senators heard from president Steven Leath at their March 6 meeting. Leath outlined his priorities and management style, then fielded questions from faculty members.

The vice president's stop on campus included a tour of the "Make to Innovate" labs in Howe Hall and a public talk during which he heralded innovation on American university campuses.