News Archive

Welcome back to faculty and staff who were off campus for significant portions of the summer. Here's a quick summary of what you might have missed.

A 10-ton, six-foot-tall glacial boulder formerly located between Science I and Lagomarcino halls was moved closer to the front entrance of Science I this week. Now, many more passersby will learn of its impressive journey and history.

For the first time ever, the Iowa State football team will play abroad on Aug. 23. Getting 120 players there and ready to perform at their best has been an effort a year in the making for the athletics department.

Following a non-unanimous vote to approve the university fiscal year 2026 budgets, the Iowa Board of Regents directed its investment and finance committee to meet to assess the board's budget review process and seek more detail about the university budgets. Depending on what they learn, the regents could consider budget amendments at their next meeting.

Joe Paulick began serving July 31 as associate vice president for campus life in the division of student affairs. He comes to Ames from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

More than 6,000 first-year students and more than 1,200 transfer students have completed in-person or online orientation this summer. More than 5,500 -- and counting -- new-to-ISU students are registered for Destination Iowa State Aug. 21-23.

Visitors to the university's exhibit at the Iowa State Fair will experience how Iowa State is helping Iowans thrive, one breakthrough at a time. Find it in the Varied Industries Building, open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. all 11 days of the fair, Aug. 7-17.

Environmental Health and Safety will offer its in-person safety workshop series again this fall. Launched last spring, the five-part series covers key safety topics: Hazard assessment, standard operating procedures, hazardous waste management, laboratory inspections and Safety Data Sheets.

Beginning Aug. 1, the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine offers a 15% discount for veterinary services for the animals of current Iowa State students, faculty and staff.

Iowa State enrolled 7,128 students in summer session opportunities this year, nearly two-thirds (63%) of them at the undergraduate level. More than 3,000 students are taking part in an arranged experience, including internships, this summer.

To help instructors successfully implement student academic accommodations, student accessibility services staff developed training opportunities and updated accommodation descriptions to make them more understandable. Accommodation requests continue to rise across all three regent universities.

More than 200 framed prints and posters from the Memorial Union's former art lending program will be on sale to the public at ISU Surplus' weekly sales, beginning Aug. 5-6.

Two-way traffic opened this week in the new north lanes of South 16th Street in front of the Veterinary Medicine campus, and demolition of the south lane is underway.

Iowa State leaders will outline a general university operating budget of $766.9 million, a net increase of $41.3 million (5.7%) over the previous year. That increase reflects a projected $44.1 million in additional tuition revenue and an estimated $2.7 million reduction in indirect costs recovery on externally funded research.

Assistant professor of mechanical engineering Todd Kingston has equipped his lab with a unique instrument that allows him to test battery safety and performance -- even to the point of blowing them up.

University researchers attracted $329.9 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30. Total external funding for fiscal year 2025 rose to $549.3 million, an increase of $4.7 million over the previous fiscal year.

Jeff Johnson, who took a temporary medical leave of absence in March, this week shared his decision to retire from his position as Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed President and chief executive officer of the ISU Alumni Association.

Several electric, height-adjustable, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant tables are being added to numerous general university classrooms beginning this summer. They ensure safety and accessibility for everyone.

Between February and May, more than 2,200 light bulbs were replaced in the library's seven tiers, where the bulk of the physical collection is stored. The change will reduce electricity use by nearly 250,000 kWh and save $25,000 each year.

About a dozen employee teams are preparing to move in a few weeks to renovated spaces in the Warren Madden Building. For some, it's a return home, for others, it's a new home.