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  • Pathways program exemplifies the quick rise of micro-credentials

    As micro-credentials expand at Iowa State, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has built learning tracks that focus on innovation, leadership and skill building. Across seven tracks, the program has awarded 160 micro-credentials in about 18 months.

  • Library provides AI best practices guide for campus learners

    The guide provides basic and intricate information about artificial intelligence use. Instruction librarians compiled data from numerous organizations, tapped experts on campus and incorporated several videos and charts to add interactive elements. References also are provided for users who want to learn more.

  • Students provide local service, get well-rounded experience

    "Prep Sports Central" is an area prep sports highlight and recap show produced entirely by students. It gives students in sports broadcast production experience in every aspect of a live show, and gives local and surrounding community members -- including faculty and staff at Iowa State -- another option for prep sports coverage.

  • Have you tried these learning tools in your classroom?

    Instructors use Canvas to deliver information to their students in a variety of ways. Inside looked at learning tools instructors use most frequently and others that are new or could benefit instructors across campus.

  • Report highlights student and faculty support for sustainability in curriculum

    Drawing on Iowa State survey data from more than 1,200 students and 270 faculty members, a new report reveals broad support among both students and faculty for greater integration of sustainability themes across the university's curriculum.

  • Redesigned makerspace trainings reduce barriers

    This summer Student Innovation Center leaders revamped the training required to work in the eight makerspaces. The intent was to encourage more use of the spaces.

  • Research with real-world relevance

    A prolific researcher throughout his career, David Cantor has published 48 peer-reviewed articles in leading supply chain management journals and ranks among the top 5% of scholars in his discipline in research productivity. That record contributes to the university’s reputation as a leading supply chain management research institution in the world.

  • Extension uses online learning to assist Iowans for a lifetime

    ISU Extension and Outreach is offering fee-based online programs to professionals looking to enhance their skills. Strategic plan funding and statewide surveying helped determine areas of interest and an effective way for extension to reach desired audiences.

  • Five teaching-based research projects receive Miller grants

    Five faculty projects received funds in Iowa State's Miller Faculty Fellowship program for the 2025-26 academic year. These teaching-based research projects are supported with a total of $213,971 in grants.

  • Research offers Top Hat tips for instructors

    Agronomy professor Brian Hornbuckle shares five key points from his research into how successful students in large enrollment classes are when they engage with a personal response system.

  • First Degree of the Future grads set for August

    Launched in January 2023, Iowa State Online focuses on serving workforce professionals looking to reskill or upskill in their careers, and the first cohort from the master's program in digital health is set to graduate soon.

  • Five questions with a term faculty researcher

    Materials science and engineering associate teaching professor David Eisenmann is balancing research projects with a team of graduate and undergraduate students, and spent a few days this summer at Eastern Iowa Community College to teach a course to working professionals. He will be back in the classroom this fall.

  • Scientists: How do you talk about your work?

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  • Micro-credential pilots are precursor to campuswide launch

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