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A campuswide commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship is bolstered by faculty who see its value and bring it into their classroom while students from all seven college bring ideas and energy each year.

Interim President David Spalding will lead a group of about 40 faculty, staff and students representing 17 programs in exhibits filling the Iowa Capitol rotunda at the annual ISU Day at the Capitol Wednesday morning, Feb. 4.

The ninth makerspace is equipped with tools that span the AI experience with categories of programming from no coding experience to advanced. Workshops and competitions will introduce users to a variety of AI possibilities and options at ISU.

3D scanning and conservation science being used to preserve Christian Petersen's terra cotta sculptures highlights a partnership between University Museums and the manufacturing and teaching labs in the mechanical engineering department.

The National Academy of Inventors elected agronomy professor Patrick Schnable to its 2025 fellows class, recognizing the 17 U.S. utility patents and two plant variety protections he holds.

Iowa State is ranked No. 9 in The Princeton Review's 20th annual ranking of undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies, climbing five spots from last year.

Tuesday's edition of Inside Impact recognizes the 2025 recipients of university awards, the highest recognition of our faculty and staff for their commitment to the land-grant ideals of learning, discovery, service and outreach. They'll be honored during a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 24 (3:30 p.m., Memorial Union Great Hall).

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.

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.