The student-run food pantry SHOP is teaming up with the ISU Foundation to become a tax-exempt nonprofit. By doing so, it can access more grants and partner with the Food Bank of Iowa to buy food at a lower price per pound.
The Student Innovation Fellows Corps that launched this fall ties together a variety of ISU innovation programs, encouraging students to use the skills and mindset they've developed in those experiences to accomplish a big challenge.
President Wendy Wintersteen has named the standing committee that will consider requests to remove names from university property. The group's first assignment, which it will begin this semester, is a review of Catt Hall.
Ceremonies for bachelor's and master's students would be held outdoors at Jack Trice Stadium, and ceremonies for doctor of veterinary medicine and all other doctoral candidates would be held in Hilton Coliseum.
When the pandemic prevented a trip to St. Louis last fall, design students found another way to learn about and help design houses for people with HIV or AIDS. A virtual field trip organized with help from two ISU alumni led to students creating plans, materials and furnishings for the houses.
Six university faculty received Fulbright awards in the the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program.
Everything in smoke-damaged Ross Hall -- such as surfaces, ductwork, furniture, electronics, elevator shafts and especially the air -- has to be cleaned before the building can be used again.
