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Iowa State University students can now earn a bachelor’s degree and law degree in just six years through a new partnership the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has with Drake University and the University of Iowa. Students seeking dual degrees will save time and money through the accelerated 3+3 Program. Read More

January 16, 2014

Meteorology Club named top student chapter – again

For the second consecutive year, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) named Iowa State University's student chapter the most outstanding in the nation. It is the student organization's fourth win in the past eight years. Students will receive the award at the AMS 2014 annual meeting in Atlanta on Feb. 2-6. Read More

January 16, 2014

Mims gives back

Iowa State University biology majors Molly Williams and Danielle Riley (both juniors) are the first recipients of the Kathleen Queisner Mims Scholarship, a new $100,000 endowed scholarship for science majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Read More

January 16, 2014

Remembering Dr. King

In 1964, at age 35, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Between 1957 and 1968, the internationally known Civil Rights activist travelled more than six million miles to speak nearly 2,500 times. He was, inarguably, a rousing public figure. Read More

January 16, 2014

Getting candid with Canfield

When I was asked to bring cookies and cake to my interview with Paul Canfield, I briefly considered it, even though I knew he was joking. Or, at least I hoped he was. Read More

January 16, 2014

Who was Sylvia Porter?

The full name of America’s first successful financial columnist wasn’t revealed for nearly a decade after their first column was written. “S.F. Porter,” later acknowledged as Sylvia Porter, created a new career in the early 1930s: personal finance journalism. Her columns in the New York Post were wildly popular, earning her a strong following as one of New York’s most respected financial writers. Then, in 1942, it was revealed that the believed-to-be “wise old man” behind the thrice-weekly column was, in fact, a woman. Read More

January 16, 2014

Alumna Spotlight: Kelly Sebetka

When Kelly Sebetka began to travel the world, her perspective changed from “what can I see?” to “what can I do?” Read More

January 16, 2014

Psychology students put classroom learning into action with homeless youth

Volunteerism is a hallmark of Iowa State University student organizations, and one ISU group has been finding success assisting a particularly vulnerable population: homeless children. Read More

January 16, 2014

Statistics’ Sarah Nusser named ISU vice president for research

Sarah Nusser, professor of statistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been appointed ISU’s next vice president for research. She will begin… Read More

January 16, 2014

Economists extend outreach to help Iowans understand economy

Iowa State University’s Department of Economics has a special service. The new “Ask an Economist” website is a tool the public can use to get… Read More

January 16, 2014