Announcements

Gallus to present tornado research on Nov. 18

Bill Gallus, storm chaser and professor of meteorology in the Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, will discuss the latest theories on how tornadoes form, the preliminary findings of why some storms produce tornadoes and some don't, and what is learned from storm damage. Read More

November 4, 2013

LAS advertising major earns Media Fellow Scholarship

Many of us are captivated by the Super Bowl’s award-winning commercials, but for Kat Mogongwa, they did more than spur a belly laugh and encourage him to drink Gatorade. They inspired him to pursue a career in advertising. Read More

November 4, 2013

ISU anthropologist helps to design a video game for PBS

Christina Gish-Hill, an assistant professor of anthropology at Iowa State University, recently was a technical consultant for a digital role-playing video game created to engage middle grade students. Read More

November 4, 2013

LAS recognizes 16 college alumni during Homecoming week

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University will recognize 16 alumni Thursday, Nov. 7, in its annual Alumni Awards and Recognition Ceremony at the Scheman Building on campus. Read More

October 31, 2013

Research improves understanding of how plants protect themselves

Research at Iowa State University has shed new light on the genetic mechanisms that allow plants to protect themselves from environmental stress. Read More

October 30, 2013

Why Choose LAS?

Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University explain why choosing a major in LAS was the right choice for them. Read More

October 30, 2013

ISU researchers find prices and family interactions influence eating behaviors

Expanding waistlines and rising obesity rates have led to numerous ideas for policies, such as taxes on junk food or vouchers for fruits and vegetables,… Read More

October 30, 2013

Canfield receives American Physical Society David Adler Lectureship Award

Paul Canfield, scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Iowa State University,… Read More

October 28, 2013

Steve Kawaler helps research team see misaligned planets in distant system

Using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system featuring multiple planets orbiting at a severe… Read More

October 27, 2013

Loomis Professorship in Plant Physiology to LAS’ Diane Bassham

The medallion ceremony honoring Diane Bassham, professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, as the Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor… Read More

October 21, 2013