Faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will discuss recent Supreme Court rulings and legal issues that are influencing the upcoming elections including cases on affirmative action, the death penalty, judicial conflict of interest, protections from illegal searches by the police, and abortion rights. Discussion begins at 6 p.m. Watch party begins at 8 p.m.
Please consider donating an item for inclusion in the popular LAS United Way Auction. The online auction will be held Oct. 3 through Oct. 11 (noon). Items include signed sports memorabilia, beautiful artwork, baked goods, unique souveniers from far away places, tickets to ISU Theatre shows and more. Please email LAS’ United Way co-chair, Jess … Continue reading LAS United Way Auction – Call for items
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host a bake sale on Friday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the first floor commons of Carver Hall. Stop by for something sweet, and support United Way of Story County!
LAS campaign goal, events, and information for 2016.
Initiated in 2007 by the Catt Associates student leadership organization, the Women Impacting ISU calendar was developed as a tribute to current students, faculty and staff who distinguished themselves through their accomplishments at Iowa State University. Each year, 12 women from a wide variety of disciplines and diverse backgrounds are selected to appear on the … Continue reading Sept. 30: Women Impacting ISU calendar nominations due
Learning how corn adapted to grow beyond the environment of its origins in Mexico could yield clues to help plant breeders produce better performing crops.
The biological world has unparalleled abilities to control structures, functions, reactions and energy transfer with great efficiency and accuracy. Yan Zhao, professor of chemistry and a member of Iowa State’s Center for Catalysis, uses biomimetic chemistry to “abstract good design from nature,” which could one day be used to fight bacterial infections.
Voters learn a lot about presidential candidates from the stories they read in the paper or watch on the evening news. According to an Iowa State analysis of presidential election coverage, college newspapers focus more on the issues and candidate profiles, while professional papers report more on political polling and strategy.
Electric power markets have changed in the last 20 to 30 years. With the dramatic increase in renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar power, new kinds of market and contract designs are needed to handle supply and demand transactions among increasingly heterogeneous and distributed participants.
Iowa State University, through a collaboration of the Division of Student Affairs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Engineering; Human Sciences; Business; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Design; and Graduate College, will host the inaugural Black and Brown Male Empowerment Symposium on Saturday, October 8, 2016. The purpose of the symposium is to offer a space for men of color to discuss issues which impact them.