An LAS student recounts three full days at ISD where she spent time in classrooms, assisting in after school activities, and helping set up for their annual carnival, “Celebrate ISD.”
A special alumni group returned to Iowa State last week after attending school here a quarter of a century ago. Six people originally from Latin America came back to ISU, where they were surprised by the campus growth (and all the coffee shops), hugged old friends and explained how the university changed them for the better.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will hold its Spring 2014 Convocation on Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium. About 400 LAS students are expected to walk the stage. Don Sakaguchi, professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, is the faulty speaker. Alex Tinguely, graduating senior in physics and mathematics, is the student speaker.
Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, professor and chair of history at Iowa State University, published a new book that surveys the landscape of childhood from the Civil War through the present.
Sometimes even the best and brightest freshmen don’t know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Seems Premkumar was interested in everything: Particle physics, law, materials engineering, political science, psychology, computer science, international development. He was “gung ho.” About all of it.
The 2014 Fall Volunteer Fair will be held September 4, 2014 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Research led by Edward Yu could lead to new strategies for fighting bacterial infections in human cells.
The American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) named John Fleming a 2014 Russian Scholar Laureate. John is one of 53 students throughout America receiving this award.
Current research funded by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences seeks to identify the specific acculturation needs of Chinese transfer students.
Iowa State University is developing a suite of data classification and information security policies which are currently posted in draft form at the Policy Library website. It is the College’s priority to implement and monitor these policies and practices. Effective immediately, Beate Schmittmann, dean, will institute the steps outlined in this letter to prevent further incidents and to ensure that LAS is the campus leader in data management and information security.