by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published September 17, 2025
After an hours-long closed discussion by the Iowa Board of Regents, it was unanimously decided to move forward with an investigation into social media posts made by university employees about Charlie Kirk and his assassination on Sept. 10.
by Bill Monroe, Reporter Published September 17, 2025
Ames residents will vote in November on spending up to $10.5 million to build a new fire station for the city’s west side. The city wants to replace Fire Station No. 2 with a bigger station on land at 601 State Ave. that Iowa State University will let the city use for free. The Ames City Council voted to place the matter on the November ballot during a special meeting on Tuesday.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published September 16, 2025
Iowa State University’s Parks Library was “the finest piece of architecture in the state,” said Raymond A. Pearson, the university’s president, when the cornerstone of the library was laid in October 1923. Today, the library is much larger than its original 176 by 130 foot, or 35,000 square feet, blueprint. It’s now 325,488 square feet and home to more than 2 million books. A centennial celebration event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 24,
by Anthony Capps, Editor Published September 15, 2025
Iowa State University has recorded its largest fall enrollment in five years and its third year of consecutive growth. Enrollment numbers for this fall semester, announced Thursday, increased by 673 students from last fall for a total of 31,105, about a 2.2% rise.
by Amber Mohmand, News Editor Published September 9, 2025
The Iowa-Iowa State football game is the most anticipated game across the state — fueling a decades-long rivalry between the two universities. It’s hosted in Ames every other year, which brings a wave of excited fans across the state who are ready to watch and celebrate the Cy-Hawk game. This year, many Cyclones fans celebrated the team’s 16-13 victory over the Hawks on Saturday.
The new Ames start-up Hermes Biomaterials is offering a product with the potential to make new waves in the world of editing plant genetics. It sprouted from a research project at Iowa State University looking into ways to improve the delivery of genetic code into plant cells and is now offering products that promise to significantly boost the delivery and efficiency of genetic information into plants.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published August 19, 2025
A team of Iowa State University veterinarians and fourth-year vet students treated and cared for nearly all of the show animals at the Iowa State Fair.
The veterinarians and the students provided services...
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published August 14, 2025
Iowa State University is the most recent subject of a video circulating on social media claiming the university’s LGBT center director found “loopholes” in Iowa’s anti-DEI law.
by Kyle Werner, Reporter Published August 14, 2025
Fifty years ago, a San Francisco family’s donation of money, dolls and decorative art started what would become Iowa State’s University Museums.
In the fall of 1975, University Museums opened its...
The Iowa Board of Regents have approved a $766.9 million budget for Iowa State University’s 2026 fiscal year. It includes a $41.4 million increase in revenue, allocations of state funds for rural development and a breakdown of the athletic department’s deficit and cost-saving efforts.
After 50 years of service, the Memorial Union’s art rental program is coming to an end at Iowa State University. The art once part of the program's collection would be available for purchase by the public at a sale on Wednesday.
Iowa State University's 2025 State Fair exhibit, themed “Your Iowa. Your State. Your University,” showcases the university’s innovative research, community impact, student involvement, and Cyclone pride through interactive displays, veterinary care, 4-H activities, and historical engineering projects.
