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Charles Hall poses with a Crimson Sweet watermelon. (Provided by Iowa State University)

5 things you may have not known were created at Iowa State

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published July 16, 2025

Innovation continues to grow at Iowa State University, and it has for decades. From advancing our daily technology to the foods we eat, ISU innovators have been at the center of it all. Here are some...

Beardshear Hall at Iowa State University on July 8, 2025.

5 fun facts about the history of Iowa State University

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published July 10, 2025
Here are five fun facts about Iowa State that any member of the Cyclone family should know
The Iowa State University campanile shown on June 23, 2025.

Tuition hikes, pay raises and a presidential search begins for Iowa State

by Kyle Werner, Reporter
Published June 18, 2025

The Iowa Board of Regents approved a tuition increase and pay raises at its meeting earlier this month. Meeting at the University of Iowa from June 10 to 12, the Regents voted to raise tuition for the...

On game day, those caught illegally parking on streets near Jack Trice Stadium will pay a larger fine.

City council approves game day parking fine increase

by Bill Monroe, Reporter
Published June 11, 2025
The Ames City Council approved an ordinance increasing parking fines around Jack Trice Stadium during home football game days and during special events in the area.
Horticulture professor and chair Ajay Nair plants bell peppers at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University in June 2024.

First year of farming at solar power site shows promise, ISU researchers say

by ISU News Service
Published June 6, 2025
Iowa State researchers studying how solar energy production and agriculture can co-exist say the first year of a four-year study showed produce farming can work amid solar panels.
Associate professor Hua Bai (left), senior in genetics Wren Muryzn and adjunct assistant professor Ping Kang in Kang's lab inside the Molecular Biology Building.

With student help, researchers find factor linking longer maturation to longer life

by ISU News Service
Published May 28, 2025
An Iowa State University research team identified how developmental delays lead to longer lifespans in fruit flies, a potential model for exploring human longevity.