Recognitions, Awards & Accomplishments

Fall 2023 Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Award Winners Announced
Ten Iowa State University scholars have been selected to receive more than $54,000 in institutional funding from the fall 2023 round of grants offered through… Read More

Nov 28, 2023
Iowa State Recognized for Spurring Innovation, Talent and Economic Wellbeing
Iowa State University received the top Innovation and Economic Prosperity University Award on Nov. 14 at the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities conference. The… Read More

Nov 17, 2023
Iowa State, Alliant Energy Dedicate Solar Farm South of Ames
Iowa State University (ISU) and Alliant Energy celebrated the completion of construction on the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University earlier today. The new… Read More

Oct 30, 2023
Iowa State CSAFE’s Alicia Carriquiry Named 2023-24 Hagler Fellow
Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University President’s Chair in Statistics and director of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) has been named a Hagler Fellow. Read More

Oct 9, 2023
Iowa State Student Selected for Prestigious Fulbright-Hays Fellowship
An Iowa State University Ph.D. student will travel to Jordan next year to lay the groundwork for educational tools that could help people all over… Read More

Sep 21, 2023
‘Broadband Prairie’ Rural Wireless Project Moves to Public Phase of Researching, Testing
A wireless tower at Iowa State University’s Ag Engineering/Agronomy Farm west of Ames is loaded with hardware sending radio waves across the countryside, creating wireless internet connections for rural users. Read More

Sep 12, 2023
Iowa State Researchers Receive 2023 Barry Award to Investigate Cellular Structure of Pancreatic Cancer Tumors
A team of Iowa State University researchers has been selected to receive funding from the 2023 Margaret B. Barry Cancer Research Program to explore the cellular composition and organization of pancreatic cancer tumors in relation to treatment resistance. Read More

Aug 23, 2023
Tuteja and Wu to Serve in New Collaboration and Mentorship Roles
The Office of the Vice President for Research has appointed two faculty members to part-time Research Faculty Fellow positions. Supported through Iowa State’s Strategic Plan… Read More

Aug 7, 2023
Iowa State receives record $301.3 million in external research funding in FY2023
Iowa State University established a new record for external sponsored research funding during the 2023 fiscal year that closed on June 30, 2023. The $301.3… Read More

Jul 12, 2023
Iowa State University Named Entrepreneurial University of the Year
Iowa State University continues to build its global reputation for excellence in entrepreneurship. Iowa State was awarded Entrepreneurial University of the Year… Read More

Jul 10, 2023