Recognitions, Awards & Accomplishments

Iowa State Researchers Receive 2022 Barry Award to Investigate Probiotic Cancer Treatments
Two Iowa State University researchers have been selected to receive funding from the 2022 Margaret B. Barry Cancer Research Program to explore bioengineering probiotics to… Read More

Feb 17, 2022
World’s largest science society honors six Iowa State researchers for distinguished work
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring six Iowa State University researchers for their work in biology, statistics and… Read More

Jan 31, 2022
Plant Sciences Institute Welcomes Four New Faculty Scholars in Third Cohort
The Iowa State University Plant Sciences Institute recently completed its third Faculty Scholars cohort, welcoming four additional Iowa State researchers to a roster currently… Read More

Jan 20, 2022
Two PIRI awards grant $900,000 to support translational artificial intelligence and foster rural innovation
The Iowa State University Office of the Vice President for Research has announced two winning teams for the 2021 Presidential Interdisciplinary Research Initiative (PIRI), distributing… Read More

Nov 29, 2021
ISU receives national recognition for supporting innovation, entrepreneurship across Iowa
As businesses closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, having a user-friendly, professional online presence became a lifeline for… Read More

Nov 16, 2021
Grant will support work to improve PPE for health care workers
A multidisciplinary team of researchers is working to improve the design, function and safety of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers. The… Read More

Nov 3, 2021
New grant will help ISU researchers break new ground with perennial cover crops
Iowa State University scientists are developing new approaches to cover crops that incorporate perennial groundcovers, a development that could break down barriers… Read More

Oct 7, 2021
Iowa State’s Schulte Moore named 2021 MacArthur Fellow
Lisa Schulte Moore, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, has been named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow. Read More

Sep 28, 2021
Five Iowa State Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards
Five Iowa State University researchers have been selected to receive Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation during… Read More

Jul 12, 2021
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Support Helps Expand Research Capabilities at Iowa State University
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, has committed $400,000 to help expand the microscopy capabilities at Iowa State University, aiding the university’s… Read More

Jul 9, 2021