A letter from the Dean

Interdisciplinary innovator Dara Wald brings people and the environment together, through a unique lab and research partnerships that range from ecology to agriculture.

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Programmed for future success

Dillon Jensen (’21 computer science) is inspired by challenges. That’s good, because this industrious Iowa State junior is growing a successful technology solutions company that he co-founded with his brother.

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Career ready

LAS Career Service expands with a bright, new office space brimming with services and resources that help students connect with employers, polish their resumes, prepare for career fairs and land those dream jobs and internships.

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Alumni awards

Read about deserving alumni, faculty and students who received awards which recognize their remarkable achievements, service and excellence.

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LAS update

From physics research that examines new states of hidden matter to musical milestones celebrated at a gala concert—learn about compelling news, events and research from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Greetings from alumni relations

Robyn Goldy, alumni relations coordinator, details how LAS Connect will virtually link alumni and students to useful and impactful career services.

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Psychology students learn to not worry, be happy

Iowa State's Psychology Freshmen Learning Community prepares first-year psychology majors for careers—while instilling that true happiness stems from service to others.

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Students discover stories worth telling in western Ukraine

A new study-abroad course from the Greenlee School allows students to hone their reporting skills in the richly vibrant culture of western Ukraine.

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Better living through chemistry

Step into the VanVeller Lab, where luminescent molecules are discovered and fluorescence is studied by a tight-knit team of researchers led by chemistry professor Brett VanVeller.

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Experimenting with success

Sarah Zelle finds her passion in medical research—a calling that was sparked in childhood and strengthened during her Iowa State adventure.

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Changing the world, one student at a time

Sarah Brown Wessling (’98 English, MS ’03) has earned a plethora of teaching awards over the years, but she is most proud of her students' accomplishments.

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First-year students find connections in learning communities

From research tips to field trips, Iowa State's 90 learning communities create endless opportunities for first-year students.

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LAS News

From a genetics student who sequences DNA, to physics researchers who discover supercurrent accelerations—learn about compelling news and research from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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Adventures in archives

Trudy Huskamp Peterson (’67 English, history), once the Acting Archivist of the United States, now travels the world rescuing records at risk.

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An advocacy-driven mathematics career

Math professor Michael Young shares the profound path that shaped his career as an educator, researcher and cultural change agent.

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An unpredictable adventure

Life is unpredictable, but Sara Ronnkvist is 100% certain that studying statistics will help her make a positive impact.

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A lifetime of dedicated leadership and service

DeRionne Pollard leads by example, as an inspirational educator with a passion for equity, inclusion and service to her community.

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All roads lead back to Riyadh

Rhodes scholar Majd Abdulghani (’18, genetics and genomics) vows to expand research opportunities for girls and women living in her hometown of Riyadh.

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ISU Alumni Association announces awards

Read about deserving students, alumni and faculty who received awards that recognize their remarkable achievements, service and all-around excellence.

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LAS News

From the discovery of a new planet, to a study that delves into happiness—learn about compelling news and research from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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LAS Success Grant program transforms student lives

When the road to an undergraduate degree gets bumpy, LAS Success Grants have smoothed the path for many Iowa State students.

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A 'reformed' climate scientist

Professor Bill Gutowski delivers his world expertise in climate science through a down-to-earth, local level approach.

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A letter from the Dean

Dean Beate Schmittmann shares how the Transforming LAS endowment fund will produce more world-class leaders.

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Out of this world research

Conducting cutting-edge research is the center of Jacqueline Blaum's ('20 physics and computer science) Cyclone universe.

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The profound power of the shortest stories

Associate Professor Aili Mu is a world expert at using popular Chinese prose to create cross-cultural impact in her classroom.

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A Cyclone changing the world

Nora Tobin ('10 political science) is creating international change with her global LAS education. A young alumna, she heads Self-Help International and works to alleviate hunger.

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Transforming LAS

LAS received ISU's largest ever private gift last year. The $159 million endowment tripled the amount of LAS scholarships and awards and is already transforming futures.

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LAS Update

News and research from around LAS — STEM students conquer calculus, gender bias in down-ballot races, a Higgs boson data breakthrough and more.

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Alumni honors

LAS celebrated the impact of alumni and friends at a special ceremony during Homecoming week.

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Introducing Robyn Goldy

The college's new alumni relations coordinator talks about the impact of higher education.

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A healthy global passion

Alaina Berg ('20 biology) is on a mission to improve health for those in need, whether she is on campus at Iowa State, studying abroad in Spain or serving in a rural Guatemalan clinic.

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A healthier generation

You know him best as a political scientist, but Mack Shelley's four decades of expertise in public policy and statistics also make up the perfect ingredients for a surprising project: helping children reach for a healthy snack.

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Adventure higher

With support from Iowa State, high jumper Cody Durbin ('20 physics) is raising the bar — as a student-athlete, Army ROTC cadet and physics major.

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Matters of the heart

Maryl Johnson's heart beats for transplant cardiology. Over four decades, she has led multiple heart failure and heart transplant programs, changing countless lives along the way.

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Healing through music

Miriam Zach first observed the healing power of music when her mother had a severe stroke. Zach, the Charles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ, has since traveled the world teaching about the ties between music and medicine.

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LAS Update

The latest news and research from around LAS — alumni honors and awards, exploring ancient volcanoes, recycling wasted heat energy, an ISU English class with 11,000 global students and more.

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A cold case crusader

Jody Ewing ('08 liberal studies) founded Iowa Cold Cases to keep the stories of cold case victims alive.

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Detecting invisible threats

Research building a database of mobile phone images aims to improve the detection of steganography, hiding secret information within normal looking images.

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Stepping into forensics at Iowa State

Inspired at a young age by science and Scooby Doo, Jimmy Kruse ('18 criminal justice and biology) is pursuing a future in forensic science.