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Volume 12, Issue 2
The power of the pen
Alumna Beth Nervig aspires to affect positive change in the world, one story at a time.
Volume 11, Issue 3
Taking the road less traveled to success
Alumnus Clayton Mooney guides students toward entrepreneurial success.
categories: Alumni Profile, Volume 8 Issue 2
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.
categories: Link, Link Summer 2018
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.
Link Fall 2017
Data goes deep
In his fourth season as director of analytics for the Miami Dolphins, Dennis Lock (’11 M.S., ’16 Ph.D. statistics) brings a data-driven perspective to NFL player performance, player personnel and coaching analysis.
categories: Alumni Profile, Link, Link Winter 2017
From Iowa to Germany: An adventure in opera
Meet Jennifer Porto, a professional opera singer with an established international career in Berlin.
categories: Alumni Profile, Link Fall 2016
A mirror to the soul
When Suzanne Verma restores a patient’s outward features, she restores an identity.
Link Summer 2016
Clean, safe, sustainable
On a muggy summer morning, hydrogeologist Bill Simpkins has just finished raising pressure transducers from seven wells hugging the west bank of the South Skunk River in Ames. Tethered to black Kevlar rope, the transducers – narrow, weighted brass cylinders […]
Link Summer 2016
Major opportunities at Iowa State
In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, offering plenty of adventurous experiences is a priority to grow confident leaders and global citizens. Through taking advantage of LAS’ opportunities, Grosskopf has shaped herself into a smart, world-traveling graduate who is ready to take on her first job.
Link Summer 2016
You can support LAS students
You can help recruit the next generation of leaders, innovators and global citizens in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Talk to the outstanding high school students you know about how your adventure in the College of Liberal Arts […]
categories: Events, Link Summer 2016
Looking Forward: Events and dates to remember
Reception honoring NROTC Captain Ricks Polk Naval ROTC (NROTC) commanding officer Captain Ricks W. Polk will be honored at a retirement reception on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Campanile Room of the ISU Memorial […]
Link Fall 2015
Letter from the Dean
Dear LAS alumni and friends, Helping students succeed is a primary mission of the College, and throughout this issue of Link you will read about some of the ways in which we are fostering a rich and rewarding learning environment […]
Link Fall 2015
This ad’s for you
A professor’s innovation uses live data to change the content of advertising in the blink of an eye
Link Fall 2015
Be bold
To foster student success, LAS expands the positive impact our diverse population offers
Link Fall 2015
Chemistry scholarships open doors to research, travel
Melanie Stoss’ chemistry scholarships give her the ability to do more and learn more
Link Fall 2015
A lifetime of gumption, taking risks, and giving back
Lou Ann Sandburg continues to give back to Iowa State, LAS
Link Fall 2015
The right solution
Dan Sargent‘s software company has helped orthodontist offices across the nation for more than 30 years
Link Fall 2015
Remember your professor
Elizabeth Fox remembers her English professor's focus on student success
Link Fall 2015
A note from our alumni director
When interviewing for my position as the director of alumni relations, I was asked a simple question. “What makes you the best candidate for this position?” My response wasn’t my previous work with alumni, my relationship building skills or my […]
Link Fall 2015
Recent LAS alumni events
A look back at alumni events in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Link Spring 2015
It's in our blood
To protect human cells from injury, LAS researchers are looking to plants for help
Link Spring 2015
Precision medicine: Data-driven treatment
What if doctors could know EXACTLY what a patient needs?
Link Spring 2015
Can we teach an old drug new tricks?
Disproving a previously-accepted hypothesis
Link Spring 2015
DAC Spotlight: Judy Ralston-Hansen
Helping her employees be as productive, developed, engaged, and content as possible
Link Spring 2015
Doing what he loved
A biochemistry student continues to make a difference at Iowa State, nearly 10 years after his passing
Link Winter 2015
Second chances matter
After a lifetime of downturns and turn arounds, Jesus Zaldarriaga is graduating from Iowa State not only with a diploma in hand, but also a good job in Iowa.