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Winds of change

Kari Holmes hunches over a micromill at the Iowa State University Stable Isotope Laboratory. She’s working in Professor Alan Wanamaker’s research group, guiding a tiny drill into a 100,000-year-old Columbian stalagmite, looking for its long-hidden secrets, a search that has become her passion. // Read More

Work is a highway

Shauna Hallmark, the inaugural Paulsen Professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, is keeping her eyes – and research – on the road. // Read More

A feat of completion

With the Douglas and Deborah Troxel Fund, students get the financial assistance they need to make it over the finish line and attain their Iowa State degrees. // Read More

Center puts Cyclones in the winner’s column

The success of Cyclone Athletics is on the rise, evidenced in part by the football team’s winning 2020 season – including a victory at the Fiesta Bowl, the program’s first “New Year’s Six” bowl game win. // Read More

In new poultry facility, both chicken and egg come first

Did you know that Iowa is the number one egg-producing state in the nation and processes 70 percent of the eggs produced here?

A new state-of-the-art facility at Iowa State will help ensure Iowa stays at the forefront of this industry. // Read More

A confluence of cultural and civic contexts

A memorial design commemorating an influential female performing artist with an “attention to context, beautiful story and sculptural form” was the winning entry in the inaugural Confluence, Inc. Landscape Architecture Studio Prize awarded by Iowa State’s department of landscape architecture in February. // Read More

Plans take shape for College of Human Sciences facilities

After extensive study, an exciting plan is taking shape for the future of College of Human Sciences facilities – a vision that will ensure state-of-the-art, accessible space for some of its key departments. // Read More

The true meaning of community

A passion for the Ames community, a belief in his late wife’s mission and a special note from a student serve as testament to why John Shelley gives to Iowa State. // Read More

Gift lays groundwork for construction innovation

Gale M. “Cork” Peterson, Jr. has had a wildly successful career in the construction industry. Now he hopes to help the next generation of industry innovators bridge the gap between geotechnical and construction engineering. // Read More

Scholarship is next step to successful careers

Dave and Jeanne Allbaugh recognized the need for financial literacy after teaching their own children the basics of personal finance that they weren’t learning in public schools. // Read More

Thank you for being Forever True

The impact of the Forever True, For Iowa State campaign has touched the lives of thousands of students at Iowa State, including those who’ve received life-changing scholarship support. // Read More

Ways to give

The Pulvers established the Debra L. Furman Pulver and Robert G. Pulver Study Abroad Scholarship to provide opportunities for a robust design education that will help students reach their design potential and have impactful careers, both nationally and internationally. // Read More

Support Iowa State University

There are many ways to support the people of Iowa State University // Read More

Editor: Jodi O’Donnell
Briefs Editor: Lindsey Giardino
Writers: Andrew Faught, Susan Flansburg, Lindsey Giardino, Taylor Lekin, Sarah Lorenz, Steve Sullivan
Designer: Ryan Peterson
Web Designer: Jamie Quarnstrom
Director of Marketing Services: Valerie Jansen
Cover Photos: Paul Gates
Cover Photo Illustration: Ryan Peterson