Biochar. (It’s a charcoal-like co-product of heating biomass to produce bio-oil or synthesis gas, both renewable, alternative fuels. Several Iowa companies are creating the fuels and biochar, which ...

In the research team’s analysis, “needs” was identified as the mental verb most frequently paired with the term AI, occurring ...

Iowa State's Santosh Pandey, shown outside a laboratory at the university's Microelectronics Research Center, is leading an effort to recruit and train students for work in the U.S. semiconductor chip ...

This illustration shows how the "Pest-ID" tool developed by Iowa State researchers can help farmers identify and manage pests of all kinds. Image courtesy of Iowa State's Translational AI Center. Nine ...

With strong growth in first-year students and record first-year retention, Iowa State enrollment is up for the third consecutive year. AMES, Iowa – For the third consecutive year, enrollment at Iowa ...

Injecting bio-oil made from corn stalks and forest debris into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be a viable form of carbon sequestration, a new Iowa State University study found.

Education changes more than a person’s resume – it also shifts their individual opportunities, timelines and expectations. Photo: Adobe Stock Images. AMES, Iowa – In recent decades, a curious trend in ...

Iowa State engineers, left to right, Connor Thorpe and Shan Jiang helped invent the "Flow Guiding Barrel," which improves gene gun performance for the genetic modification of plants. Jiang is holding ...

Sociology professor David Peters, from left, with undergraduate student researchers Emily Meyer and Emma Bartling. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Growing up on her ...

Iowa State University's new undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity is designed to meet the needs of Iowa workers and employers. AMES, Iowa – Iowa, so far in 2025, has had 3,506 job postings for ...

Ames, Iowa – In a message sent today to the campus community, Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen announced her plans to retire in January 2026. Wintersteen became the first woman and ...

The 2025 Innovation at Work series illustrates why Iowa State University is a trusted partner. Through research, teaching, service and extension, Iowa State has a long history of providing proactive ...