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  • Iowa State part of $10 million effort to encourage a diverse faculty in STEM fields

    Iowa State researchers are part of a national alliance that won a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The alliance will develop programs that increase the diversity and effectiveness of faculty teaching science, technology, engineering, and math. Iowa State's part of the project focuses on working with community colleges to recruit and prepare a diverse group of graduate students for teaching careers at community colleges. Lorenzo Baber, an associate professor in the School of Education and head of the higher education division is part of Iowa State's grant team, which is led by Craig Ogilvie, an assistant dean for Iowa State’s Graduate College and a Morrill Professor of physics and astronomy. Read More

    September 11, 2018

  • School of Education assistant professor awarded Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award

    Amanda Baker, assistant professor in the Iowa State University School of Education, has been awarded the Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation… Read More

    August 31, 2018

  • New tenured/tenure-track faculty announced

    As the new academic year begins, the Iowa State University College of Health and Human Sciences announces four tenure-track faculty members who have joined the faculty in 2018.  All aiming to expand human potential and improve people's lives, their expertise ranges from educational technology to safe food packaging to sustainable functional apparel to how genes are expressed and effect disease. Read More

    August 21, 2018

  • Iowa State University’s Science Bound program honored for inspiring STEM

    Today, the Science Bound program at Iowa State University was honored for inspiring and encouraging a new generation of underrepresented students to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — STEM. Science Bound received a 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, a publication that focuses on diversity and inclusion in higher education. The honor recognizes Science Bound as a model for other institutions. Read More

    August 15, 2018

  • Research on game-based learning reveals middle schoolers are motivated differently

    As more teachers integrate game play into the curriculum to increase engagement among students, new research by Iowa State University scholars provides guidance for which types of games may be most appropriate. Read More

    July 30, 2018

  • Checking out STEM at the local library

    Ames families can soon go to the library to check out new kits made by Iowa State University students that contain hands-on activities aimed at teaching young children more about science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and literacy. Read More

    May 7, 2018

  • Experience of black doctoral students underscores need to increase diversity in STEM fields

    A six-year study led by Brian Burt at Iowa State shows race was a greater obstacle than expected for black men who pursued a graduate degree in engineering. Read More

    April 10, 2018