The Biorenewable Resources and Technology (BRT) Program at Iowa State University is growing with the help of Iowa NSF EPSCoR support and faculty expertise. The graduate program was the first in biorenewable resources established in the United States. It pulls faculty from 16 academic departments and five colleges for a truly interdisciplinary experience. Iowa NSF …Continue reading “New courses in biorenewables leverage Iowa NSF EPSCoR”
As world energy consumption grows followed by increasing environmental awareness, Iowa State University students will have a new opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and abilities specific to energy system design, evaluation, construction and management. The College of Engineering will be offering a graduate certificate in energy systems engineering starting January 2014. It can be earned on-campus …Continue reading “New graduate certificate program in energy systems engineering approved, available next spring”
Instead of walking across campus to attend class in a lecture hall this fall, a growing number of Iowa State University students will log on from home, the library or even a coffee shop. The university continues to offer more online undergraduate and graduate courses to meet the demands of record enrollment and student preferences. …Continue reading “Enrollment, student demand fuels growth for online courses at ISU”
Maize is a chief source of nutrition for about 900 million of the world’s poorest consumers and about one-third of all malnourished children, but poor grain storage can cut the amount of available maize in half. That’s why Denis Bbosa is at Iowa State studying new methods of safely storing grains. Bbosa, a graduate assistant …Continue reading “Grad student works to revolutionize grain storage, eliminate insecticides”
By Annette Hacker News Service Director Iowa State University Iowa State researchers have received two, $100,000 grants from Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grants provide funding for individuals worldwide to explore ideas toward solving persistent global health and development challenges. Initial grants of $100,000 are awarded …Continue reading “Iowa State receives two Grand Challenges Explorations grants to improve global health and development”
Iowa State University is one of eight colleges and universities recognized by University Business magazine’s Models of Efficiency program, which recognizes innovative approaches for streamlining higher education operations through improvements in technology or business processes. Iowa State was honored for merging the online departments of its College of Engineering and College of Liberal Arts and …Continue reading “Magazine honors online learning programs as ‘model of efficiency’”
Since 1998, the Division of Student Affairs has annually awarded one Iowa State University faculty member the Thomas B. Thielen Award. This year’s awardee is Tom Brumm, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering (ABE) and professor-in-charge of online learning for the colleges of engineering and liberal arts and sciences. The award, named after …Continue reading “Brumm receives Division of Student Affairs’ highest honor”
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading providers of online graduate education by U.S. News & World Report. Iowa State’s program ranked 18th in the area of Teaching Practices & Student Engagement, and 30th in the area of Student Services & Technology. Additionally, the college’s master’s programs …Continue reading “College of Engineering ranks among nation’s leading online education graduate programs”
Some Iowa State University students are serious about getting their campus community “on the bus” when it comes to green living. And they hope to pick up some other Ames residents along the way. That’s at least the plan, according to David Correll, a Ph.D. student in Iowa State’s College of Business and co-founder and …Continue reading “Students to process waste vegetable oil from ISU Dining to fuel CyRide bus”
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series of student profiles written by students in JLMC 321, Public Relations Writing. Our thanks to the authors, to senior lecturer Erin Wilgenbusch, to the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communications, and to the subjects. Read the first installment.) Bruno Orticelli In five years at …Continue reading “About students, by students (Part II)”
