News Archive

Debra Peters

Errington Lecture

Announcing the 44th Annual Paul L. Errington Memorial Lecture. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Debra Peters, on Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 PM in 1414 Molecular Biology. This year's lecture is titled "Continental-scale ecology in a connected world." (Feb. 8, 2008)

Where's Bob?

Where's Bob?

Last month, university photographer Bob Elbert submitted an image of a canoe suspended from a ceiling. It's not novel at Iowa State, apparently, to post a canoe on the ceiling. Do you know where Elbert found this one? (Jan. 18, 2008)

Lisa Schulte

Professor's research shows Midwest forests losing diversity, complexity

Dr. Lisa Schulte's research has been published in the journal Landscape Ecology. (Oct. 16, 2007)

Doug Gibson

Alumnus hikes Appalachian Trail

Doug Gibson, 2004, was recently profiled in the Des Moines Register. He spent six months hiking from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. Read the article (PDF). (Oct. 9, 2007)

Dean's List

View the Dean's List for Spring 2007.

NREM Grad Student, Devan McGranahan, Co Authors Des Moines Register Article

The Des Moines Register published a piece written by members of the student association of the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture as part of the paper’s series on the 2007 Farm Bill. Read the article (PDF). (Jun. 18, 2007)

Ryan Lane

Small Ponds Serve A Big Fish

Ryan Lane, Animal Ecology B.S. 1999 and M.S. 2001, helps build and run the new Cargill Animal Nutrition Aqua Research facility. It will help to deliver better feed to aquaculture facilities. The article was published in the June/July 2007 issue of Feed & Grain. (Jun. 2007)

Wendt Flies Squaw Creek

Ashley Wendt, NREM graduate student, flew Squaw Creek as part of her master's thesis project. Her helicopter ride included local KCCI meteorologist, John McLaughlin and his helicopter company. Read the article. (May 2, 2007)

Buffer art

Agroecology Team Working For Sustainability

Professor Dick Schultz helps in researching and implementing buffer strips to increase sustainability of water quality in Iowa. Read the article from the Ames Tribune. (Apr. 7, 2007)

Harold McNabb

McNabb Honored With Service Award

Dr. Harold (Sande) McNabb was honored by the Iowa State University College of Agriculture for receiving the George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award. His reception was held in the Memorial Union. (Oct. 20, 2006)