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IOWA STATE-PRODUCED WINES GARNER LOCAL, INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Three bottles of wine with award medals hanging on their necks. Bottled wines include La Crescent, Rose and Marquette.

Wines produced at Iowa State recently were put to the test and brought home several top awards from international, regional and Iowa competitions. The 2022 vintages – La Crescent, Rosé and Marquette – were bottled in March 2023 in Iowa State’s Commercial Winery inside the Food Sciences Building on campus. More

EXPLORING TWO STATES' FOOD SYSTEMS

Student wearing glasses and a hat, holding a large abalone clam in her hand. Another student can be seen in the background.

How do food systems in Iowa and California compare to each other? A group of CALS students explored the answer to that question earlier this summer during a Study USA trip to California. More

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF PRE-SEMESTER TRIPS

Two students pouring water into a small dish filled with sand. Other students are watching them.

What better way to begin your time as an agronomy student than loading up on a bus, traveling around parts of the state and getting to know fellow classmates and instructors? More

INNOVATORS MAKE THEIR MARK ON CAMPUS

Student plants a flower in a wooden flower box atop the Student Innovation Center on Iowa State University's campus. The Marston Water Tower can be seen looming in the background.

The Cyclone Science Innovators, otherwise known as CySI for short, is a group of multi-disciplinary students working to hone their innovation skills and make life on campus a little brighter. More

A PROGRAM FIT FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

Group of students standing in a grassy area alongside a growing corn field. One student is holding a root ball, while another points at it.

A discussion over cups of coffee in 1995 about how students were commuting to Ames for master’s degree programs resulted in the formation of a program that would lead the way in distance education at Iowa State. More

AG 450 FARM TO CELEBRATE 80TH ANNIVERSARY SEPT. 23

Invite for the Ag 450 Farm's 80th celebration. Sept. 23, 2023, from 8-11 a.m.

Please join us for the Ag 450 Farm's 80th Celebration on Sept. 23, from 8-11 a.m. at the farm, 52097 260th St., Ames. Take part in farm tours and conversation with fellow students, alumni and friends of the farm. A light breakfast will be provided. RSVP today

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Alumni News

COURSE HELPS ALUMNA'S ICE CREAM BUSINESS FLOURISH

Natalie Eick holding the halter of a dairy cow. Standing next to her are her husband, Marquise, and her parents, Kelly and Terry Eick.

Natalie (Eick) Paino ('20 ag business) is already seeing the benefits of participating in Annie's Project. The 18-hour farm business management course helped Paino expand upon what she learned in her Iowa State classes and has allowed her to become more involved with her family's dairy farm in northeast Iowa. That includes expanding her ice cream business, Hightail Delivery, to add dairy processing equipment to make her own ice cream and cheese curds. More

ALUMNA TAKING RESEARCH PROGRAM IN NEW DIRECTION

Lacey Luense standing with her arms crossed her chest, inside a lab. She is wearing glasses and a navy blue cardigan over a coral shirt.

Lacey Luense ('07 MS genetics), assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science, spent the first 10 years of her career using live animal models to understand the mechanisms of the sperm epigenome and its role in human disease and development. Her latest work involves conducting research to determine how male behaviors and the environment affect offspring in livestock. More
 

Young Alum of the Month
Grant Hilbert looking at the camera and smiling. He is wearing a light blue, striped button shirt. Out-of-focus greenery can be seen in the background.

Grant Hilbert ('20 agricultural business, economics) has gone from farming in the virtual world to farming in real life. Now, he is getting ready to launch a mobile farming game called American Farming. Developed with his company, SquadBuilt Inc., the game focuses on Midwestern farming styles and American equipment. More
 
 

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