Small Science Big Impact (Fall 2017)

Student and professor work in lab

Taking on Antimicrobial Resistance

The development of antibiotics is one of the greatest discoveries of humankind, resulting in countless lives saved from the devastation of infectious diseases.

Kevin Falk analyzes roots

Studying the Genetic Diversity that Lies Beneath

VOICES: Big Advancements through Small Science

On left: Marna Yandeau-Nelson looks at corn in field. On right: students in lab coats work with chemicals

Strands of Corn Silk and DNA

Bob Hartzler and Meaghan Anderson walk a research plot of weeds

Teaming Up to Battle Palmer Amaranth

Rob Stout stands in field holding earth worms.

Farmer-Scientist Focused on Soil Health

Students surround professor in Kildee to show support

Backing up Baas: Career Building and Student Mentor

Student and professor examine bee trap in praire

Small Prairies Offer Abundant Insights

Amy Brandau stands at the front of the classroom teaching transfer students degree audits

Steering the Student Experience: Leading with Heart

Penchant for Protocols

Natalina stands in front of green car on road.

Driven to Explore and Express

Full Steam Ahead

Donors and students sit around a table looking at study abroad photos

Learning Beyond Borders

Agronomy professor Antonio Mallarino examines soybeans

Micronutrients, Macro-Impact on Plant Health

Joshua Byrne lets a new insect species, the Malaysian giant walking stick, crawl on his face.

Tiny Ambassadors for Science

Researcher Marshall McDaniel stands at a table that has tea bags and bag of soil spread out on it.

Tea Time for Soil Health

Josh Shelsby poses with arms crossed in laboratory

Looking for a Cure from the Inside Out

Dr. Jay Harmon poses in new Sukup Hall atrium

Building People

Kevin Kimle has a roundtable discussion with students during an AgEI incubator discussion.

Cultivating the Best in Agricultural Business

Farmers in field looking at grazing paddock equipment

Greenhorn Grazing: Building Knowledge and Comradery

Vice President and President of CALS Council sit at desk with gavel and notes

Team Cody: Empowering Iowa Staters

Brandon Washington helps students plot out their degree audits in Bessey Hall.

Mentoring in Small Groups Leads to Big Success

Young woman views plants growing in a petri dish in a lab.

Maize on Mars: Making “The Martian” a Reality

graphic of CALS data

Almanac - Fall 2017

Wendy Wintersteen

From the President - Fall 2017

Melea Reicks Licht

Foreword - Fall 2017

Red sprayer in field of rye

Online Extras - Fall 2017

News from Campus - Fall 2017

Alumni News - Fall 2017