Some days, boarding a crowded Cy-Ride bus can be too much to bear for Chris Salek. His anxiety can take over, especially if he’s already stressed about giving a presentation or is on his way to an important exam.
Riley Arthur is on the run. The junior majoring in agricultural business and economics is chasing not just a degree, but the full-blown Iowa State experience.
Dawn Henderson’s student experience has been transformative. From building communications and leadership skills in the marching band, to conducting undergrad research, she’s graduating with a varied skillset.
Story by Bill Zahren Images by Christopher Gannon
At age 40, Shemaa Albayati didn’t think she’d be starting over. But war has a way of interrupting even the best-laid plans.
Story by Melea Reicks Licht
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The course Agricultural Farm Management and Operations, or Ag 450 as it’s come to be known, began with the purchase of 187 acres south of Ames in 1943.
Story and image by Barb McBreen
When sisters Ashley and Kenzie Davis get together they talk about science at the micro level.
Story by Emma Wilson (’18 agricultural education and studies and journalism and mass communication)
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Story by Tracy Schlater
Images by Christopher Gannon
DNA is everywhere, including the root system of plants. Up until now few have studied the genetic basis of root structure because it’s difficult to observe how roots grow underground.
In a small office in the Memorial Union, Cody West and Cody Smith spend more than 20 hours a week together working on issues concerning students.
Once you meet Brandon Washington you won’t soon forget his smile and caring attitude. That may be why the students he mentors listen when he offers advice on schedules, homework or day-to-day problems.
Surrounded by a red rocky surface as far as the eye can see, you look up and gaze at the planet Earth in the distance. Your stomach growls and you realize it is time for dinner.
Dakota Olson is fresh off the internship of a lifetime. Olson was part of Michelle Obama’s personal communications team in the White House last fall.
Wielding a tool belt full of medical supplies, Patrice Sorensen vaccinates dairy cows at the Iowa State University Dairy Farm with the confidence and ease that comes with experience.
Estefany Argueta is driven to learn. Her thirst for knowledge helped her acquire so many college credits she qualified as a senior when she entered Iowa State University two years ago fresh out of high school.
Grant Ives is discovering ways to add value to ethanol production.
Onions tug at Thabisa Mazur’s heart.
A recent upgrade to ultrasound technology used in animal science teaching at Iowa State University puts advanced imaging in the palm of students’ hands.
Supplying astronauts with enough food to make it to Mars and back to earth is a challenging task for NASA. It’s 140 million miles away and will take at least one year to travel to and from Mars.
Rachel Lenz found her senior capstone project in agricultural systems technology to be a perfect fit for her passion and skill set.
