Our Progress

Over nearly 20 years, ISU's John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition has awarded $1.4 million to scalable Iowa businesses, plus introduced entrepreneurs to programs and people who can help them level up.

By reconditioning, then donating old fiddles, retired sociology professor Paul Lasley makes musical instruction more accessible for area elementary school students.

Iowa State researchers are developing and testing two things: new methods that advance the physical intelligence and capabilities of humanoid robots -- and safety standards so robots and humans interact safely.

Adaptive clothing designed by Iowa State students for kids with brain-based disabilities was featured on the runway during New York Fashion Week through a partnership with the International Institute for the Brain.

Lyon County master gardeners lead the effort to restore a multi-purpose community garden less than a year after horrific flooding destroyed it.

Manojit Pramanik and his students research photoacoustic imaging, an emerging technique that combines light and ultrasound to deliver the benefits of medical imaging without radiation risks.

Five years in, the Student Innovation Center has supported a lot of Cyclone creativity and achievement.

For two days this summer, six Iowa mayors stepped into campus design studios to explore project ideas for their communities without the pressure of deadlines or budgets.

Strategic plan funds help Extension team reach a new audience of Iowans with online courses they pay for on subjects that are data-driven.

Senior Kaylee Herrig is part of a research team studying cost-effective prosthetics for children, who need to replace their assistive devices more frequently as their bodies grow. One proposal: 3-D printed devices.