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  • Science and Technology

Iowa State’s impact on state economy grows to $6 billion

Iowa State University's $6 billion economic impact supports one out of every 36 jobs in Iowa, according to an analysis conducted for the Iowa Board of Regents. The university's total impact includes $2.1 billion in economic development and added income from ISU startups and Iowa-based businesses assisted by CIRAS and Iowa State’s Small Business Development Center.

February 26, 2026

  • Innovation and Research

Tired minds, unreliable evidence

March 04, 2026

  • Innovation and Research

Science Briefing: High magnetic fields reveal atom-level structures of drugs, materials

February 19, 2026

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In the news

  • Iowa State researchers using soybean-based asphalt on Iowa roads

    A little less than 20 years ago, resurfacing I-35 was a struggle due to a shortage of an ingredient used to pave roads. Iowa State University researchers got to work. What they found would create a new potential market for farmers and solve problems in the asphalt industry.

  • Iowa State University researchers work to build new batteries for energy storage

    As new technologies consume more power and alternative energy sources become increasingly necessary to fuel Iowans’ lives, Iowa State University researchers are working to create new batteries from accessible materials to store power from variable sources.

  • Inside the story of Iowa State's massive 'Silver Code' stage artwork

    One of the university’s most significant artworks isn’t in a museum or sculpture garden. It is on the stage at Stephens Auditorium. “Giniro-no-kigou,” which translates roughly as “Silver Code,” is the auditorium's stage curtain, which has been on display at select performances since 1969, the year Stephens Auditorium opened.

  • Judi Eyles: Celebrating 30 years of leading entrepreneurship efforts at ISU

    Judi Eyles joined the newly founded Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship in 1996. In 2017, she became director, guiding the center’s evolution into a globally recognized hub for entrepreneurial learning and innovation. Today, the center hosts entrepreneurship-focused programs like CYstarters, competitions like the College-by-College Pitch Off and the ISU Startup Factory incubator and more.