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Chase O’Connell has taken advantage of many opportunities in and beyond Iowa State classrooms, from honors programs on campus to the Johnson Space Center in Houston. A common starting point for the December graduate? His willingness to ask, “Why not?”

Growing up on an Iowa farm without dairy cows, Matt McGarry always dreamed of starting his own dairy operation. Decades later, he’s finally pursuing that dream thanks to the custom-designed education and hands-on experiences he received at Iowa State University.

A new IPA developed by Iowa State University students will soon be available through a collaboration with Backpocket Brewing. The Iowa brewery challenged students to take what they learned in class and in the lab and apply it to a professional situation. 

Two Iowa State University innovators – with a combined 141 patents to their credit – have been selected by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for its 2024 Class of Fellows. The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. 

Over a typical two-year rotation of corn and soybeans, 40% of nitrous oxide emissions are in the fertilizer-free soybean year, according to new Iowa State University research. Winter cover crops and planting soybeans earlier could reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas by one-third while increasing yields.

Researchers tested new nanoink and printing technologies on the "roller coaster" of NASA microgravity flights. They demonstrated that electronic circuits can be printed in zero gravity. That could lead to astronauts printing electric circuits for spacecraft and equipment repairs. The technologies could also lead to manufacturing high-value electronics in the special environment of space.

Iowa State University is ranked No. 1 in Iowa, No. 6 in the Midwest and No. 14 nationally in the 2025 Top 50 Entrepreneurship Undergraduate rankings by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur. The rankings consider more than 40 data points including academic offerings, mentorship and experiential learning opportunities.

The interplay between the genetic makeup of crops and the conditions in which they grow is difficult to untangle. A research team led by an Iowa State University professor aims to help breeders analyze the interactions to make crops more resilient and productive.

A new study led by an Iowa State University evolutionary biologist described for the first time the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

As a child, Max Harvey Collins was fascinated with airplanes and always wanted to fly. This love for flying eventually led Collins to pursue a degree in aeronautical engineering at Iowa State University. After completing two years at Iowa State, he enlisted in the Air Force.