Horticulture Junior, Sam Seddon, was nominated for student employee of the year for his work in the Organic Agriculture Program. Sam and 50 other students from all five colleges were celebrated at the Student Employee of the Year Awards Ceremony on March 24th at the Memorial Union. The ceremony was a celebration of all student…
Congratulations to Ella McGrath! Third‑year Horticulture and Global Resource Systems student Ella McGrath received a 2026 Fulbright internship. Through her Fulbright Internship, Ella applied for, and was awarded a Mitacs Globalink Research Internship. Mitacs partners with Fulbright Canada to match U.S. student applicants with research projects hosted by Canadian academic-institution faculty members in a variety…
Please join us in congratulating Emma Alstott, Jenna Hoffman, and Ella McGrath for their exceptional performance at the CALS Research Day last week. They presented their posters and here are the results: 1st – Emma Alstott – Horticulture and Global Resource Systems, Undergraduate Category 2nd – Jenna Hoffman – Horticulture, Undergraduate Category 3rd – Ella McGrath – Horticulture…
Iowa State placed 3rd in the Student Challenge (Four-Year) hosted by the Sports Field Management Association in partnership with the SAFE Foundation. The third-place team included Logan McDonough, Matthew Hanten, Hayden Spore, and Benjamin Kuiters. Also taking part were Luke Moen, Luke Youmans, Sam Tuttle, and Sawyer Hanson. A total of 28 two- and four-year…
A group of Iowa State Horticulture Students in the Turfgrass Option recently took part in the Sports Fields Management Association Student Challenge as part of their Annual Conference and Tradeshow in which one of the teams finished third place. The contest included turfgrass, soils, and weed identification, a hands-on section solving athletic field issues, as…
January 27, 2026 Iowa State Professor of Horticulture Rajeev Arora with a couple of Rhododendron hybrids displaying rolled and drooping leaves typical of cold-weather thermonasty. Photo by Paul Christiansen. AMES, Iowa — The mystery of how plants survive freezing temperatures and rebound after winter has long fascinated scientists, including Iowa State University professor of horticulture, Rajeev Arora,…
January 21, 2026, 11:08 am | Graham Sandersfeld, Kathleen Delate AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Urban Agriculture program invites those interested in organic gardening to an upcoming webinar on Jan. 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. Kathleen Delate, extension organic specialist and professor of horticulture at Iowa State, will share…
January 9, 2026, 9:11 am | Graham Sandersfeld, Kathleen Delate AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Urban Agriculture Program will host a webinar focused on Choose Iowa, the state’s signature brand for Iowa-grown and Iowa-made agricultural products, on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. Regan Freland, Choose Iowa membership and outreach coordinator, will provide an…
