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94%

First-year students participate in at least one learning community

M-K Russell studied abroad in Antarctica. Here she is pictured there.

If you had told 18-year-old me that some girl from the suburbs of Chicago would travel to Antarctica by the time she graduated from Iowa State, I wouldn't believe you. I think study abroad is one of the most valuable experiences from my time at Iowa State.

M-K Russell, Fall '24, Biology & Secondary Education

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Veterinary Medicine

This is where imagination sparks innovation

Thinkers, creators, and doers find everything they need to unearth their full potential at Iowa State University.

Wren Murzyn, a senior in genetics, uses a microscope to view fruit flies in the Molecular Biology Building.

Undergraduate researcher gets hands-on look at ‘limitless possibilities’ of genetics

Wren Murzyn

Senior, genetics

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On tap: Brewery challenges class to create a commercial-ready beer

Brewing science laboratory

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Iowa State students help businesses solve real-world problems

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Drone view of central campus as the sun sets on a fall evening. Drone view of central campus as the sun sets on a fall evening.