There’s a risk that comes with having long hair while welding. But Iowa State University student Boluwarin Ojo didn’t want to cut her hair. So she came up with a product to solve her problem. A program at ISU has given her time and money to develop the idea this summer, and she’s already won two pitch contests as she works toward bringing her product to market.
Articles Tagged: Iowa State University
By Brooklyn Draisey, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Crime & Courts Jul. 7, 2025 7:44 am190d ago
Small towns experiencing population decline often see staples like grocery stores, day cares and schools close. One less-known, missing part of many of these communities is legal representation.
STEM in Iowa Jul. 7, 2025 8:23 am190d ago
School districts like Marion Independent School District are figuring out how to support teachers and students as they navigate a new world that includes generative AI.
Higher Ed Jul. 1, 2025 3:33 pm195d ago
A 12-member committee charged with helping find Iowa State University’s next president aims to cast a wide applicant net, leaning toward using the word “preferred” instead of “required” for candidate attributes like a terminal degree or higher ed experience.
Higher Ed Jun. 30, 2025 5:50 pm196d ago
Reiterating Iowa’s “longstanding support for Israel and the Jewish community,” Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday ordered the Board of Regents to review antisemitism policies at each of its universities and report back to her office on acts of antisemitism since Oct. 7, 2023.
Agriculture Jun. 23, 2025 4:02 pm203d ago
Researchers from Iowa State University say that the over application of fertilizer can be harmful, but under-applying can be too.
Higher Ed Jun. 20, 2025 7:23 am207d ago
“Call our legislators and tell them what a bad idea this is (from your own phone or using your own email),” UI Interim Vice President for Research Lois Geist wrote. “Being located where we are, we have limited ability to publicly fight this as faculty or as an institution.”
Higher Ed Jun. 18, 2025 7:16 am209d ago
Nearly a decade after an investigation into Iowa State University’s Flight Service incited a Board of Regents reprimand of former ISU President Steven Leath, auditors again have uncovered “unacceptable weaknesses” in the ISU Flight Service unit.
Higher Ed Jun. 17, 2025 5:59 pm209d ago
With the $1 million Iowa lawmakers appropriated in the last session for a new Center for Civic Education at the University of Northern Iowa, the campus has hired a founding director following a national search.
Higher Ed Jun. 12, 2025 1:57 pm214d ago
All three of Iowa’s public university presidents are getting pay raises this year — including a 9-percent bump for University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson, upping her annual base salary from $760,000 to $825,000.
Higher Ed Jun. 11, 2025 7:33 am216d ago
The Board of Regents will pay AGB, the firm hired to lead its search for a new president of Iowa State University, a fee equal to 25 percent of the annual base salary of the candidate hired to succeed outgoing President Wendy Wintersteen.
Higher Ed Jun. 11, 2025 7:29 am216d ago
Following campus outcry and accusations it’s violating state code, the Iowa Board of Regents has delayed until next month its final vote on a new policy to bar “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “critical race theory” requirements for majors, minors, or certificates.
Higher Ed Jun. 10, 2025 8:51 am216d ago
The Board of Regents on Monday announced the members of a 12-member search committee charged with helping find a successor for outgoing Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen.
Higher Ed Jun. 6, 2025 5:03 pm220d ago
Accusing the Board of Regents of violating its own “Freedom of Expression” policy, the University of Northern Iowa’s United Faculty union this week slammed a proposed policy change that would bar DEI and CRT course requirements across Iowa’s public university system.
Higher Ed Jun. 5, 2025 8:21 am222d ago
On the heels of a Legislative session replete with proposals to direct what can and cannot be taught across Iowa’s public universities — specifically related to diversity topics and civics education — the Board of Regents next week will consider a new policy barring “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “critical race theory” requirements.

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