Destination 2050

Meeting the global challenges of 2050 will require unprecedented focus and investment in scientific and medical research. Iowa State University experts will help guide the national effort with th...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-faculty-named-national-research-advisory-academies/

Nurturing new generations of scientists and new generations of breakthroughs is a focus of Iowa State University’s Destination 2050, a campus-wide effort to deploy the university’s resources ...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-program-inspires-new-generations-bioscientists/

The next 35 years will require unprecedented innovation to meet the demands of a population of 9.6 billion. Scientists at the Iowa State University-led Center for Biorenewable Chemicals are answe...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/center-biorenewable-chemicals-brings-new-wave-innovation/

Research at Iowa State University may one day lead to treatments that will halt, or even reverse, the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Anumantha Kanthasamy, chair of the Department of Biomed...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-research-may-stop-parkinsons-tracks/

The notion “one size fits all” may soon become obsolete because of rapid manufacturing processes developed at Iowa State University that can make it as cost effective to make one of a kind as...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-processes-offer-affordable-custom-manufacturing/

Iowa State University technology is helping veterans recover from traumatic brain injuries and offers hope for treating victims of early-stage Parkinson’s disease and stroke. David Jiles, chair...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-technology-helps-soldiers-suffering-traumatic-brain-injuries-improve/

A global population of 9.6 billion people in 2050 will require a near doubling of food production during the next 35 years. Technologies developed at Iowa State University offer an answer – hor...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-research-leads-better-horticultural-pots/

Meeting the needs of the 9.6 billion people and the industries that support them in 2050 will require a new generation of chemicals made from sources other than petroleum. Iowa State University r...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/transformational-discoveries-iowa-state-fuel-new-generation-innovation/

Iowa State University affords students the opportunity to pursue their passions and tackle global challenges while they are still in school. A team of five students is doing just that – partici...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/iowa-state-students-chosen-finalists-global-food-security-competition/

Iowa State University’s program to enroll new students in learning communities has been cited as a national model for colleges across the nation for helping students stay in school and obtain d...

https://www.destination2050.iastate.edu/innovative-mentoring-helps-students-attain-degree/