David Frederick Attenborough grew up knowing that he wanted to work in natural history and has always been enormously ...

David Cook's tenure as Iowa State University president is not just the next step in his career; it's a homecoming he's been "having a lot of fun" with. Cook was born and raised in Ames and graduated ...

WERE HURT. THE NEW PRESIDENT OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY SAYS HE IS THRILLED TO BE HOME. DAVID COOK GREW UP IN AMES. HE GRADUATED FROM IOWA STATE. NOW AS KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL SHOWS US, COOK IS ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Former U.S. Rep. Merrill Cook has died at the age of 79, following a life devoted to his family, education and politics, family members said. Cook died peacefully in Salt Lake City on ...

AMES — Leading up to David Cook’s inception last week as Iowa State University’s 17th president, he was meeting twice a week with interim President David Spalding and developing a 100-day plan for the ...

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IS WELCOMING BACK ITS NEW PRESIDENT. TODAY WAS DAVID COOK’S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. HE TAKES OVER AFTER WENDY WINTERSTEEN RETIRED IN JANUARY. COOK COMES TO AMES FROM NORTH DAKOTA ...

The Iowa Board of Regents today named David Cook the 17th president of Iowa State University. Cook, president of North Dakota State University, succeeds Wendy Wintersteen who will retire in her ninth ...

The 'American Idol' runner-up has written a revelatory memoir that finds the 35-year-old going deep on family trauma, leaving the Mormon church and his true feelings about male and female genitalia.

David Archuleta is 35. When he was 17, half a life ago, he competed on Season Seven of American Idol and won the hearts of millions. But while viewers thought they were watching a composed teenager, ...

State Rep. David Cook of Mansfield fell short of a big prize last year when he was defeated in the race for House speaker. Republican voters should give him a consolation prize of sorts by nominating ...

Cook and Interim President Rick Berg appeared together outside the president's office on campus, while only Berg answered questions from media. Departing North Dakota State University President David ...

David Lee Cook, born to Mary Jeanne (Buckley) & Glen Cook in Oak Park, IL on April 19, 1942, passed away in Bloomington, IN at age 83 on January 14, 2026. Dave was a life-long lover of fast motors, ...