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Tuesday, January 6 2009
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Quisenberry named ISU vice president for research and economic development
Sharron Quisenberry, professor of entomology and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, is Iowa State University's new vice president for research and economic development. Quisenberry will join ISU on April 1, 2009.
Iowa State University experts highlight Discovery Channel show this Saturday
Iowa State University experts will be on the Discovery Channel show "How Things Work: Corn" noon Saturday on Mediacom channel 39 in Ames and Des Moines.
Iowa State astrophysicist helps map the Milky Way's four spiral arms
Martin Pohl, an Iowa State University associate professor of physics and astronomy, is part of a research team that developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms. The map shows two prominent, symmetric spiral arms in the inner part of the galaxy. The arms extend into the outer galaxy where they branch into four spiral arms.
Geoffroy provides plan for handling budget cuts
In a Dec. 31 letter, ISU President Gregory Geoffroy updated faculty and staff on plans for handling the latest mid-year reversion in state funds to the university.
National association honors ISU architecture professor for creative achievement
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture awarded a 2008-09 Creative Achievement Award to Mitchell Squire, associate professor of architecture. He was honored for his "positive and stimulating influence" upon students at Iowa State through the semester-long course he created, Craft and Crafty Action: On the Relationship between Creativity and Mischief.
Adversity is springboard to success for graduate
Tamara Benedict has persevered through ordeals that few could fathom. The 43-year-old mother of five, who left a 10-year abusive marriage only to have a near-fatal car accident disrupt her dream of a college education, recently received her diploma from Iowa State.
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ISU professors suggest waiting to begin losing weight
MSNBC.com
During the holidays, many people try to fight food temptation and get started on a new fitness program to lose weight. Some Iowa State University fitness experts say holiday stress may make that more difficult.