News Archive
Saturday, July 25 2009
News
Josh Zepps, left, the host of the Science Channel's "Brink" show, meets an Iowa State robot and Alexander Stoytchev, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
See Iowa State robotics research on the Science Channel
ISU will tout research, economic impact at Iowa State Fair exhibit
Iowa State University has had a significant presence at the Iowa State Fair for more than a century, and plans are under way for this year's exhibit.
Iowa State retail economist provides tips for running a business during tough times
Meghan O'Brien, an economist with Iowa State's Regional
Capacity Analysis Program and an ISU Extension program
specialist, created "Tips for Running a Business During a
Tough Time" to provide current and future entrepreneurs
with the current economic picture, as well as a step-by-step
guide on how businesses can both survive and thrive in the
current economy.
News
release.
Iowa State University researchers develop process for surgical genetic changes
Using this process, a specific gene is located in a living
cell, then a break is made in the DNA of that gene. When the
cell begins to heal itself, existing DNA can be deleted or
modified, or new DNA can be added near the break site.
Afterward, the cell carries the genetic change and passes the
change on to its offspring.
News
release.
Iowa State becomes national source of community college research
The Education Commission of the States, the Academy for
Educational Development and Iowa State University have
partnered to establish a new Community College Policy Center.
Linda Serra Hagedorn -- an ISU professor and director of the
Research Institute for Studies in Education, who will play a
role in the new center -- just became the president-elect of
the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
News release.
Iowa State's external funding hits record $305.2 million in FY 2009
ISU attracted a record-high $305.2 million in grants,
contracts, gifts and cooperative agreements during fiscal year
2009, an increase of $31.1 million over the previous year. This
funding is in addition to the fiscal year 2009 state
appropriation of $284 million for the university's
day-to-day operations.
News
release.
Bruce Yang
A decade later, first graduates of unusual scholarship program still thankful
The first Hixson Opportunity Award students, now out of school for 10 years, remain loyal and grateful to the woman who knew they could do it. Read about some of the graduates of this most unusual scholarship program in the latest edition of the alumni magazine VISIONS.
ISU, Ames Lab
win R&D 100 Awards
Researchers at Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of
Energy's Ames Laboratory have won two 2009 R&D 100
Awards. The awards salute the 100 most technologically
significant products introduced into the marketplace over the
past year.
News
release.
In the news
Classrooms go high-tech to engage students
Associated Press
Scott McLeod, an associate professor of educational leadership
and policy studies at Iowa State, has a backchannel -- an
online secondary conversation -- where students can share
information, ask questions, (such as, 'What did he just
say?') and chat about a concept while he is teaching
it.
See
story.