News Archive
Tuesday, October 13 2009
News
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines president, CEO to give Stafford Lecture Oct. 27
Richard S. Swanson, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, is the fall 2009 speaker for the Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking in Iowa State University's College of Business.
University Book Store awarded textbook rental grant
University Book Store will apply a $300,000 award from the U.S. Department of Education toward the launch of a textbook rental program at Iowa State.
H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled
Story County Public Health has announced public H1N1 vaccination clinics available beginning Oct. 19. Clinics will be held throughout the county, including the Lied Recreation Center and the Union Drive Community Center on the Iowa State campus. Vaccinations are free, but at this time are limited ONLY to members of the following priority groups:
- pregnant women;
- people who live with or care for children younger than six months of age;
- healthcare and emergency services personnel;
- persons six months to 24 years old; and
- people 25 through 64 who are at higher risk for H1N1 because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.
Budget update from ISU President Geoffroy to faculty, staff
In an Oct. 9 e-mail to faculty and staff, President Geoffroy updated the university community on Iowa State's budget situation as a result of the Revenue Estimating Conference and Governor Culver's announcement of a 10 percent across-the-board cut to all state budgets. Iowa State's share of that reduction is estimated to be $24.5 million.
Director of Columbia University's Urban Landscape Lab to speak Oct. 21
Columbia University's Kate Orff will present the P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Iowa State University. Her presentation, "Design for the Anthropocene Era," will be at 6 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, College of Design. Orff is an assistant professor of architecture and urban design, and founder and director of the Urban Landscape Lab at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. The Lab is an interdisciplinary applied research group dedicated to affecting social equity and positive change in urban ecosystems. A reception in conjunction with an exhibition of work by landscape architecture students will follow the lecture.
Regents president responds to governor's announced cuts in state spending
State Board of Regents President David Miles issued a statement Oct. 8 in response to Gov. Chet Culver's announcement of a 10 percent across- the-board cut to state government spending.
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at ISU; will discuss whats ahead for farmers
A top leader of the USDA will visit Iowa State to talk about her vision for the nation's farming and food sectors. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan will speak on "The Future of American Agriculture" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. A longtime advocate of sustainable and organic agriculture, Merrigan was chosen by former Iowa governor and current U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve with him.
Former campus minister John Donaghy to speak about Hondurans in crisis Oct. 19
Ambassador of Spain Jorge Dezcallar to give Manatt-Phelps Lecture Oct. 26
Iowa State studies assess factors affecting osteoporosis, children's obesity
Researchers from Iowa State University's College of Human
Sciences have completed recent studies analyzing factors that
may affect the onset of two serious health conditions --
osteoporosis and children's obesity.
News
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Ambassador leading U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking will speak Oct. 15
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, President Obama's appointee to direct the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, will speak on "U.S. Leadership in the Global Fight Against Slavery" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. A Huxley native and ISU alumnus, CdeBaca has worked under three presidential administrations to combat human trafficking and modern forms of slavery. His talk will be in the Memorial Union Sun Room and is free and open to the public.
UPDATES: ISU students' solar house competes in DOE Solar Decathlon in DC
Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Links to blogs, tweets, and images of what's happening with Iowa State's Solar Decathlon team on the National Mall now and during DOE's Solar Decathlon, Oct. 9-18.
Christine Romans (Photo by CNN)