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Thursday, January 7 2010
News
Iowa State ranked 15th in world ranking of hospitality and tourism scholarly contributions
News release.
Iowa State physicists beginning to see data from the Large Hadron Collider
Iowa State University physicists are starting to see real data from the Large Hadron Collider, the planet's biggest science experiment. But, said Chunhui Chen, an Iowa State assistant professor of physics and astronomy, it will still take years of study before the collider produces new, Nobel-winning physics.
Winter winds will generate electricity for Ames, ISU
The winds of January are a good thing if you're getting electricity from a wind farm, and that's the case for the City of Ames and Iowa State University. The city and university will begin buying wind-generated electricity from a new wind farm north of Zearing soon.
Iowa State entrepreneurship professor offers advice for starting a small business in 2010
Howard Van Auken, the Bob and Kay Smith Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University, offers advice for starting a small business in 2010.
Iowa State, Ames Laboratory researchers named AAAS Fellows for distinguished work
Four Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their distinguished work in materials science, chemistry and agronomy.
In the news
Avoiding gamer rage
Men's Fitness
ISU Assistant Professor Doug Gentile is among the psychologists offering advice to gamers to help them limit aggressive behaviors associated with violent video games. For example, Gentile suggests, adding games like Tetris into the mix can help gamers avoid turning into a post-game Hulk.
Economic indicators inch ahead in Iowa
The Des Moines Register
The Iowa economy is moving toward recovery, but it's going to take some time, ISU economist Dave Swenson predicts. "We have to prepare for a multiyear recovery," Swenson said.
Talking about how chimps react to fire
National Geographic Weekend
Iowa State anthropology professor Jill Pruetz was
interviewed by Boyd Matson about her latest study on how
chimpanzees at her Fongoli research site in Senegal understand
and react to wildfires in the region.