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Tuesday, February 23 2010
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ISU club wins Turf Bowl competition eighth time in nine years
The Iowa State University Turf Club won first place at the 2010 Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition at the annual Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's education conference on Feb. 11. This is the eighth time the team has won the competition over the past nine years. Iowa State competed against 67 teams from 31 colleges and universities.
Michael Spurlock (left), Gregory Welk (right)
Spurlock, Welk named to direct ISU Nutrition and Wellness Research Center
New free, online tool developed at ISU helps farmers earn more, waste less
A new, free, online tool called I-FARM has been developed by software expert Ed van Ouwerkerk at Iowa State University to help farmers make better-informed operational decisions. The software draws on information collected from various state, regional and national sources.
ISUs King Pavilion first education building in Iowa to earn LEED Platinum certification
The King Pavilion addition to the ISU College of Design has been awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). It is the first higher education building in Iowa to achieve LEED Platinum status. LEED ® is USGBC's rating system for designing and constructing the greenest, most energy-efficient and high-performing buildings. Platinum is the highest rating given. The King Pavilion is one of only eight LEED-NC (new construction) Platinum buildings in higher education at public institutions in the U.S. It is also only the second LEED-NC Platinum building of any type in Iowa.
Stacking traits in algae is focus of grant to Iowa State University researcher
With the help of a $4.37 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, Martin Spalding wants to develop a micro-algal platform that will allow micro-algae to be treated as a crop, including stacking desirable traits that may increase that oil production and the production into hydrocarbons.
Iowa State pavement expert: Buckle up, pothole season in Iowa is just beginning
It's only the beginning of pothole season in Iowa, according to Christopher Williams, the manager of the Asphalt Materials and Pavements Program at Iowa State University's Institute for Transportation. There will be more freeze-thaw cycles and more potholes to avoid. But there's hope for the future. Williams is working to find pavement materials that do a better job withstanding freeze-thaw cycles.
ISU business professors offer managers tips to motivate employees during tough times
Bill Sackter documentary screening and discussion set for Feb. 24 at ISU
A screening of the documentary "A Friend Indeed: The Bill
Sackter Story" will be at at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24,
in the Memorial Union Great Hall. A discussion with filmmaker
Lane Wyrick will follow. The event is free and open to the
public.
Iowa State researchers win $16.38 million in federal grants supported by stimulus funding
Mother honors late daughter's life by supporting eating disorder awareness week at ISU
Marcia Fischer wants people to understand just how devastating an eating disorder can be. And she should know. Her daughter Emily -- an Iowa State University alumnus -- died last summer after battling anorexia for 20 years. Fischer, who is from Ankeny, is honoring her daughter's life with a gift to the Iowa State University Student Counseling Services' National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Feb. 21-27. "It's Time To Talk About It" is a weeklong series of events held on campus and elsewhere in Ames.
Lacina updates
Jon Lacina
The parents of misssing ISU student Jonathan Lacina are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any new information that leads to the location of their son. Anyone with information pertaining to the search for Lacina should call ISU Police at (515) 294-4428 or the Ames Police Department at (515) 239-5133.
Iowa State offers alternative spring break opportunities for students
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Artist pays tribute to strong ISU season
The Des Moines Register
Local artist Keith Sandvig has been commissioned by the Iowa
State Gridiron Club to create a drawing representing the
Cyclones' 2009 season, which climaxed with the Insight Bowl
win. Sandvig also is an ISU football dad.