News Archive
Tuesday, March 30 2010
News
Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker Steve King to discuss making play his work on April 7
ISU senior qualifies for Boston Marathon on first try
When Iowa State University senior Steve Arntson ran his first marathon, he just wanted to finish. Not only did Arntson finish, he qualified for the prestigious Boston Marathon. A logistics and supply chain management major from Cedar Falls, Arntson will run in Boston on April 19--just six months after he ran his first marathon in Des Moines. And during that time, he's been training nearly every day.
April 9 Pappajohn Center Entrepreneur Forum is cancelled
The April 9 Entrepreneur Forum Series event featuring MediNotes co-founder Donald Schoen has been cancelled due to an unexpected change in Schoen's schedule.
Stephen Howell
Researchers look at reducing yield loss for crops under stress
Research being done at Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute could show how plants in dry areas of the world can overcome the stress of the environment and produce profitable crops. Understanding and eventually curbing crop susceptibility to certain stresses could allow for higher yields during drought years in the agricultural areas of the world. It may also allow drier areas of the planet to support sustainable yields and profitable crops.
Iowa State physicists celebrate a new era in high-energy physics research
Iowa State's department of physics and astronomy will mark
Tuesday's launch of the Large Hadron Collider's new
physics program with several events: A webcast of the
high-energy physics at the European Organization for Nuclear
Research will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 18 of Physics Hall. A
poster and a display that show live data from the ATLAS
experiment are outside Room 30 of Physics Hall. And the ISU
Physics and Astronomy Club will display research posters in the
lower level of the Memorial Union.
News
release.
Meet the new Cy
April 1 forum marks anniversary of legal same-sex marriage in Iowa
Just two days before the one-year anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court's unanimous ruling that revoked the state's same-sex marriage ban, the case's lead counsel will be part of a panel discussion at Iowa State. "Marriage Equality Forum: A Legal Perspective," will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. It is free and open to the public. The panel will feature Camilla Taylor, who was lead counsel.
Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin will speak April 5
Wildlife biologist and TV host Jeff Corwin will discuss saving endangered species when he speaks on Monday, April 5. His talk, "The Race to Save Earth's Most Endangered Species," will be at 8 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Corwin is an Emmy Award-winning producer and host of more than a dozen TV series on several channels, including Animal Planet, Discovery, Disney and The Travel Channel. His Animal Planet program, "The Jeff Corwin Experience," is one of the most popular cable TV shows, reaching more than 13 million viewers in the United States and airing in more than 70 countries.
Iowa State researchers present study on how global climate change affects violence
News release.
Peter Martin, director of Iowa State's Gerontology Program, with local centenarian John Persinger.
Iowa State researchers identify secrets to happiness, depression among oldest of old
News release.
ISU symposium to focus on global food, feed, and fuel issues April 27-28
Experts from around the world will gather to share current
research and perspectives at the symposium, "Food, Feed,
and Fuel for the World: Seed and Biotechnology" from 1:30
to 6:30 p.m. April 27, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April
28, at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, 2100 Green
Hills Dr., Ames.
The symposium is sponsored by Iowa State University's
Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural
Products.
ISU sociologist publishes book presenting new life path of career criminals
Space odyssey
Student research at the Capitol
Emily Zimmerman discusses her research with Iowa house member Larry Marek during Research in the Capitol, March 25. She was one of 20 ISU undergraduate students to showcase their work. See a slide show of the event. Photo by Barb McBreen.
Voorhees Supply Chain Conference to feature industry leaders on April 9
Industry leaders in supply chain management and logistics will
be featured speakers at the the 18th Annual Voorhees Supply
Chain Conference -- sponsored by Iowa State's College of
Business, Jacobson Companies, Caterpillar Foundation and John
Deere -- on Friday, April 9.
News
release.
Lacina updates
Jon Lacina
The parents of missing 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.
Student talent, fashion wonderland showcased in ISU Fashion Show
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