News Archive
Monday, April 5 2010
News
Studio executive Jeff Katz to speak April 12 about entertainment industry trends
Studio executive, producer and author Jeff Katz--who oversaw production of the box office topper "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"--will share his experiences as a rising star in the industry during his talk at Iowa State University on Monday, April 12. Katz's lecture, "The Business of Geek: Film, Comic Books and Gaming," will be at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Katz will take the audience through the making of a genre movie from start to finish. He also will discuss his odd career path as comic book author and one of the youngest studio executives ever. News Release.
Iowa State anthropologist Pruetz featured in National Geographic documentary
News release.
To keep the plant lines pure, agronomists protect the corn silks during pollination.
Doubled haploid technology for quickly developing inbred corn lines offered at ISU
An Iowa State University agronomist has launched a Doubled Haploid Facility at ISU that can develop pure, inbred corn lines in less time than traditional methods. These corn lines are valuable for research or private use. Inbred corn lines have two copies of the same genome. They are sometimes called pure lines, because after self-pollination (same plant is both male and female) all offspring are identical to the parent plant. They are an exact replica of the single parent and are valuable for research or commercial use. The Doubled Haploid Facility at ISU will allow development of pure, inbred lines in only two generations, taking about one year.
Alumni, friends honored during Iowa State University Distinguished Awards Ceremony
The Iowa State University Alumni Association and ISU Foundation will recognize alumni, friends and a corporation with the university's most prestigious honors during the annual Distinguished Awards Celebration on Friday, April 16. The awards ceremony will be held at 2:15 p.m. in the Memorial Union Sun Room. Everyone is welcome.
Performance artist David Garibaldi will paint live at Iowa State on April 6
Artist David Garibaldi, who works live on stage to music to create six-foot portraits of pop icons in minutes, will be at Iowa State University on Tuesday, April 6. His one-of-a-kind, "Rhythm and Hue: A Live Painting Performance with David Garibaldi," will be at 9 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. His performance is free and open to the public. Garibaldi has toured with the Blue Man Group.
Iowa State leaders partner with Iowa schools to host state's first 1:1 Institute April 7
Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker Steve King to discuss making play his work on April 7
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Joe Mahr will speak April 8
Chicago Tribune journalist Joe Mahr will speak on "Watchdog Journalism in the 21st Century" at 7 p.m. April 8, in the Memorial Union Great Hall. Part of the university's First Amendment Days celebration, the presentation is free and open to the public. Mahr previously worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Toledo Blade, where he was part of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning team that uncovered the U.S. Army's 26-year cover-up of the atrocities committed by Tiger Force during the Vietnam War.
ISU College of Veterinary Medicine Offering Free Eye Exams for Service Dogs During May
The Dr. W. Eugene and Linda Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at ISU will provide free eye exams to eligible service dogs - a $120 value at Iowa State -- during the month of May. Eligible dogs must be active working dogs (guide dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, detection dogs, police dogs, search and rescue dogs and formally trained and certified therapy dogs) that have been certified through a formal training program.
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.
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.
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.
Iowa State's Anderson returns to space
Clayton Anderson, who earned an Iowa State University master's degree in aerospace engineering in 1983, blasted back into space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery early Monday, April 5. Anderson was scheduled to do three spacewalks during the 13-day Mission STS-131 to the International Space Station. In 2007, Anderson spent five months at the space station.
- See mission photos here.
- See a VISIONS magazine Q&A here.
- See Anderson's preflight interview here.
- Watch the launch of Discovery here.
- Watch Mission STS-131 on NASA TV here.
- Follow Anderson on Twitter here.
Wind conferences at Iowa State
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.
In the news
Scientists and students encourage ladybug love
USA TODAY
The Lost Ladybug
Project, an effort to save ladybugs from extinction, has
important agricultural and environmental implications, says ISU
Extension entomologist Laura Jesse. That's because ladybugs
dine on crop-damaging pests, reducing the need for
insecticide.
See story.
ISU senior's Facebook game hatches worldwide
The Des Moines Register
Iowa State University senior Brad Dwyer has spent the past two
years developing and marketing "Hatchlings," a
Facebook game that has 3.3 million players worldwide. Dwyer is
among 36 nominees for 2010 Prometheus Awards from the Iowa
Technology Association.
See story.