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Wednesday, July 14 2010
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Iowa State's external funding hits record $388.2 million in FY 2010
Iowa State attracted a record $388.2 million in grants, contracts, gifts and cooperative agreements during fiscal year 2010, an increase of $83 million and 27 percent over last year's record.
ISU's 'Writing Through Change' online course assists Iowans with disabilities
ISU student's musical debuts Friday at the Harry Potter fandom conference in Orlando
A musical co-written, produced and directed by an Iowa State student premieres Friday, July 16, at Infinitus 2010, the conference for Harry Potter scholars and fans. Mallory Vance has worked since spring on the musical, which was cast and rehearsed entirely online. "The Final Battle" is based on the last 200 pages of J.K. Rowling's book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." It will be streamed live online at 5 p.m. (central) at http://www.livestream.com/potterteevee.
Ames ranked one of the best places to live in America
The Ames/ISU community has made MONEY magazine's top 10 list of the best places to live in America. Ames, ranked No. 9, has "jobs galore" and a "welcoming vibe," says the magazine.
Ames Laboratory wins R&D 100 Award for 3-D virtual simulation software
It's a three-peat for Ames Laboratory and ISU scientists Mark Bryden and Doug McCorkle. They've just won their third R&D 100 Award, sometimes called the "Oscars of invention." The 2010 R&D 100 Award recognizes the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory for osgBullet, a software package that creates 3-D, real-time computer simulations that can help engineers design complex systems.
ISU student-athlete graduation rate in top seven nationally
Iowa State's school record NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of 79 percent ranks seventh nationally among BCS schools and puts the Cyclones among elite U.S. academic institutions. The top seven schools are Stanford, Boston College, Northwestern, Duke, California, Wake Forest and Iowa State.
ISU faculty members analyze human impact of discovery published in Nature
Jo Anne Powell-Coffman and Clark Coffman, faculty members in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, were invited by the journal Nature to comment on breakthrough research that may ultimately lead to new treatments for cancer patients.
ISU architecture studio on a transformative journey to the Burning Man Festival
Haight Ashbury meets Mad Max at Disney World. That's one way to describe the Burning Man Festival, a radical and creative community of almost 50,000 that exists for one week every fall in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Perhaps the most surprising phenomenon at this year's festival (Aug. 30- Sept. 6) will be the 12 Iowa State University design students participating in Burning Man for college credit. Except for the occasional graduate student researcher or class studying the festival from afar, they are the first design students taking a course that requires them to create work for Burning Man since the festival's inception.
Diane Debinski
Changing climate could alter meadows ecosystems, says ISU researcher
Iowa State University researcher Diane Debinski has been studying the meadows in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the Rocky Mountains since 1992 and she believes changing climate could affect the diversity of plants and animals in the region.
Clearing the hurdles
Discover how ISU Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Hill earned a place in history at the 1972 Olympics, and how that experience has brought him success beyond athletics.
In the news
Green house could set example
Omaha World Herald
Thanks to help from Iowa State and others, the town of Corning could become a showcase for sustainable, affordable housing. The town will soon be home to the "Iowa House." Designed by Iowa State architecture and design students in Assistant Professor Nadia Anderson's studio, the 1,080 square-foot, two-bedroom home will be both energy efficient and affordable - a rare combination in rural communities. It's been a cooperative venture of several groups, including the Iowa Housing Finance Authority, the city of Corning, the Iowa Department of Economic Development, the Southwest Iowa Coalition and the Southern Iowa Coalition of Governments.