News Archive
Friday, July 30 2010
News
ISU student's study finds high heels may lead to joint degeneration and knee osteoarthritis
ISU student will represent Iowa in Ms. Wheelchair America, Aug. 9-15
Samantha Edwards has finalized her platform and composed her
competitive speech. Although nervous, she's excited about
sharing her message at the Ms. Wheelchair America 2011
competition. Edwards, a junior in journalism and mass
communication from Marshalltown, will be one of 28 contestants
who vie for the national title, Aug. 9-15.
News
release.
Gold brings a smile to the face of Rachel Derscheid
ISU-based team wins Ultimate world championship in Czech Republic
A mostly Iowa State University team won the World Ultimate Club
Championships for the sport of Ultimate in Prague, Czech
Republic.
The team is called "The Chad Larson Experience" for a
friend of the team, and beat a Canadian team in the finals,
17-10.
Ultimate is a field game in which teams score by throwing a
flying disc to other players to advance down the field and
score. It was formerly known as Ultimate Frisbee.
Design students create ISU Farm Program Show display
Students in a College of Design studio took their ideas from
concept to reality, creating a new, interactive display for the
ISU Extension exhibit at the 2010 Farm Progress Show. They
developed a logo, signage and four main display components that
focus on soil. The exhibit, "Working together to care for
our land," will fill ISU's 120-by-50-foot building
during the annual event held this year in Boone, Aug. 31-Sept.
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ISU
Extension news release.