News Archive
Thursday, December 9 2010
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Management professors study the impact of career growth on organizational commitment
News release.
Board of Regents approves new Master of Industrial Design degree at ISU
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, today approved a new
Master of Industrial Design degree program to be offered by the
College of Design. This two-year, studio-based graduate program
will consist of three different tracks. The research track will
focus on the creation and application of new knowledge through
research and culminate in a thesis. The business track will
specialize in commercial issues of management and product
development and culminate in a final project.
News
release.
Iowa State student spreads holiday joy through nonprofit protégé program
In her spare time this fall, Iowa State University sophomore Rachel Owen shadowed the director of Beloit Residential Services in Ames to learn how nonprofits are managed. Now she's giving back by collecting toy-filled stockings for the children who reside there. For the past four months, Owen and 11 other Iowa State students have participated in the Nonprofit Protégé Program coordinated by the Student Activities Center. Through Monday, Dec. 13, Christmas stockings filled with small toys, games, stickers, crafts, books, puzzles and stationery valued at about $15, can be dropped off at the East Student Office Space in the lower level of the Memorial Union.
ISU landscape architecture students help Lake Delhi area residents explore alternative futures
For the past three months, a landscape architecture class has
worked with the people affected by the Lake Delhi dam failure
to sort out options for the future of the lake and surrounding
area. Co-instructors Julia Badenhope and J. Timothy Keller
integrated field work, practical research and academic study
within the project-based design studio, which included 30
upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. They collected
public input, conducted community and economic analyses of the
area and created senarios for future development. The students
are sharing their report with Gov. Chet Culver's Lake Delhi
Recover and Rebuild Task Force, and will present their analysis
of the impacts of the dam break and scenarios for the
region's recovery Friday afternoon in the Memorial
Union.
News
release.
ISU graphic design studio contributes to new universal symbols for health care facilities
Iowa State University graphic design faculty and graduate
students were part of a two-year collaboration to create
universal symbols that help non-English speakers find their way
through health care facilities. The 22 navigational symbols --
along with 28 designed previously by professionals -- were
released this fall for use in health care facilities around the
country. The project is featured in the current issue of SEGD
Design, the journal of environmental graphic design.
News
release.
Increasing biomass through double-cropping system nets mixed results for ISU researchers
Trying to increase the amount of biomass available for ethanol production has led Iowa State University researchers to explore a double-cropping system that included triticale and sorghum.
Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers fabricate more efficient polymer solar cells
Researchers from Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory
have developed a process for fabricating more efficient polymer
solar cells. They discovered a textured substrate pattern that
allows deposition of a uniformly thin light-absorbing layer.
The result is a polymer solar cell that captures more light and
produces more power.
News
release.
AARP The Magazine survey on loneliness uses scale developed by ISU professors
Do you have what it takes to be an Iowa Stater? Get an answer in 48 hours
Iowa State has a new admissions process that's easier, faster and greener. Prospective students who apply online and meet ISU's freshman admission requirements know whether they've been accepted within two business days.
Student dishes up culinary delight
Not only did Madalyn Schuman create a culinary masterpiece on
her first attempt, the Iowa State University student's
holiday recipe was shared with more than 400,000 readers of the
December issue of Cuisine at Home magazine. The culinary
science senior from Muscatine completed a summer internship
with the magazine. Seeing her creation in print has given her a
"huge sense of accomplishment."
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Lloyd Chair in Textiles and Clothing designs protective, military gear
In the news
Swans on ISU's icy Lake LaVerne
CNN iReport
CNN's iReport is looking for images of the 12 Days of Christmas. An iReport producer posted images of Iowa State's own swans a-swimming, Lancelot and Elaine.
2010 Electronic Design Engineering Hall of Fame
Electronic Design
Who built the first digital electronic computer? You could make a case for John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, whose ABC was the first device to use binary digits to represent data and perform calculations electronically, not mechanically.
ISU finance expert offers consumer budgeting tips