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Wednesday, January 26 2011
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Students launch food pantry for students
Dietetics majors
Sarah Schwanebeck (left) and Hailey Boudreau are co-presidents
of the student organization that will oversee The SHOP.
Photo by Breanna Wetzler.
The university community is invited to donate non-perishable food items during an open house at The SHOP, 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in 2616 Food Sciences Building. The SHOP (Students Helping Our Peers) is a student-run campus food pantry for students that opens Feb. 1. Bring four items to the open house and receive a T-shirt. Campus collection boxes also will be available.
Learning communities transform student peer mentors into leaders at Iowa State
When Iowa State initiated learning communities in 1995, all
eyes were focused on the intended benefits for first-year
students -- to improve retention, graduation rates and overall
satisfaction and engagement. And, while statistics bear out
significant gains in those areas, a completely unexpected
benefit emerged: learning communities also transform peer
mentors into leaders. More than 300 students mentor their peers
in Iowa State's 84 learning communities. Many will share
experiences and exchange ideas with facutly and staff
coordinators at the Learning Communities January Institute, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in the Memorial Union.
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Creator of Avatar's Na'vi language will speak at Iowa State Feb. 3
Linguist Paul Frommer, who developed the Na'vi language for
James Cameron's movie, "Avatar," will speak at 8
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in the Memorial Union Great Hall.
Frommer developed more than 1,000 words for the fictional
language, a mixture of Polynesian and African dialects, as well
as the rules and structure of the language. His talk,
"Giving Avatar its Voice: Creating the Na'vi
Language," opens Iowa State's National Affairs Series
on Innovation. It is free and open to the public.
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New exhibit explores 'Weddings in the Heartland: Apparel, traditions, memories'
ISU researcher to get to root of many aspects of sustainable organic vegetable production
Iowa State University researcher Kathleen Delate is examining which organic vegetable growing practices are best for the soil, water, yields and even nutrition. The professor of horticulture and agronomy is undertaking perhaps the most comprehensive study of organic vegetable-growing practices by looking at the use of cover crops, manure, tillage and mulch.
Black military history author Robert V. Morris will speak at ISU Feb. 2
Robert V. Morris, named one of The Des Moines Register's most influential Iowans in the 21st century, will discuss his new book, "Black Faces of War: A Legacy of Honor from the American Revolution to Today," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. His illustrated history relays personal accounts of several prominent African-American war heroes. Morris founded the Fort Des Moines Memorial Park and the World War II Iowa Tuskegee Airmen Memorial at the Des Moines International Airport. His talk is free and open to the public.
Iowa State University-based research leads to jumbo shrimp agreement
Iowa State University-based shrimp research by Hank Harris, professor in animal science, has led to an international licensing and marketing agreement for two vaccines to be used in shrimp farming around the world.
Douglas Gentile conducting video game research from ISU's Media Research Lab.
ISU's Gentile contributes to study identifying risks, consequences of video game addiction
Comics artist, advocate and "Google Chrome" author Scott McCloud will speak at ISU Jan. 27
Comics artist and author Scott McCloud will discuss the medium
and art of comics during a talk on Thursday, Jan. 27.
"Comics: An Art Form in Transition," will be at 8
p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. Since creating
"Zot!" in the 1980s, McCloud has become well known
for his print and web comics. He is the author of "Google
Chrome," "Understanding Comics,"
"Reinventing Comics" and "Making Comics."
McCloud's theories have been infuential in game, Web and
interface design, and he has been a consultant to The National
Cancer Institute and The Xerox Palo Alto Research Center among
other clients. His presentation is Iowa State's annual
Goldtrap Lecture and is free and open to the public.
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Exhibition commemorates expansion of exchange between ISU Design and Chinese university
"Winter"
by Diansheng Guo.
Textile artworks, watercolors and traditonal Chinese brush
paintings by faculty from Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LZJTU)
in Lanzhou, China, will be on display at the College of Design
from Jan. 31 through Feb. 16. The exhibition will open with a
reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, in the
college's Gallery 181 and Lightfoot Forum. The program will
include a ceremonial signing of an expanded agreement between
Iowa State and LZJTU.
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Why loneliness is hazardous to your health
Everyone knows what it's like to be lonely. And it seems to be that it's the subjective experience of loneliness that's important for people's well-being, rather than any objective measure of social connectivity. It's an important distinction that most previous studies had ignored, says Daniel Russell, a psychologist at Iowa State University in Ames.