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Wednesday, February 9 2011
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President Geoffroy to Legislature: Budget cuts jeopardize progress
Feb. 28 forum set for comments on athletics NCAA certification process
The public is invited to attend a Feb. 28 forum (5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Campanile Room, Memorial Union) on a self-study of Iowa State's athletics program. The six-month study, undertaken by several teams of ISU faculty, staff, students and community leaders, is part of the NCAA Division I certification process. Public forum participants will get an overview of the study results, and will have opportunities to ask questions and offer comments.
ISU student wins $10,000 for charity and trip to Spain in Ford Focus video competition
There's a good chance Tyler Stafford could sell anything to
anyone. After all, the Iowa State senior convinced Ford Motor
Co. and 2,862 of its closest Facebook friends that he should
win $10,000 for his favorite charity, a trip for two to Spain
and a three-month test drive of the 2012 Ford Focus. Stafford
entered his two-minute video sales pitch to the Ford Focus
Global Test Drive competition held on Facebook last fall.
News
release.
One of the first lunch-counter civil rights demonstrators will speak at ISU Feb. 15
In 1960, four African-American college freshmen started a sit-in at a North Carolina dime store lunch counter. That simple act of civil disobedience evolved into a five-month protest by thousands that helped launch the civil rights movement in the South. Joseph McNeil, one of the four students, will speak about his experiences at Tuesday, Feb. 15, in the Memorial Union Great Hall. His talk, "Reflections of One of the Greensboro Four," is free and open to the public.
Global comprehensive health organization, One Health Commission, locates to ISU
The One Health Commission, a globally focused organization dedicated to promoting improved health of people, animals, plants and the environment is locating at the Iowa State University Research Park. The commission was formed in 2009 to establish "closer professional interactions, collaborations, and educational opportunities" for physicians, veterinarians, and other health science-related professionals.
Veishea 2011 concert lineup announced
Student organizers of this year's Veishea celebration, set for April 11-17, have announced the Live @ Veishea concert artists. Concerts will be held Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Molecular Biology parking lot. New this year: Single night ticket sales for ISU students, faculty, staff and alumni.
New ISU study finds eyewitness memory susceptible to misinformation after testing
Iowa poverty increasing but remains below national average for now: ISU researcher
Iowans have enjoyed lower poverty levels than the rest of the nation for nearly four decades. However, trends for the past 10 years show that Iowa is losing ground, according to recent findings by Iowa State University researcher David Peters, assistant professor of sociology, who looked at recent poverty data collected by the Census Bureau and compared those figures with data going back to 1969.
Designer of NASA's Mars mission cameras will speak at Iowa State on Feb. 10
Photo by Sara
HammondOptical scientist Peter Smith, creator of the Mars Pathfinder Imager -- the first camera to return photos of Mars' surface -- will speak at Iowa State University on Thursday, Feb. 10. "The Next Phase of Martian Exploration: The Search for Life" will be at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. Smith is a professor at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He has been a scientist for NASA missions to Venus, Saturn, Titan and Mars since 1978. His presentation is part of Iowa State's National Affairs Series on Innovation and is the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture. It is free and open to the public.
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.
HIV vaccine is getting closer
Dr. Michael Cho, Lloyd
Chair of Biomedical Sciences in ISU's College of Veterinary
Medicine, is working to develop a vaccine against HIV, the
virus that causes AIDS. Watch a video about his groundbreaking
research
here.
Revised sports complex plan ready for Feb. 15 public meeting
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ISU study questions recall of eyewitnesses
Iowa State University study says violent ads have effect on kids
An Iowa State University study shows that children who watch television ads with violence had more aggressive thoughts.
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Women take biggest hit in divorce, say experts
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Business Record
On a wafer the size of a double-edged razor blade, Sumit Chaudhary has found a way to slice his way to a renewable future. Chaudhary is part of a team of researchers at Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory who are searching for an inexpensive way to manufacture solar cells that are more efficient than their predecessors.