News Archive
Wednesday, June 8 2011
News
Superheroes, tsunamis, bugs and brains top Iowa State's summer blockbuster classes
Summer school used to be the time to take dreaded classes or
play catch up. But these days, it comes in all shapes, sizes,
locations, subjects and modes. At Iowa State, the summer course
offerings cover the gamut. From the impact of geologic
disasters to the invention of the superhero ... from the why of
motion sickness to the how of celestial navigation ... from the
history of the kimono to the future of downtown Des
Moines.
News
release.
Iowa States Baja SAE Team optimistic about this years off-road racer
The student-engineers of Iowa State's Baja SAE Team will
race their off-road buggy June 8-11 near Peoria, Ill. They
think they've solved some of the problems that slowed last
year's car during a four-hour endurance race. And so
they're optimistic they have a competitive car again this
year.
News
release.
ISU's Ann Thompson makes Tech & Learning magazine's 10 most influential people in ed tech
Sixth Street closed at University Boulevard
The stretch of Sixth Street between University Boulevard and the entrance to Brookside Park is closed for the next four weeks, starting June 3. The road's accompanying bike path also will be closed. Access to Brookside Park and the Ames High School baseball field is available only from the east.
Playing the shell game: ISU finance professors study the value of shell companies
Number of children living in poverty rising faster in Iowa than nation, says ISU researcher
David Peters from ISU's Department of Sociology analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data and compared Iowa's rates of poverty to the national figures. It turns out that the number of Iowa children in households with incomes below the poverty line is growing faster than the national average. In the past 10 years, poverty rates for Iowa's children have gone up 3.1 percent, while the national increase has been just 2.1 percent.
News release.
Landscape architecture partners with Water Works Park
Iowa State landscape architecture students have helped Des
Moines Water Works launch an international design competition
for Water Works Park. Students in Associate Professor Carl
Rogers' class collected site information, designed the
"Parkitecture"
competition website and examined the role of design
competitions in modern practice. The competition is intended to
generate discussion about watershed issues and offer innovative
design solutions to address ecological and recreational
challenges specific to Water Works Park. Rogers is project
manager for the competition.
College
of Design news release.
In the news
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The 'inevitable' year of very deadly tornadoes
Huffington Post
La Niña may be responsible for this year's devastating tornadoes, says ISU Professor Bill Gallus, but the number of significant tornadoes (EF-2 or greater) has stayed the same or even fallen slightly over time. It's the destruction that is so extraordinary. "It seems strange to say, but it's bad luck," Gallus said. "It's a big coincidence that the tornadoes this year have been hitting fairly large cities."