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Monday, August 29 2011
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Iowa State sociologist, migration researcher assesses the current crisis in Somalia
Search committee conference call Aug. 30
ISU's Presidential Search Committee will meet via
conference call on Tuesday, Aug. 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m. To
dial in to the conference, call 866-390-5250 and use this
participant code: 9026659. Those on or near campus also can
monitor the meeting in the Krieger Board Room (room 2200) in
the Gerdin Business Building. The committee will conduct a
private "executive session" during a portion of the
meeting.
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Thomas Leslie is first Pickard Chilton Professor at Iowa State College of Design
Thomas Leslie, an internationally recognized expert on the history of technology and architecture, has been named the first holder of the Pickard Chilton Professorship in Architecture in the College of Design. Leslie is an award-winning teacher and author, and previously was architect with one of the world's leading design firms. He will be recognized in a campus ceremony Friday, Sept. 9.
State Gym opening delayed; student fees will be partially credited
Due to an unexpected delay in the delivery of construction materials, ISU's remodeled State Gym and its 94,000 square-foot addition will not open until spring semester 2012, prompting Iowa State University officials to credit a portion of student fees this semester.
Historic 'Campaign Iowa State' generates $867 million
The most successful fundraising effort in Iowa State University history - Campaign Iowa State: With Pride and Purpose - concluded with more than $867 million received in gifts and commitments.
ISU anthropology professor studying the Fighting Sioux mascot controversy
ISU study examines how couples' collaborative dialogue may assist in memory
In the news
Police lineups start to face fact: eyes can lie
Iowa quake chances?
KCCI-TV
The earthquake on the East Coast raises questions of a possible earthquake along the New Madrid fault. Geologists say there's a chance of a significant earthquake along the fault within the next 50 years, but ISU Professor Igor Beresnev says it's unlikely we'd feel major shaking in Iowa -- though scientists can't predict magnitude. "To predict weather, it's much easier because you can put a sensor in everyplace in the atmosphere. In the earth, we can't measure. We can't peek inside."
Small-town America -- the myth and the reality
American politics may live in the cities and suburbs, but it dreams in small towns. And experts -- like Paul Lasley, a sociologist at Iowa State University and an author of the Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll -- try and explain that small town fascination.
Amid attention from Obama, GOP, how is Midwest's economy doing?
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