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Monday, October 31 2011
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ISU economics study finds Vision Iowa provided healthy return on investment
Wind Energy Manufacturing Lab helps Iowa State engineers improve wind power
Iowa State University's Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory is helping engineers study and develop new, low-cost manufacturing systems that could improve the productivity of turbine blade factories. The ultimate goal of the lab research is to make wind energy a more cost competitive energy option.
Experian VP to discuss living credit smart in Greater Iowa Credit Union Lecture Nov. 1
"Diet for a Small Planet" author Frances Moore Lappé to speak Nov. 3
Frances Moore Lappé, who authored the 1971 classic, "Diet for a Small Planet," -- the first best-selling book to brand grain-fed meat production as detrimental -- will speak next week at Iowa State. She will talk about her new book, "EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want," at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Memorial Union Great Hall. Lappé is the author of 18 books and the co-founder of Food First: The Institute for Food and Development Policy and the Small Planet Institute. Her lecture is part of the university's World Affairs Series, and is free and open to the public.
Healthy food advocate Gregory Jaffe will discuss biotech food Nov. 1 at ISU
Gregory Jaffe, director of the Project on Biotechnology at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in the Memorial Union South Ballroom. Jaffe is a recognized expert on the U.S. regulatory structure for agricultural biotechnology and related consumer issues. His talk, "Genetically Engineered Foods: The Naked Truth," is part of the university's National Affairs Series, and is free and open to the public.
Iowa State researchers studying impact of exercise on flu vaccine resistance in adults
$2 million NIH grant allows ISU researchers to extend family programs to other states
Gold Star Ceremony to honor fallen soldiers will be Nov. 10
Iowa State's traditional Veterans Day Ceremony will be at
3:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Memorial Union Great Hall.
The Gold Star Ceremony honors fallen soldiers who are former
Iowa State students. This year, three will be honored. The
ceremony is free and open to the public.
Gold
Star Ceremony.
Five finalists named in Liberal Arts and Sciences dean search
A search committee has identified five finalists for the next dean of ISU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The finalists will interview on campus through Nov. 7.
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Cancer isn't much of a match for Coach Fennelly
The Des Moines Register
Coach Bill Fennelly is receiving radiation treatment for cancer but continues coaching the Iowa State women's basketball team with his usual zeal.