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Sunday, December 4 2011
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If a fat tax is coming, heres how to make it efficient, effective: ISU economists
A 'sin tax' applied to sweetened goods on store shelves is not the most efficient, effective method of lowering caloric intake from sweet food and would be more disruptive to consumers than necessary, according to Iowa State University research.
Renovated and expanded State Gym will open Jan. 9
Iowa State University's remodeled State Gym and its 94,000 square-foot addition will open on the first day of spring semester -- Jan. 9 -- at 6 a.m. Students may access the building with a current ISU ID card starting then. From Jan. 9 through 22, there will be a free trial period for the university community.
Political analyst Charlie Cook helps kick off inaugural Harkin Institute events
Charlie Cook -- an NBC News political analyst and publisher of The Cook Political Report -- delivered the inaugural Harkin Institute of Public Policy Lecture Nov. 29 in the Memorial Union Sun Room. The lecture was preceded by a dedication ceremony for the Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State in the Campanile Room.
Study by ISU's Pruetz finds savanna chimps exhibit sharing behavior like humans
A new study by Iowa State anthropology professor Jill Pruetz (at left) reports that chimpanzees from her Fongoli research site in Senegal also frequently share food and hunting tools with other chimps. Co-authored by ISU anthropology graduate student Stacy Lindshield, it is the first study to document non-meat sharing behavior among chimpanzees.Their study is posted online in Primates and will be published in a future issue of the journal.
Martin Spalding
Iowa State University scientists genetically increase algae biomass by more than 50 percent
Research at Iowa State University has led to discovery of a genetic method that can increase biomass in algae by 50 to 80 percent. The breakthrough comes from turning on certain genes in algae that increase the amount of photosynthesis in the plant, which leads to more biomass. This patent-pending technology is available for licensing from the Iowa State University Research Foundation, which also provided technology development funds.
From Eisenhower to Reagan: Five questions with ISU's Dwight Ink
Gifts for Iowa Staters
Who needs Black Friday or Cyber Monday when you can browse Inside Iowa State's annual gift guide? Campus departments, retailers and student organizations have some special ideas in store for the holidays.
In the news
Sexism in politics issue reignited after Bachmann's 'Fallon' appearance
St. Cloud Times
Dianne Bystrom of ISU's Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics says presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has been wise not to complain she is being treated unfairly because of gender. But, Bystrom says, media coverage still tilts toward gender stereotypes when it comes to women running for president or vice president. "We look for equitable treatment of males and females, and we're certainly not finding it," Bystrom says of her research.
Protecting privacy online is easier than you think
The Des Moines Register
Associate Professor Jeff Blevins, director of undergraduate education in ISU's Greenlee School of Journalism, says we are our own culprits when it comes to online privacy. In this Des Moines Register guest column, Blevins offers tips and recommends people be careful about what they post via social media.