News Archive
Tuesday, July 31 2012
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Drought management plan under way in Ames; ISU is doing its part
Iowa State faculty, staff and students continue to save water and are looking at new ways to conserve in the midst of this summer's drought.
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Iowa State senior says summer research program at Harvard is 'best gig on the planet'
Aubrie James set her sights on attending a math and ecology summer program in Michigan. But her academic adviser recommended she aim a bit higher and apply for a competitive National Science Foundation research program for undergraduates. Not wanting to disappoint him, James applied for "the best looking one" she felt sure she wouldn't get into -- the Harvard Forest Program in Ecology at Harvard University. Funny thing happened, though. James was accepted. Now the Iowa State University animal ecology senior from Ames is having the time of her life.
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Iowa State's ThinkSpace technology better prepares students to solve real-world problems
More than 50 Iowa State faculty members across a number of disciplines who are now teaching classes with ThinkSpace, an interactive online teaching resource developed at ISU that encourages students to think critically about the solutions to complex, real-world problems. And because of its initial success at Iowa State, ThinkSpace is now being exported for use to colleges and universities around the world.
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Iowa State, Argonne physicist wins presidential award for neutrino research
Mayly Sanchez of Iowa State University and the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. It is the highest honor awarded by the U.S. government for early career researchers. Sanchez studies neutrinos and is working with several major physics experiments.
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Team PrISUm still strong under the hot sun; maintains second in cross-country race
Team PrISUm soaked up the sun on Thursday morning and ran with race-leading Michigan during day six of the American Solar Challenge. But clouds covered Wisconsin in the afternoon and Iowa State's solar car team had to slow down. Even so, the team strengthened its hold on second place in the 1,650-mile race.
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Hyperion thrives where other solar race cars fail; races back to second place
Team PrISUm climbed to second place in the American Solar Challenge on Wednesday. Iowa State's solar race car has handled heat better than a lot of cars. And that has helped the team recover from a rainy day accident early in the race.
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Team PrISUm loves the hot sun; solar car races back into third place
Team PrISUm's solar race car loves the heat of summer and cruised at the speed limit most of Tuesday. The team is now in third place in the eight-day, eight-state American Solar Challenge.
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Wohlgemuth named interim director of admissions
Longtime enrollment services staff member Darin Wohlgemuth has been named interim director of admissions. He steps into the director post formerly held by assistant vice president for enrollment Marc Harding, who left Iowa State recently to join the University of Pittsburgh.
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Sunny skies power Team PrISUm past two teams and into fourth place
Team PrISUm raced up the road Monday, passing two teams and moving into fourth place of the 11-team American Solar Challenge. Iowa State's solar car team is 36 minutes behind third-place Principia College. A goal for the next few days is to try to make up that time and move back into the race's top three.
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Iowa State’s external funding reaches $360.2 million in fiscal year 2012
External funding that supports Iowa State University students, researchers, equipment purchases, education programs, buildings and extension activities rose to $360.2 million in fiscal year 2012. That's up from $342.3 million the previous fiscal year. Iowa State's record is $388.2 million in 2010.
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Team PrISUm hits curb, loses time and places at American Solar Challenge
It was a tough day at the American Solar Challenge for Team PrISUm on Sunday. The team lost a lot of time with a low battery pack, thunderstorms and radio problems. And then the team's car hit a curb, breaking the suspension and forcing roadside repairs. The team is hoping for better racing -- and sunnier skies -- on Monday.
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Hyperion’s first day on the road is a quick one; Iowa State minutes off the lead
Team PrISUm had a great day on the road during the first day of the American Solar Challenge, a 1,650-mile race for solar race cars. The team is 9 minutes behind the leading team. And now it's developing a strategy to catch and pass that team.
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Team PrISUm races to second place finish at Formula Sun Grand Prix
Team PrISUm finished a strong second in the qualifying race for the July 14-21 American Solar Challenge. The 1,650-mile, cross-country challenge starts Saturday. The students who designed and built Iowa State's solar race car are looking forward to another good race.
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Team PrISUm still running a strong race to the American Solar Challenge
Team PrISUm had another good day at the Formula Sun Grand Prix on Tuesday. Iowa State's solar race team is running a strong second in the qualifying race for the July 14-21 American Solar Challenge. The Iowa Staters have, at times, matched the pace of the race-leading team.
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Team PrISUm qualifies for American Solar Challenge; aims for pole position
Team PrISUm is off to a great start in the Formula Sun Grand Prix. The team needed only one day to qualify its solar race car for the July 14-21 American Solar Challenge. The team will race the next two days to try and take the lead -- and pole position -- from the University of Michigan.
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Team PrISUm races to the start line of the American Solar Challenge
Team PrISUm is ready to race Hyperion, its new solar car, in this summer's 1,650-mile American Solar Challenge. The July 14-21 event will take 18 student teams and their solar race cars from New York to Minnesota. So far, the team's test drives point to a good performance on the road.
Iowa State named a Fiske 'Best Buy' school
Iowa State is one of only 20 public universities in the world selected as a Best Buy in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013. To qualify as a Best Buy institution, schools must have four- or five-star academic ratings, inexpensive to moderate tuition and fees, and high-quality student life on campus.