2001 press releases: Iowa State University

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Students are Honored at ASAE Meeting December 5 Lego Robot Competition will be Held Saturday, Dec. 8 December 4 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University November 30 Pedersen to Speak to ISU Classes November 27 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University November 21 ISU Professor Honored by Civil Engineers November 20 Iowa State Names Agriculture Dean November 19 Military, Intelligence Roles in Terrorism Fight Discussed at ISU ISU's Festival Of Lights Is Nov. 28 ISU's Peterson Wins Award November 15 ISU Faculty Member Chairs National Hydrogeology Group November 9 ISU Students Win at Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) Conference November 8 Iowa State Creates Virtual Standardized Recipe Program for School District Use Russian Author Speaks at Iowa State, Des Moines Synagogue November 6 ISU's Branstad Education Scholarship Applications Due by December 28 November 6 IBM Gift Helps ISU Researchers Advance Supercomputing November 5 Summer Internships Offered for High School Women Iowa State University Awarded $470,000 Grant for School Food Safety Research 'Ally McBeal' Guilty of Stereotyping Women, Minorities: ISU Prof in 'Journal of Black Studies' November 2 Iowa State University Professor to Develop Online Food Safety Virtual Reference Desk November 1 Solar Car Team Asks for Help in Naming Next Car October 30 Ackermann Named Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medicine October 26 ISU Extension Receives $850,000 Grant for Rural Health Project Olson Named Teacher Education Program Coordinator October 25 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News From Iowa State University ISU Student Health Center Earns Accreditation News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University October 24 Three Agriculture Dean Candidates to Visit Campus October 22 ISU to Dedicate Remodeled Student Services Building October 18 Search for New ISU Business Dean Begins Hal Stern Named Endowed Chair in Biological Statistics Iowa State Tearoom to Feature Iowa Grown Foods October 17 Groundbreaking for Plant Sciences Lab Building will be Oct. 20 Pedersen to Speak to ISU American Literature Class Coping with Tragedy Through the Arts Event at ISU October 16 Youth Sport Expert is Pease Family Scholar at Iowa State, Lecture is Oct. 18 Two Greenlee School Juniors Win $1,000 Writing Prizes Iowa State's Spektor Named Fulbright Scholar Huang To Serve As Iowa State's Anthropology Chair ISU Design Students Create Art with a Steamroller 'Designing After Disaster' Forum at ISU Monday, Oct. 22 October 11 Louis Thompson to Receive ISU's Schwartz Award October 9 ISU Researchers See Impact of Global Climate Patterns on Deforestation October 8 Englin Named ISU Dean of Students October 6 Iowa State Launches 'Invest In People' Initiative October 3 Grad and Professional School Day at ISU on Oct. 10 Reiman Gardens Closed the Week of October 8th USDA Awards ISU $1.6 Million for Graduate Training in Animal Agriculture and Computational Biology Two ISU Professors Earn Top Chemistry Awards October 2 Lech Walesa to Speak at ISU October 1 Hinkhouses of West Liberty Named ISU 'Family of the Year' ISU Student Answer Center to be Dedicated September 28 Ms. Foundation President to Discuss Womens Leadership at ISU ISU's Presidential Installation will be Oct. 6 September 27 Gift to ISU Helps Agriculture Scholarships, Capital Projects September 26 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University Gerdin Business Building Groundbreaking to be Sept. 29 September 25 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University September 24 Four Named Master Teachers at ISU Anthropology Chair Named LAS Associate Dean Grant Launches Newspaper in Residence Program at ISU Director Named for Iowa State's Bioinformatics Center September 20 ISU Student Health Center to be Named for Thielen Sept. 29 September 17 ISU Alumna Allison Engel to Serve as Hilton Chair September 13 ISU Makes Enrollment History Again September 10 Career Conferences Set for October and April Rose Gardens at Iowa State Named Nation's Finest September 5 Groundbreaking for Phase II of ETRC Will Be Sept. 8 August 31 D.C. Consumer Advocate Launches ISU Biotech and Society Seminar Series on Sept. 5 August 30 Pitt-Des Moines Gives $1 Million To ISU Computer Monitoring Device Based on ISU Research Earns 2001 R&D 100 Award August 28 Ladd Named Chair of Iowa State Naval Science Department August 27 Reiman Gardens Extends Sunday Hours August 23 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University August 20 ISU's Cychosz Named to National Drug and Alcohol Prevention Effort Fernandez-Baca Named Interim Chair of ISU Computer Science Department Meek Named Chair of Iowa State Military Science Department MU Recreation Center to Undergo Renovation MU Vending Announces Price Increase August 7 Stewart Named Interim Director of ISU DPS August 6 ISU Veterinary Medicine Professor Honored for Global Work Iowa State Participates in HIV/AIDS Project in Africa August 1 Iowa State Prepares Students for Careers in Biobased Industry July 31 ISU Bioinfomatics Professor Named a DuPont Young Professor Event Honors Iowa State's Solar Car Team Grant Establishes Metabolomics Research Lab for Iowa State University Plant Scientists July 26 ISU Solar Car Team Finishes 16th in ASC News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University July 25 ISU Solar Car Team Completes ASC Race in California July 24 In Barstow, ISU Solar Car Team Prepares for Final Day of ASC July 23 ISU Solar Car Team Blazes Through Southwest U.S. Fast Method for Separating and Analyzing Compounds Wins ISU Chemistry Professor His Fourth R&D 100 Award July 22 ISU solar car team outruns the clouds in day 8 of ASC July 21 Sun shines on Team PrISUm on day 7 of ASC July 20 Smooth sailing for Team PrISUm in day 6 of ASC ISU Dean of Students Candidates Announced ISU to Rekindle Memories of College Life at State Fair Suspension Problems Hold Back ISU in Day Five of ASC July 19 ISU Gets on Track in Day Four of Race Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University ISU Sets Record in Sponsored Funding July 18 Solar Car Race Spirit Lifts Team PrISUm in Third Day of Racing July 16 Learning Commuinities Funding, Leadership Announced Team PrISUm Reaches St. Louis in Second Day of Racing ISU's Team PrISUm Completes First Day of Solar Car Race July 12 ISU's Solar Car Team Requalifies Car for Race College of Family and Consumer Sciences Merges Three Departments July 6 Iowa Students Receive 2001 Hixson Opportunity Scholarship Jacobson Named Chair of Iowa State's Geology Department Peters Selected Iowa State's Math Department Interim Chair ISU Associate Dean Switches Responsibilities Iowa State Music Graduate Wins Prestigious Composer Competition July 5 ISU Announces Sponsored Programs Director July 3 Brooke Named ISU Associate Vice Provost Iowa State Student Prepare for Solar Car Race Iowa State Education Professor Earns Research Award June 28 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University June 27 Van Auken Named Assistant Director for ISU's Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship June 25 New Study Questions Wide Spread Use of Bt corn to combat Corn Borer Sex and Violence Erases TV Advertising's Impact: ISU Study June 21 Koppenhaver Named Interim Associate Business Dean at ISU Agriculture, veterinary medicine and natural resources news McLaughlin named Reiman Gardens director June 13 Kliemann Named Associate Vice Provost June 11 'Challenging Students to Become Their Best' is ISU 2001 Theme June 7 Gift Establishes Soil Mechanics Lab June 6 Negative Information Outweighs Positive in Food Safety Controversies Says Iowa State University Research Gift Will Help ISU Renovate Structural Lab Mukerjea To Receive ISU College of Design's Petersen Award May 31 Carter Named Chair of Accounting and Finance at ISU Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute Awards Research Grants May 29 FCS Alumni Association to Host Annual Meeting June 8, Christian Peterson Sculpture "Joy" to be Dedicated May 25 Hendrickson Named Chair of Department of Logistics, Operations and Management Information Systems May 24 Hira Named Interim Dean of Business at ISU May 22 ISU Gets Funds to Expand Information Assurance Program May 21 ISU-Iowa DOT Web Site Updates Road Work Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News From Iowa State University May 17 Two Iowa State Students Named Udall Scholars May 16 Spencer Award Established through Family Gift May 15 Andre Named Chair of Curriculum and Instruction at Iowa State University's College of Education Allen to Serve as ISU Interim External Affairs VP Chidister Appointed Assistant to ISU President Carlson Named ISU Associate Provost May 14 Iowa State Business Professor Earns Fellowship Honor ISU will Host Middle School Students for Pizz-a-Thon, May 18-19 May 10 ISU Launches Ag Dean Search May 9 Rosenthal Appointed Director of ISU Women's Center May 4 Iowa State's College of Business Offers New Masters of Information Systems Norman Cheville Named Dean of Veterinary Medicine May 2 Iowa State Professor to Speak in Israel on Ethics of Genetically Modified Foods ISU's Solar Car Team Will Compete in Formula Sun Grand Prix May 1 ISU Alumnus Creates Faculty Award in Public Administration Apr. 27 NSF Awards Iowa State University Statistics Department $2.2M Grant Apr. 25 Closed Mississippi River Expected to Have Minor Impact on Iowa's Ag Economy New Management Chosen for Iowa State Center News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University Apr. 24 Reiman Gardens to Begin Summer Hours Apr. 23 Iowa State's Spring Commencement will be May 4-5 New Student Award Honors Late Iowa State Scientist Hughes Gift Helps Rieman Gardens to Continue Growing Apr. 20 Sport for Youth Conference to be June 2 Toying with Technology Takes to the Links Apr. 19 Robino is Executive-in-Residence for College of Business Apr. 18 ISU 'Strengthening Families' Program to Visit Cedar Rapids April 24 ISU, Iowa Formalize Partnership with U.S. DOE Program Apr. 17 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University Iowa State's Cytech Challenge is April 20 Apr. 16 ISU to Celebrate 'Friends of International Women' Anniversary Apr. 12 Unveiling Set for ISU's Newest Solar Car Apr. 10 Veishea 2001 Celebrates 'Cyclone Unity' Iowa State to Tackle Weighty Subject: 2,500-LB. Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treat Apr. 5 ISU's Catt Center Announces Strong-Minded Women Awards Apr. 4 Candidates for ISU Women's Center Announced Violent Processes Mark the Existence of 'Extreme' Galaxies David Sedaris to Speak at Iowa State Apr. 2 ISU Students to Present "Mosaic" Fashion Show April 6 & 7 Mar. 31 Several Students Win Awards and Scholarships at the Iowa State Science and Technology Fair News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University Mar. 30 Participants are Being Sought for a Poverty Simulation Exercise at Iowa State University Plant Science Center Partner with Eurpean Universities Iowa State's Learning Connection opens in Des Moines Mar. 28 ISU Announces Candidates for Director of Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition No Fee at Reiman Gardens for at Least One Year Logistics Expert to Speak at Iowa State March 30 Mar. 27 Iowa State Plant Scientists Discover Gene Important for Oil Production Iowa State Researcher Helps Sniff Out Moth Smell Signals Mar. 26 ISU Road Scholars Tour to Visit Iowa Communities April 6-7 Candidates for ISU Bioinformatics Center Announced Mar. 23 State's Best Science Projects on Display at Iowa State Mar. 21 Political Commentator Estrich to Talk at Iowa State Mar. 20 National Marketing Expert to Speak at ISU April 6 Team Nutrition Project is Focus of Iowa State's Buffalo Center Visit March 26 Mar. 19 Vet Med Dean Candidate to Visit Campus Mar. 16 Sculptor to Speak on 'Public Art in America' at ISU Gasteyer of 'Saturday Night Live' to Speak at Iowa State Mar. 15 Former SEC Official is Bacon Center Lecture Speaker Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University ISU Ag Quality Systems Meeting to be Held March 28 in Lewis Mar. 12 'Study and Work in Australia Program' Cargill Grant Mar. 7 Burger Retires; Food Plan Remains on Track Mar. 6 Isu Professor Will Perform Research Beneath A Glacier Mar. 1 Nation's Veterinary Students to Attend ISU Symposium, March 8-10 Feb. 28 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University Feb. 23 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University Feb. 20 CRST International Establishes Transportation and Logistics Scholarship Feb. 19 Iowa State's Findlay Honored for International Work Confederate Flag, Civil War Documentary Discussed at ISU Feb. 16 Iowa State's Ahrens Named to USA Today Academic Second Team Feb. 15 Iowa State Library Seeks Personal Histories of Women in Chemistry Feb. 13 Role of galactic collisions explored at AAAS Symposium How ethics will shape future of biotechnology is topic of AAAS presentation Astronomical networks use earth as a telescope Feb. 8 ISU Pappajohn Center Receives $10,000 Grant to Expand Entrepreneurial Internship Program ISU Mis Club to Mentor Science Bound Students on Web Page Creation and Design February 24 Plant Sciences Institute Colloquium Set for Feb. 17 Feb. 5 'Portfolio Design' Author to Speak, do Workshop at ISU 'Business of Art' Author to Speak at Iowa State Catt Center Looking for Strong-Minded Women Iowa State to Develop Virtual Reality City Planning Tool with Beijing University Feb. 2 Update: Meningitis case at Iowa State Feb. 1 Iowa State Wins CASE Sweepstakes Iowa State University Part of Award-Winning Project Single Case of Meningitis Reported at Iowa State Jan. 31 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University Jan. 30 ISU's Branstad Education Scholarship Applications Due by February 16 ISU Sets Record Spring Enrollment Jan. 29 ISU to Present 'The Vagina Monologues' Feb. 15 Two ISU Professors Honored by American Physical Society Jan. 26 Wright Gift Endows Chairs in Finance and Economics ISU Lectures Series Looks at 'Growing up in America' Jan. 23 Child Care Provider Recognition Banquet Highlights Iowa State Oskaloosa Visit Jan. 30 Jan. 22 Geoffroy named next Iowa State University president National Science Foundation Director to Speak as Part of Miller Lecture Series Jan. 23-24 Jan. 19 Regents to meet, evaluate Iowa State finalists ISU Presidential Search Committee To Meet Jan. 22 Repaired Iowa State Sculpture to be Reinstalled Jan. 18 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University Iowa State Science and Technology Fair Entry Forms Available Crow Withdraws From ISU Search Jan.16 ISU Interim President to Address Oskaloosa Rotary Club Jan. 30 ISU's Stone to Receive Silver Star from Boswell Jan. 11 Media Advisory: Cyclones Update Banner Stat at Central Campus Event on Friday Jan. 10 Five Finalists for Iowa State Presidency Announced Jan. 3 Presidential Candidates Expected on Campus in Mid-January ISU Ranked in Top 10 for National Merit, Achievement Scholars Jan. 2 Iowa State names Murphy to Washington, D.C. staff