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ContactNews ServiceAnnette Hacker, director, (515) 294-3720 Office: (515) 294-4777 |
NewsWrestler at Iowa State chosen to perform overseasAn ISU graduate student in civil engineering has accepted an invitation to train and wrestle in Japan. His kind of wrestling is the drop-kicking, body-slamming, jumping-off-the-top-rope style you see on television. ISU police identify driverISU Police have identified the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed ISU student Kelly Laughery on Dec. 3. DMACC, Iowa State and Simpson College share George Washington Carver Teacher Education Program national awardThe George Washington Carver Teacher Education program has been awarded a national education honor. Practitioners rank interior design and architecture programs highIowa State's undergraduate programs in interior design and architecture are among the nation's best, according to a survey of practitioners by the monthly publication, DesignIntelligence. Iowa State students defend their cyber defense titleA team of Iowa State University students recently won the second Cyber Defense Competition at Iowa State by foiling every attack from a group of computer professionals. National honor to grad studentThe National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders presented its 2005 Graduate Student Award to ISU graduate student Brandon Wardyn, Farwell, Neb. Dean of students candidates announcedSix finalists have been named in the search for a new dean of students at Iowa State. 
Schwennsen Schwennsen is new AIA presidentKate Schwennsen, associate dean of the College of Design, was inaugurated as the 82nd president of the American Institute of Architects during recent ceremonies in Washington, D.C. She is the second woman and the second Iowan to lead the 149 year-old national professional organization. Iowa farmland reaches new peakThe average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa increased $285 to an all-time high of $2,914 in 2005, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University. Local foods, grain damage sensors and safeguarding livestockLocally grown foods could find an outlet in Iowa's convenience stores. Read about that and much more in this month's news from agriculture and veterinary medicine. Animals make great companions, not great giftsA family should consider all the responsibilities of caring for a companion animal before bringing one into the household. Iowa State University's Dr. Kim Langholz recommends several questions to ask beforehand. |
Houston BowlThe Cyclones (7-4) will play in the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl vs. Texas Christian Dec. 31. 
A student adds a festive look to the campanile arch on central campus. In the newsFashion with functionUSA Today Iowa State researchers are developing technology that will allow a purse to charge your electronic devices. Gift cards: Are they good for the kids?Sacramento Bee Gift cards are expected to be the top gift purchase for the second holiday season in a row. But ISU's Kay Palan, associate professor of marketing, worries that parents who give their children gift cards at a young age may be encouraging materialism. AthleticsCyclones over PanthersCyclone women's basketball squad sweeps state rivals with 61-54 win over UNI. |
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