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NewsISU offices closed for King holidayIowa State offices are closed Monday, Jan. 17, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. A Jan. 16 community gathering and Jan. 25 lecture are part of the King celebration. Book examines sex, gender attitudes toward educatorsA new book by ISU education professor Jackie Blount questions subtle discriminatory practices by school districts against educators whose sexuality and gender cross conventional boundaries. Room to grow entrepreneursTwice as many students will be able to be part of a new entrepreneurship learning community. Memorial for tsunami victimsA memorial service to remember victims of the southeast Asia tsunami will be held Jan. 19 (4:30-5:30 p.m., Memorial Union Sun Room). City, university and student leaders will participate. Virtual reality tours Jan. 21Visitors can tour the Virtual Reality Applications Center's C4 facility in Black Engineering Friday, Jan. 21. Tours are 30 minutes long and may be scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. A tour may include up to 15 people. To schedule a tour, contact VRAC, (515) 294-3092. Lego robot tourney Jan. 22What inspires a 10-year old to want to be an engineer when she grows up? It could be the fun she had designing and building a LEGO robot for a FIRST LEGO League tournament. Iowa State's College of Engineering will host the state's tournament between 50 teams, Jan. 22. Studies: SBD Centers help economyIowa Small Business Development Centers have significant economic impact on Iowa's tax revenues, job creation and retention, capital acquisition and sales growth, according to recent independent studies. Olson named science educator of yearJoanne Olson has been named the nation's top new science teacher educator by the Association for Science Teacher Education. ![]() 500-plus orchidsMore than 500 orchids, such as the one named "Spring" (shown), are on display in the Reiman Gardens conservatory through March 5. General admission is $7. |
![]() Tsunami reliefIowa State students are collecting donations to aid earthquake and tsunami victims. ![]() Poet laureauteMore than 40 years ago, ISU student Ted Kooser tossed his slide rule to focus on writing. Now, he's the nation's poet laureaute. ISU in the newsSecond mad cow case stirs unease over USDA decisionMinnesota Public Radio Another confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or mad cow disease) has ag experts questioning the USDA decision to reopen the U.S. border to Canadian beef in March. ISU Associate Professor John Lawrence, director of the Iowa Beef Center, says the timing violates the "golden rule" of international trade. Athletics11th straight for Cyclone womenWith a win over Missouri, the Cyclone women's basketball team notched its 11 straight victory. |