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State fair exhibit features Reiman GardensIowa State is bringing a Reiman Gardens-style oasis to the state fair this year. The university exhibit will be at the northeast end of the Varied Industries Building. Astronaut to join ISU scientists at fairAstronaut and ISU alumnus Clayton Anderson will visit the Iowa State Fair Aug. 16. He'll join ISU scientists to talk about the "soybeans in space" program, a project at ISU's NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center and give a children's presentation. Committee named to conduct search for ADA five-member committee will conduct the search for a new Iowa State University athletics director. Van De Velde announces resignationBruce Van De Velde, ISU athletics director, announced Monday (Aug. 8) that he is resigning, effective at the end of the year. 
Cindy Browne
Browne appointed public radio directorCindy Browne, a Minnesota-based public broadcasting consultant and former executive vice president for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, has been appointed executive director of Iowa Public Radio, effective Sept. 1. Charges to goIowa State researchers are hoping to make Iowa-made solar technology wearable. The result would be a convenient way to charge your electronic devices. Colletti named to interim Ag postJoe Colletti, professor and interim chair of the department of natural resource ecology and management, has been named interim senior associate dean of the College of Agriculture. Professor named engineering fellowMechanical engineering professor Atul Kelkar has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International. ISU can help businesses find R&D supportIowa State University can assist small Iowa companies and faculty startup businesses looking for federal grants to fund research and development work. Find out about latest technologiesSign up online and Iowa State's Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer will automatically e-mail updates about the newest technologies developed on campus. Great moments in Trice StadiumCast your vote for the greatest moment in the 30-year history of Jack Trice Stadium. Fans' picks will be revealed at home football games. |
U.S. Rep. Tom Latham (left) and aerospace engineer Fred Haan
Latham on campusFred Haan, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, explains wind tunnel operations to U.S. Rep. Tom Latham on Aug. 9. Latham visited campus to speak with researchers about their work in wind engineering, virtual reality, biorenewables, nondestructive evaluation and plant sciences. 
Unity Mural
Students put finishing touches on muralDesign students are putting the finishing touches on a mural outside the College of Design entry. The mural's theme of "One Community" promotes the partnership of ISU and Ames. In the newsSmooth scoopsThe New York Times Two engineering students who built a flash-freeze ice-cream making machine at Iowa State in 1999 will be scooping up their smooth concoction at the state fair for the sixth year. Madison Co. bridge watchUSA Today Iowa State engineers are using high-tech surveillance to protect Madison County's covered, wooden bridges from vandalism. Gene organizes corn kernelsSan Francisco Chronicle Two scientists -- Eric Vollbrecht, Iowa State University, and Robert Martienssen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island, recently identified the gene responsible for orderly rows of kernels on corn. |
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