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News Service Homepage Contact us Archives ISU homepage For the media News releases Download photos Download mug shots Research tips News tips, advisories Ag tips Other news sources Campus maps For the campus Faculty, staff announcements Student announcements Arts & entertainment Research news Sports news Inside Iowa State Iowa State Daily Time of day Weather reports Contact News Service Annette Hacker, manager, (515) 294-3720 Office: (515) 294-4777	News Music marathon Friday The ISU Wind Ensemble will perform non-stop music from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, to raise funds for a summer tour. News release. Report recommends restructuring of information technology services A proposal to combine four central information technology units is among a series of recommendations aimed at restructuring IT services at Iowa State University. News release. ISU design programs rank high Iowa State's undergraduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design are among the best in the nation, according to a survey by DesignIntelligence, a monthly publication for leaders in design professions. News release. Hoffman returns to campus for Jan. 22 talk University of Colorado president and former ISU dean Elizabeth Hoffman returns to campus Jan. 22 for a talk on women and leadership. News release. Book examines sex, gender attitudes toward educators A new book by ISU education professor Jackie Blount questions subtle discriminatory practices by school districts against educators whose sexuality and gender cross conventional boundaries. News release. Room to grow entrepreneurs Twice as many students will be able to be part of a new entrepreneurship learning community. News release. Virtual reality tours Jan. 21 Visitors 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. More about the virtual reality center. Lego robot tourney Jan. 22 What 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. News release.	Presidential lecturer to discuss eyewitness identification ISU psychologist Gary Wells will discuss his groundbreaking research on eyewitness I.D.s and police lineups in the Presidential Lecture Feb. 7. News release. Remembering victims Iowa State gathered Jan. 19 to remember those lost in the earthquake and tsunami. Students are collecting donations to aid victims. News release. ISU in the news Second mad cow case stirs unease over USDA decision Minnesota 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. See story.