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Students build shelters for tsunami victims

Bucket by bucket, two Iowa State students and two University of Northern Iowa students recently spent 10 weeks building shelters in Thailand for tsunami victims.

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Geoffroy, Bugeja on WOI's 'Talk'

ISU president Gregory Geoffroy and Greenlee School director Michael Bugeja will be guests on the WOI Radio's May 17 edition of Talk of Iowa. The call-in program airs from 9 to 10 a.m. on WOI-AM (640). Questions can be sent in advance to talk@iastate.edu.

ISU-developed virtual reality tool works on Apples

VR Juggler, an ISU-developed software tool that makes it easier to build virtual reality systems, now works on Apple computers.

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Researchers working on technology to detect WMDs

Robert Lipert has developed a technology that can detect a single spore of simulated anthrax or a single bacterium cell of simulated plague. Now the trick will be to figure out a way to capture and detect a spore or cell in something as big as a city's water supply.

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Bloedel will step down from vice provost post

Dr. James Bloedel, who has been Iowa State's vice provost for research since 2000, will leave that position Sept. 1 to return to the professorate and continue his research in the area of motor learning and motor control.

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Farmers' markets help economy

Farmers' markets generate an estimated $20.8 million annually in sales and more than 325 jobs for the Iowa economy.

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Actuarial tools helps predict sexual offenders' recidivism

Several states are using an Iowa State professor's actuarial tool to help predict whether sexual offenders will relapse into more criminal behavior.

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Fire safety goes high-tech

A new fire safety program will use Iowa State's virtual reality facilites to put children in a computer-generated fire. The exercise will be realistic and safe.

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New dairy farm plans OKed

Final plans for Iowa State's new dairy farm got the greenlight from the Board of Regents May 5. When completed, the new farm is expected to be among the premiere dairy education and research facilities in the nation.

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New facility will be dedicated to academic success

Iowa State students will soon have a new facility dedicated to improving academic achievement and increasing student retention and graduation rates. Donors committed $10 million to establish the center.

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71 on promotion, tenure list

The Board of Regents approved tenure, promotions or both for 71 Iowa State faculty on May 5. Twenty-nine faculty were promoted to the rank of professor, 39 were promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure, and three faculty were tenured without promotion.

2005-06 P&T list.