2006 news releases
Dec. 29
ISU
professor predicts 2007 will be the year of advanced mobile commerce
Dec. 22
ISU
research on African-American women concurs with "The Pursuit of
Happyness"
Dec. 20
College
of Agriculture considers name change
Dec. 19
Ames
Laboratory/IPRT director will step down
Dec. 18
Iowa
State experts provide tips to start and maintain fitness program in the New
Year
Dec. 14
Just
in time for the holidays: ISU professor's study on religious board games and
toys
Dec. 13
Holidays can be hazardous to pets
Dec. 12
Irradiation may be the answer to E. coli outbreaks, says Iowa State
professor
Dec. 11
Design solutions for Ames businesses
Iowa State University commencement set for Dec. 15-16
ISU to award honorary degree for former Gov. Robert Ray
Iowa
State researchers developing machinery to harvest corn stalks and
leaves
Dec. 8
NEWS
TIP: ISU professors can comment on Bush administration's next step in
Iraq
Dec. 6
Second
Annual Iowa State Week in Des Moines set for Dec. 10-16
Dec. 5
Iowa Valley Community College District, Iowa State announce admissions partnership program
Dec. 4
Two Iowa State faculty named fellows of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science
U.S. Department of Energy awards contract for management and operation
of Ames Laboratory to Iowa State University
Dec. 1
Iowa State student and his new computer program go south
Nov. 30
Iowa
State researchers developing software to improve colon exams
ISU
sociologist explores modern American stepfamily in new book
Nov. 29
ISU
prof co-authored national video game report card, sees mixed results
Nov. 27
Feeling
lonely? ISU prof recommends forgetting ghosts of Christmas past
New soybean varieties from Iowa State University improve production of healthy oils
Nov. 16
Landscape designer to discuss ecological stormwater solutions Nov. 27
Nov. 15
Every
winter is a crash course in driving across snow and ice
Nov. 14
ISU
prof sees Christian privilege in public schools, offers advice for
religious equity
Transition
to college is made easier with Iowa State 'star'
Iowa State-based transportation center to focus on
safety
Nov. 8
ISU
forensic statisticians hunting for hidden messages
Nov. 6
An old
discovery could boost ethanol production from plant fiber
ISU
political experts mixed on whether candidates can count on youth
vote
Nov. 3
ISU
taking lead on virtual career fair trend for Southwest MBA Alliance
Nov. 2
ISU
coordinating statewide Pappajohn new venture business plan
competition
Nov. 1
ABC
correspondent Lynn Sherr is fall Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and
Politics
ISU
professor studies gender differences in investment behavior
Oct. 31
Summit
to generate recommendations for keeping Iowa a leader in
biorenewables
Oct. 30
Memorial Union schedules ceremony to honor ISU's fallen in Iraq
Oct. 27
Iowa
State researchers improving plastics made from corn and soy
proteins
Divorce
increases chronic stress, later illness in women according to ISU
study
Oct. 23
ISU
team develops kitchen cabinets that assist persons with disabilities, aging
adults
ISU design students will use steamroller to make art
Oct. 23
Miller to lead Center for Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses
Oct. 19
Iowa State part of partnership competing for BP biofuels research laboratory
Oct. 18
Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine breaks ground on new teaching
hospital
'Suspicious' backpack is not a threat
Two ISU students to receive World Food Prize awards
Oct. 16
Levandowski named director of ISU Dining
Oct. 13
ISU
will co-host National Summit on Video Games, Youth and Public Policy Oct.
20-21
Oct. 12
Delaware
Senator Biden to present Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science Oct.
31
Ravenscroft
to become Roger P. Murphy Professor of Accounting
Oct. 11
MSNBC's "Hardball" to broadcast live from Iowa State
Oct. 6
Engler will explore critical landscapes in Presidential Lecture Nov. 6
See and learn at Iowa State's planetarium
Iowa State names Munkvold new endowed chair in seed science
Oct. 5
Researchers
receive $2.5 million NIH grant to continue relationships and health
study
Military tribunals lawyer to speak at ISU Memorial Union Monday
Oct. 3
Iowa
State awards $3.69 million for technology and commercialization
research
Sept. 29
Tight
Iowa gubernatorial race reflects divided nation, say ISU political
scientists
New software engineering degree approved
Sept. 28
Iowa
State initiative integrates entrepreneurship across campus
curriculums
John Kerry to kick off ISU student government's Political Action
Week
Sept. 27
Hoffman named executive vice president and provost at Iowa State
$3.3 million National Science Foundation grant will help advance women's
careers in science, technology, engineering and math at ISU
Sept. 26
Iowa State researchers helping to take the natural gas out of ethanol
production
Sept. 25
Iowa State University economists analyze ethanol trade and prices in a free
market
Movie malfunction leads to award-winning design for ISU student
Sept. 22
Congressmen
Smith, Latham to be honored for service to Iowa small businesses
Ryan
elected to Association of Small Business Development Centers board
ISU
study determines regional economic values of ethanol production in
Iowa
Sept. 20
ISU
study finds morphing eyewitness composites better at catching
criminals
Bronc riding, roping and tying to come to Cyclone Stampede Rodeo
Sept. 18
Iowa State researchers developing more powerful solar cells
Film about fate of Katrina pets, filmmaker comes to campus
Book lover brings passion to Memorial Union Tuesday
Sept. 15
NEWS
TIP: ISU food safety extension specialist provides spinach E. coli
advice
Somerville named ISU dean of students
ISU
Pappajohn Center is 24th nationally in Princeton Review/Entrepreneur
survey
Sept. 13
ISU
political science chair sees little change in Bush administration foreign
policy
Music, laughter to highlight ISU's Latino Festival
Sept. 12
Wells
Fargo's top regional banking officer to give Robert Stafford Lecture Sept.
21
Sept. 11
Iowa State sophomore turns passion, pastime into profession
Iowa
State offers economic development help to rural areas
Sept. 8
Product
placements saturating the small screen, ISU researcher says
Iowa State computing power jumps another 1.8 trillion calculations per
second
Sept. 6
ISU students teach, learn, help develop a school farm in Uganda
ISU Hilton Chair will discuss 'the importance of being entrepreneurial' at
Sept. 12 lecture
Iowa State University welcomes largest freshman and transfer class since
2002
Sept. 4
ISU
research shows Extension programs produce long-term prevention of meth use
Sept. 1
ISU
economist gets real with economic impact of corn-ethanol boom
Iowa State corn/soy plastics to be made into hog feeders
Aug. 29
Additional U.S. News rankings of Iowa State
Aug. 25
Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute funds new innovative research
Rugby team, players find success at Iowa State
Aug. 24
ISU
management professor provides top 10 signs you're destined to be an
entrepreneur
Iowa State professor votes yes for new definition of a planet
Aug. 21
ISU biomedical scientist receives research excellence award
Wal-Mart
can be good news, bad news to communities, ISU researcher says
Iowa State researchers explore turning fuel ethanol into beverage alcohol
Aug. 18
Iowa State professor appointed to Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition
Board
Iowa State ranked among top fourth of U.S. public national
universities
Aug. 17
Iowa State professor receives Switzer Award in Veterinary Medicine
Donations fund new wells in rural Uganda
Aug. 16
Benjamin named interim dean of students; Sanborn will lead Academic Success
Center
Aug. 15
Iowa State researchers looking for ways to keep state fair traffic
moving
Aug. 14
ISU College of Design honors Nancy Polster with Christian Petersen
Award
Aug. 11
Old becomes new as residence hall opens for returning Iowa State
students
Aug. 10
Iowa State University food scientist is changing the way we look at
pork
Aug. 9
ISU group to visit Uganda to learn how center has improved rural
life
Aug. 8
Iowa State awards economic development grants to 11 research
projects
Aug. 7
Geoffroys commit additional $100,000 to faculty fellowship
White Coat Ceremony marks special moment for first-year veterinary students
at ISU
Aug. 3
Iowa State researchers and two Iowa school districts to test hybrid school
buses
Aug. 2
Iowa
State University journalism director analyzes today's brave, new
relationships
Aug. 1
Iowa State University plant pathology professor named to endowed
chair
July 31
Iowa State researcher studies gene families to explore diversity and
evolution
Iowa fun, Iowa food, Iowa flair and Iowa State are all at the fair
ISU
study connects violent TV/video games with elementary school
aggression
July 28
Iowa State researchers convert farm waste to bio-oil
World Food Prize winner Swaminathan to speak at Iowa State Aug. 3
July 27
ISU to award degrees at summer commencement ceremony
July 26
ISU
Nutrition and Wellness Center receives Lance Armstrong Foundation
grant
July 24
New Iowa State--Nebraska program addresses national shortage of food animal
veterinarians
American Veterinary Medical Association honors Iowa State professor for
public service
ISU psychologists produce first study on violence desensitization from video
games
July 21
Iowa State's external funding reaches $280 million in FY 2006
July 20
Iowa State receives $795,000 grant for advanced electron microscope
Author
on religious violence says 'sacred space' key in ending Middle East
dispute
July 19
ISU agriculture student adds title of princess that's sweet as honey
July 18
Iowa State, Ames Laboratory researchers win R&D 100 Award
July 17
ISU
professors assess Iowa Caucus landscape as potential candidates visit
state
Geoffroy names new budget model committee
July 14
College
combination adapts to changing needs of families, students
July 13
ISU plant pathology graduate student earns trip to research
conference
July 12
Study finds overweight women exercise harder, experience less
pleasure
July 10
ISU seminar for pet owners will focus on canine separation anxiety
July 7
ISU researchers test combustion for NASA
July 5
ISU tornadoes on TV
July 3
Cargill commits $600,000 to Iowa State's bioeconomy program
June 30
Iowa State's food science college bowl team places 2nd in national
championship
Bioinformatics symposium set for July 13-14 at Iowa State University
June 28
Iowa State returns to supercomputer rankings
ISU
faculty among nation's most cited in social psychology textbooks
June 26
Hoiberg, Andreasen to assume roles in ISU's Office of the Provost
Securing America's power grid
ISU
Extension research programs are reducing meth, marijuana use across
state
June 23
Iowa State graduate student selected to meet Nobel laureates
June 22
Iowa State plant scientists tweak their biopharmaceutical corn research
project
LeSar to lead ISU's materials science and engineering department
June 21
Food
companies to test new soybean oil from Iowa State University
June 15
Why
do some students cheat? They rationalize it, ISU research finds
June 14
ISU
psychologists find mother's self-fulfilling prophecy influences child's alcohol
use
June 12
Iowa Farm Bureau Commits $1 Million to Iowa State's Bioeconomy
Program
Iowa State finishes sixth in tractor design competition
June 9
Media advisory: Iowa Farm Bureau commits $1 million to ISU's bioeconomy program
NEWS
TIP: Iowa State experts can discuss identity theft and its
prevention
June 8
Tornadoes on TV
Newspaper study: sex and games help explain student Facebook
fascination
June 5
New
ISU teaching method boosts student science scores on Iowa tests by 25
percent
Iowa State grad student spends summer bringing light to the darkness in
China
Record number of Science Bound students graduate from ISU
June 1
Ultrasonics boosts ethanol production by releasing more corn sugars
ISU
Greenlee researchers recommend going "Wayback" for lost Web sites
May 31
Pet overpopulation can be prevented, says Iowa State University
veterinarian
Turning corn fiber into ethanol
May 30
ISU Borlaug Interns begin research adventures in China, Mexico
May 24
ISU psychologist offers parental advice on purchasing child's video
games
ISU teacher education program earns unanimous state reaccreditation
May 23
News Tip: Iowa State experts can comment on the bugs of summer
Animal welfare specialist Temple Grandin will speak at Iowa State June
5
Iowa State car races to top-10 and best-ever finish
May 19
ISU water ski club to host national water ski championships
May 18
NEWS TIP: Iowa State experts can comment on June 6 gubernatorial
primary
Iowa State online ride share program helps people get home more
safely
Social and Economic Trend Analysis Offers User-Friendly "Paper of the
Week"
May 15
Up all night fighting off hackers
May 10
Iowa State student receives government fellowship for research in
Japan
Students, start your engines
May 9
Geoffroy names search committee, interim provost to succeed Benjamin
Allen
May 8
The most realistic virtual reality room in the world
ISU plant scientists begin to unravel the mystery of hybrid vigor
May 5
Chasing tornado data to engineer better buildings
ISU College of Design professor earns Lighting Certified credential
May 2
Veterinary Medicine's West Named to Armbrust Professorship at Iowa
State
Iowa State announces 2006-2007 Distinguished and University
Professorships
May 1
Gleeson named first Renken Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at
ISU
Apr. 28
President Geoffroy's statement on Ben Allen's appointment to the UNI presidency
Apr. 27
Bioethics Institute at ISU will address bringing ethics into life science
classes
Geoffroy requests input on Principles of Community
Apr. 25
Iowa State graduation set for May 5-6
Apr. 23
Geoffroy statement on successful Veishea 2006
Apr. 21
Iowa State journalism major has full schedule in, out of classroom
Mumps vaccine clinic at ISU, other Story County locations
Iowa
State engineer to tell Senate committee to think beyond ethanol from corn
Apr. 20
ISU-led program that impacts Iowa small towns receives national
honor
Apr. 19
Newt Gingrich to address Iowa State globalization course
Apr. 17
Iowa State's College of Engineering launches research magazine
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine News
Iowa State University alumni, friends to receive top awards April 20
Apr. 14
Iowa State pitcher named National Player of the Week
Finding a better way to make biodiesel
Getting students' hands on transportation careers
Apr. 12
As graduation approaches, ISU couple takes reins of education, relationship,
life
Apr. 7
Noam Chomsky, Stephan Rapp to speak at Iowa State
Apr. 6
Juggling Club to present Dangerous Toys show Saturday
Apr. 5
Skydiving, helicopter rides, glider rides available at Flying Cyclones Club
event
Ag biotech communications, policy and regulations focus of ISU symposium
April 18
Apr. 4
Computer forum features hall-of-fame inventor, student
demonstrations
Iowa State student named Truman Scholar
Apr. 3
National food security experts to speak at ISU Institute for Food Safety and
Security symposium April 19
Iowa State professor saved by fast-acting staff, AED
Mar. 31
U.S. News graduate rankings place ISU engineering, statistics and chemistry
programs among top 25 public universities
Archaeology team will excavate, study animal bones found at ISU Memorial
Union construction site
Mar. 29
Meetings scheduled to discuss pedestrian-motorist experiences on ISU campus
Iowa State to host supply chain management conference
Visiting scholar will discuss effects of quality standards on early
childhood programs
Renowned activist artist Wodiczko kicks off national design education
conference at ISU April 6
Mar. 28
CNN 'Fit Nation' tour stops at ISU
Democratic gubernatorial candidates will participate in April 3 forum at
Iowa State
Mar. 27
High-energy physics at the highest level
Mar. 14
Showing off their science
Mar. 10
First woman lieutenant governor of Maryland named spring 2006 Mary Louise
Smith Chair in Women and Politics at Iowa State
Iowa State undergraduate to make rare presentation to American Physical
Society
Mar. 8
Chemically squeezing every drop of ethanol from corn
Iowa Water Center to stimulate new research and outreach
Mar. 6
With no coach, little budget, Iowa State tennis club qualifies for
Nationals
Mar. 3
Internation award-winning art by ISU professors on display at LAX
ISU Dean of Students search to re-open
Mar. 1
High-tech testing of the space shuttle's foam
Registration for talented, gifted programs under way
Feb. 23
Iowa State students to showcase research programs for lawmakers
Feb. 21
Iowa State counselor selected for Track and Field World Championships in
Greece
ISU Dining will continue as University food service provider
Feb. 20
ISU alumni give $1 million to College of Design for building
addition
DMACC, Iowa State announce Admissions Partnership Program
Iowa State blended families researcher seeks participants for new
study
The source of star dust
Feb. 14
2nd annual 'Wildness, Wilderness and Creative Imagination' writing
conference at Iowa State to be Feb. 20-22
Feb. 11
Shanda Munn arrested in fatal hit-and run
Feb. 10
Is your dog's breath worse than his bite?
Feb. 08
Iowa State names finalists for Office of International Students and
Scholars
Iowans could be heading round the roundabouts
Feb. 07
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine News
Youth program hunting easier with new searchable Iowa State Web site
Iowa State to host Collegiate Entrepreneurs Iowa Conference March 3
Feb. 06
Iowa State awards state economic development dollars to nine projects
Feb. 02
Iowa State student named among nation's best minorities in
advertising
Iowa State textile and clothing students to participate in Red Event
fund-raiser
Feb. 01
Iowa State education professor earns new teaching, research development
award
Iowa State hosts Black History Month events
Geoffroy comments on State of the Union Address
Jan. 31
Widow of former Sudanese vice president will speak at Iowa State
Residence Hall living leads to higher graduation rates, study shows
Jan. 30
A supercomputer for Iowa State University
New Iowa State University study recommends steps to improve delivery,
quality of early child care and education in Iowa
Jan. 23
Presenting the research and development power of Iowa's Regent
universities
Jan. 20
Pulitzer Prize-winner and Regents president to speak at Iowa State
Jan. 19
Entrepreneurship expert to speak at Iowa State Jan. 27
Get a good look at virtual reality
Jan. 13
650 to compete in Iowa LEGO tournament
Jan. 12
ISU Department of Residence will expand student housing options for next
fall
Jan. 11
Science and technology news from Iowa State University
Jan. 10
King's birthday brings celebration to Iowa State University
Diane Birt named interim director of ISU's Center for Designing Foods to
Improve Nutrition
Jan. 9
Calendar art by Remington, Reece and Parrish featured in exhibit at ISU Jan.
17-31
Jan. 6
Education professor's book traces importance of scholar to gender debate
Jan. 5
Bids for food service contract available for review
Jan. 4
2006 visioning program communities selected
Jan. 3
Passion for food security takes Iowa State student to Africa
