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ContactNews ServiceAnnette Hacker, director, (515) 294-3720 Office: (515) 294-4777 |
NewsAgriculture college gets a new nameIowa State University's College of Agriculture is now the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Threat of ground transport terrorism still very real, says Iowa State professorISU Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management Mike Crum documented ground transportation security issues for a chapter titled "Transportation Management" for the "Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management" (Sage Publishing, 2007). Iowa State tornado lab on CNNCNN went live from Iowa State University's Wind Simulation and Testing Laboratory during the "American Morning with John Roberts and Kiran Chetry" show Friday, June 8. The story is on the Web at CNN.com. Scroll down and click on "Tornado technology." ISU to host meeting to address Colony Collapse Disorder in bees, other topicsISU will host an international meeting of pollination experts who will address, among other topics, Colony Collapse Disorder--the latest phenomenon that is affecting the number of bees pollinating food crops. Iowa State biodiesel research featured on public televisionIowa Public Television featured a visit to Victor Lin's Iowa State University chemistry lab during a recent episode of "Farmers' Almanac TV." The "Iowa Biodiesel" segment is also on the show's video Web site. Rolls-Royce acquires license to use Iowa State discovery that improves jet enginesRolls-Royce Corp. has acquired exclusive rights to use a coating invented by Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers. The coating helps turbine blades withstand metal temperatures approaching 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit inside a jet engine. Looking for better biofuel cropsAmes Lab analytical chemist Emily Smith is using Raman imaging to study plant cell structure and composition to determine what plant crops might serve as more cost-effective and sustainable feed stock for ethanol production than using corn. ISU political scientists ponder Thompson's GOP entry, Clinton's Iowa strategyTwo Iowa State political scientists assess Fred Thompson's decision to run for the Republican presidential nomination among an already crowded field, and why national party favorite Hillary Clinton just can't seem to overtake John Edwards for the polling lead among likely Iowa caucus voters on the Democratic side. Iowa State experts primed to discuss effects of high gasoline pricesIowa State University faculty and staff experts are available to provide comment on the societal and economic ramifications of such high gasoline prices, as well as some alternative options. |
Clayton Anderson See Iowa State graduate Clayton Anderson in spaceMiss the launch of Iowa State's first astronaut into space on June 8? NASA's Web site features photo and video highlights of the flight. (You can even see Clayton Anderson, who earned his master's degree in aerospace engineering at Iowa State in 1983) floating upside-down in the International Space Station. 
Sesquicentennial funIowa State's 150th birthday bash will span an entire year. |
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