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NewsHigh school students hard at work prepping for Iowa State technology competitionHigh school students across the state are learning about cyber defense, robotics and game design as part of Iowa State University's new IT-Adventures program. The program's goal is to hook students on information technology as a field of study and work. ISU professor tests athletic shoes and Army boots; hopes to go galacticISU Associate Professor of Kinesiology Tim Derrick has tested athletic shoes for Consumer Reports and Runner's World, and combat boots for the U.S. Army. He has a grant proposal in to test the stress forces on the bones in reduced gravity environments for NASA. Iowa State Professor Awarded USDA Excellence in Teaching AwardIowa State University faculty member Amy Kaleita has been awarded the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Agricultural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award. Iowa State Professor Presented National Teaching HonorIowa State University horticulture Professor Gail Nonnecke has been selected Iowa Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. ISU students who live on campus have housing option if they plan to caucusISU's Department of Residence will open a floor in Wallace Hall Jan. 2 through 4 for residents to participate in the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucus. ISU ROTC battalion ranked third in nationThanks to high scores in everything from academic grades and leadership development to marksmanship and land navigation, the Cyclone ROTC Battalion at Iowa State University is ranked among the nation's elite. First endowed deanship established at Iowa StateA first-of-its-kind endowed deanship at Iowa State University has been established in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences thanks to a $3 million gift from an anonymous donor. ISU receives $11.6 million grant to continue project to strengthen families, communitiesThe National Institute on Drug Abuse has added $11.6 million to an earlier $21.1 million award to the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State to continue its Promoting School-Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Resilience project. "Modern Marvels" to showcase Iowa State experts, wonders, uses, future of cornThe History Channel program "Modern Marvels" is exploring the topic of corn and will feature several Iowa State University experts Monday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. |
New names in Gold Star HallISU ROTC students present the colors Nov. 12 at a ceremony honoring five former ISU students who died in the Iraq or Vietnam wars. The students' names, newly engraved in Gold Star Hall, later were unveiled in a private ceremony. In the newsHarrowing journey led runner from war-torn Sudan to Iowa StateUSA Today ISU cross country runner Guor Majak Marial, who lost his home and many family members in war-ravaged Southern Sudan, has found peace in his adopted land. "I feel really fortunate I'm in college and getting an education," Majak said. Clinton aides prompted queries at eventsThe New York Times There are worse things than staffers planting a question, but University Professor (Dr. Politics) Steffen Schmidt says what happened to Hillary isn't helping her campaign. Exceptional Iowan will get lasting memorialThe Des Moines Register Jerry Prosper Clark is honored at Iowa State, 42 years after he disappeared in Vietnam. The names of Clark and four other veterans who died in the nation's wars were added to the Memorial Union's Gold Star Hall and unveiled on Nov. 12. 
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