2008 news releases
Dec. 23
National association honors ISU architecture professor for creative achievement
Dec. 22
Iowa
State Gerontology Program conducting three-year study on Iowa
centenarians
Iowa
State study finds early family depression has lasting effects on teens, young
adults
Dec. 19
Veterinary medicine students excel in animal welfare competition
Keeping canines healthy -- canine teeth, that is
Dec. 18
American
Association for the Advancement of Science honors four Iowa Staters
After 45 years of service at ISU, veterinary medicine professor says goodbye
Adversity is springboard to success for Iowa State University graduating senior
Dec. 16
Looking
to get fit in the New Year? Iowa State fitness experts offer advice
Dec. 12
Student veterans with financial need may qualify for ISU Veterans Grant
Iowa
State Biobased Industry Center studies carbon emissions, other industry
issues
Iowa
State's Hira offers retirement savings resolutions for the New Year
Commencement set for Dec. 19-20
Dec. 11
Three design college programs rank in top 15 nationally
Dec. 9
ISU names new multicultural student affairs director
Dec. 8
Iowa
State team leads USDA study on motivators for safer retail food handling
practices
Dec. 4
Iowa
State educators address Latino college success in national policy brief,
research
Design by two ISU architecture students takes top honors in national competition
Dec. 3
ISU's best and brightest show their work at the Honors Poster Presentation Thursday
Dec. 1
Iowa
State, Ames Laboratory chemist looks for cleaner, cheaper rocket
fuel
Nov. 24
ISU researchers introduce higher-yielding soybean varieties with improved oil
Nov. 20
President Geoffroy's message on budget issues
Mathematics
On the Road Experience 2009 tour set to improve college math
preparation
Iowa
State researchers to develop national energy/transportation model and
plan
Nov. 17
MEDIA
ADVISORY: Iowa State experts can discuss economy, recession-related
topics
Iowa
State experts project a rough holiday retail season
Iowa
State researcher develops biofriendly candle wax that burns
cleaner
Nov. 14
Wet grounds, busy day alter gameday parking
Nov. 13
Iowa
State physicists part of research team testing Nobel-winning theory
ISU professor hits his stride as an artist for new children's book and murals
Nov. 12
Companies
with ISU ties take top honors in state Pappajohn business plan
contest
ISU
Pappajohn Center seeks entries for statewide new venture biz plan
competition
Nov 11
Geoffroy's visit bolsters ISU's long-time Malaysian ties
George
Washington Carver sculpture to be unveiled at ISU's Seed Science Center
Nov. 10
Gold Star Hall ceremony is a labor of love for ISU's Kathy Svec
Nov. 7
Former
Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina to give Smith Chair lecture Nov.
17
Nov. 6
MEDIA
ADVISORY: President's Council on Financial Literacy will hold listening
forum in Des Moines Nov. 11
Tyson Foods director to speak on corporate social responsibility at ISU
Turtles
alter nesting dates due to temperature change says ISU researcher
Nov. 5
Nobel Peace Prize recipient and humanitarian Dr. James Orbinski to speak at ISU
Nov. 4
Design by two ISU architecture students takes top honors in national competition
Nov. 3
Student rock band lives, plays together in Iowa State
residence hall
Center
for Study of Violence paper finds violent video game effects across
cultures
Oct. 30
ISU President Geoffroy will travel to Asia to recruit students, strengthen academic and alumni ties
Agriculture
and the arts joined at ISU through "Farmscape" play, campus group
State
fund advances titanium powder research, nine other Iowa State
projects
Oct. 29
In
the countdown to election day, ISU experts assess final week's big
issues
Three finalists for ISU research VP post to visit campus
Dean of Students announces new appointments in key positions
Iowa
State University experts can discuss impact of California Prop 2
Oct. 28
Iowa State researcher develops new treatment method for canine eye diseases
Oct. 27
Iowa
State's Hira leads national study on age differences in investment
behavior
Oct. 22
Former
Canadian minister of foreign affairs to give Manatt-Phelps Lecture Oct. 30
Disaster
relief veterinarians honored by Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
Oct. 21
ISU
journalism head named editor, advisor to NewsTrust.net
Oct. 17
Sustainable Food Conference will feature Will Tuttle, Oct. 27 and 28
Oct. 16
Consumers
using more media, new and old, according to ISU professor's four-year
study
ISU
psychologist assists in study finding babies distinguish between happy, sad
music
Oct. 14
Financial crisis roundtable features distinguished alumni financial leaders, Oct. 23
Robert
C. Brown: biofuels are best option to harness solar energy
Oct. 13
Iowa State University researcher developed forerunner of Nobel research in 1986
Oct. 10
Iowa
State researchers developing wireless soil sensors to improve
farming
Oct. 9
ISU
economists assess recessionary conditions, give tips for tough times
ahead
As good as it gets for a furniture design student
ISU College of Veterinary Medicine to dedicate new Veterinary Medical Center
Oct. 8
Award-winning landscape architect will present P.H. Elwood Lecture Oct. 22
Expanded Seed Science Center to open at Iowa State University
Oct. 6
College
of Human Sciences dean's search committee finalized
Oct. 3
Political author and columnist Jonah Goldberg to speak at ISU Oct. 16
ISU
grad and Bank of Hawaii CEO Allan Landon to give Stafford Lecture Oct.
17
Oct. 2
Iowa State University professor seeks sensible, thoughtful policy on biofuels
Oct. 1
ISU's
21st Century Entrepreneurial Business Strategies Conference
postponed
Reiman Gardens to close during remaining ISU home football Saturdays
Sep. 30
Agricultural ecologist Sir Gordon Conway will present Borlaug Lecture Oct. 13 at ISU
ISU speaker series features women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Sep. 26
Greenlee
School grad student says bumper stickers still make mark in current
campaign
Sep. 25
Acclaimed environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty to speak at Iowa State Oct. 8
Engineering dean search is under way
Sep. 24
Iowa
State finance professors try and make sense of current economic
crisis
Sep. 23
Report finds fewer Iowa schools meet fed goals; ISU faculty
offer ways to do better
Sep. 22
Former
CIA director opens thematic year for Iowa State engineering
institute
Sep. 19
Lied Foundation Trust commits additional $7 million to Iowa State scholarships and program
Sep. 18
Iowa
State researchers part of $208 million supercomputer project
Growing
marketplace seeks Iowa State University agricultural business majors
Sep. 17
21st
Century Entrepreneurial Business Strategies Conference set for Oct.
9
Iowa
State engineer works to clean and improve engine performance
Sep. 16
'MythBusters'
host to take audience behind the scenes of popular science show
Sep. 15
Carly
Fiorina appearance at Iowa State postponed
Iowa
State study finds mom's beliefs may impact their kids' alcohol use
New
beef irradiation process improves appearance, odor of irradiated beef
Sep. 11
Iowa
State economists' report puts face on state's immigrant population
Team PrISUm to show off car that raced 2,400 miles on sun power
Sep. 10
Iowa State University fall enrollment is 26,856; fourth-highest on record
Sep. 8
Freshman injured in fraternity house fall is serious, but stable
Sep. 8
Iowa
State scientists, students contribute to world's biggest science
experiment
Sep. 5
Iowa State wins $18.5 million grant to create NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals
Sep. 4
ISU
researchers help map first plant-parasitic nematode genome
sequence
Sep. 2
ISU student organizations dish up something for every taste
Henry Rollins performs free at Iowa State Sept. 18
ISU
study finds link between a mother's stress and her child becoming
overweight
Aug. 29
McCain
advisor, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is fall Mary Louise Smith
Chair
Aug. 28
Point/Counterpoint:
Speakers debate development of a bioeconomy
Aug. 27
Iowa
State University researcher shows proteins have controlled motions
ISU
Financial Counseling Clinic director offers students tips on avoiding credit
card debt
Aug. 22
Iowa State University experts can discuss new FDA produce irradiation rule
U.S. News rankings: Iowa State remains among top 25 percent of public national universities
Two writers from The Onion will speak Sept. 4 at Iowa State University
Aug. 21
Breaking
down the census: Iowa's becoming more diverse, Iowa State experts
say
Aug. 19
Iowa State University offers online financial literacy education for students
Party
conventions provide more real drama this year, say ISU political
experts
Textile artist Priscilla Sage to receive ISU College of Design's Christian Petersen award
Aug. 15
Iowa State course is the place to discuss basketball and other
global issues
ISU theatrical approach designed to educate audience about gender violence
Aug. 14
ISU
efforts to create community colleges in Georgian Republic threatened by
violence
Hurricane Katrina survivor turns anger into art at Iowa
State
Iowa State University sports psychologist available to media
Aug. 12
ADM
supports Iowa State research and development of biorenewable
technologies
Aug. 8
'Science
Café" to explore the extremes of Iowa flooding and rainfall
Aug. 7
Animal Learning Center brings life to the Iowa State Fair
Aug. 5
Summer commencement ceremony is Aug. 9
Aug. 1
Iowa State design student wins CW Network internship with "Gossip
Girl" promo
July 31
Iowa
State study of community college presidents finds national shortage on
horizon
ISU
professor, co-designer of Speedo's LZR Racer is ready for its Olympic
test
July 30
German architect brings a touch of green to Iowa State University
July 29
Virtual worlds make real life marketing business sense, says Iowa State
professor
July 28
Iowa State design researcher teams with Mayo Clinic to study medical decision aids
July 24
UI
and ISU establish shared DNA sequencing instrumentation
July 23
Bernard named interim dean of Iowa State University College of Engineering
Iowa
State's external funding hits $274 million in fiscal year 2008
Iowa State solar car finishes 2,400-mile race in eighth place
July 21
Two
Iowa State faculty to be named American Statistical Association fellows
July 17
Iowa
State business professor assesses the 'greening' of corporate
America
Iowa
State University names researcher to newly established endowed chair
Iowa State's solar car slow but steady on day four of the North American Solar Challenge
July 16
Iowa
State's Hira offers money saving survival tips in a tight economy
For
small businesses that suffered weather-related damage, the Iowa SBDC is there to
help
July 15
Iowa State's solar car rolls north on day three of the North American Solar Challenge
July 14
RDG Planning and Design selected as architect for Rec Services expansion, renovation
Iowa State solar car completes first day of cross-country race
July 11
Iowa
State solar race car passes inspections, gets set for cross-continental
race
July 10
Animal welfare expert joins faculty at College of Veterinary Medicine
July 8
Iowa State researchers study ground cover to reduce impact of biomass harvest
Iowa
State researchers win R&D 100 Award for ethanol project
July 3
Previous
floods can provide economic lessons for 2008 recovery, ISU researchers
say
June 27
Iowa
State students prep $400,000 solar car for cross-continental race
June 25
Iowa
State faculty are creating a rural renaissance community index to curb
out-migration
June 24
Summer brings mosquitoes; protect your horses against West Nile Virus
White
named interim dean of ISU's College of Human Sciences
June 20
ReCAP
economists prepare report on economic impact of 2008 floods in Iowa
June 19
Pediatrics
review of underage drinking prevention programs led by Iowa State's Spoth
June 18
MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa State University faculty experts can discuss flood-related topics
Iowa
State students join science team to chase and capture tornado data
June 13
ISU engineering dean resigns; will join University of Michigan faculty
June 12
ISU's Achterberg resigns; accepts new post at Ohio State
June 11
Iowa
State once again named national center of excellence in information
assurance
June 10
'Live Green!': Iowa State's conservation, sustainability efforts are moving forward
Iowa
State construction engineering students help coordinate tornado
relief
June 6
Iowa
State political scientists assess the future for Clinton, Obama, the
election
June 5
State
retail sales are down 2.7 percent since 2000 according to new ReCAP
report
June 4
Iowa
State student engineers race mini Baja car to top 20 finish
June 3
Cyclone
Power Pullers' 1/4 scale tractor scores big, earns third place
finish
June 2
Iowa
State will be first U.S. host for international conference on smart home
technology
Iowa
State University Chinese students raise thousands for earthquake
relief
May 30
Cyclone
Power Pullers boost horsepower, aim for big tractor pulls
May 28
Mice
mothers devote energies to offspring when life is threatened
May 27
Iowa
State education technology professor offers ways to plug kids into summer
learning
Iowa
State researchers use fungus to improve corn-to-ethanol process
May 22
Iowa
State students engineer Baja racer to handle off-road tests, four-hour
race
College of Human Sciences research projects are expanding
human potential
May 21
Reiman Gardens to display extremely rare male-female butterfly starting this weekend
May 15
ISU strengthens relationships with community colleges through admission partnerships
May 13
Survival guide: Iowa State professor offers small business tips to
weather weak economy
Iowa
State Formula SAE team looks for speed in re-engineered race car
May 12
Search
begins for vice president post at Iowa State
ISU researcher performs first veterinary corneal implant procedure in U.S.
May 9
Iowa
State minor in engineering studies graduates first students
Michael Whiteford will lead search for Iowa State's College of Design dean
May 8
Iowa
State authors detail what you need to know about identity theft in new
book
May 7
ISU researcher leads effort, develops test to identify dwarfism gene
Iowa
State's lighter, better human powered vehicle wins engineering
competition
May 6
Planning professor receives national leadership award
Ponds found to take up carbon like world's oceans
May 5
Iowa State University student graduates at 18
NASA
intern earns inaugural Sesquicentennial Learning to Live a Life Leadership
Award
May 2
ISU
study finds how physical inactivity, screen time contribute to overweight
kids
May 1
Iowa
State-ConocoPhillips collaboration advances 26 research projects in first
year
April 30
May graduate headed for the international art world of Sotheby's
ISU
tornado science featured on Discovery Channel
April 29
Ames Laboratory buildings temporarily locked
April 25
ISU
career placement professionals provide grads survival tips for tighter job
market
April 24
Researcher works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite
Iowa State University faculty-staff couple head for journey of a lifetime in the Peace Corps
April 21
ISU
study finds Iowa Caucuses generate $15.5 million in state economic
impact
Iowa
State University helps catch cheaters as summer's fastest athletes
compete
Iowa
State study finds TV portrayals of psychological therapy influences willingness to seek
it
ISU students and alumni dominate 2008 Des Moines Arts Festival Emerging Iowa Artists
April 17
2009 Veishea dates will change, with hopes of better weather
Robots,
games, hackers: first IT-Olympics at Iowa State celebrates computer
smarts
April 15
New legislation will extend ISU's smoking ban
ISU
team wins top award in statewide Pappajohn new venture business plan
competition
April 14
Virginia
Tech anniversary following "public drama" script says Iowa State
sociologist
April 10
Harvard
professor will discuss global impact of private equity in Miller Lecture,
April 23
April 9
ISU
graduate student writes children's book on food safety
Controversial environmentalist will speak April 16
U. S. deputy undersecretary of defense to speak April 15
April 8
Nation's
only three-term woman governor is ISU's spring Mary Louise Smith
Chair
Iowa State architecture professor receives national recognition
National association honors ISU College of Design faculty with creative
achievement award
12 alumni and friends, one corporation to be honored at ISU's annual
Distinguished Awards Celebration April 11
April 7
Superdelegate
founder returns to ISU this week, discusses role with political
scientists
Iowa Lakes Community College and ISU announce partnership
Relationship of plants and climate change is subject of upcoming ISU conference
Tornadoes
on TV
April 2
Should
real profits in virtual worlds be taxed? ISU professors say there's a way to
do it
ISU endowed chair named for George Washington Carver
Astronaut
Clayton Anderson will headline Iowa State University's Veishea celebration
March 31
ISU
fashion student Jennifer Flack works for designer during Market Week in
Paris
Thomas
J. Barton named interim director of Iowa Energy Center
ISU,
ConocoPhillips and National Renewable Energy Lab to cooperate on biofuels
research
March 28
Iowa State's graduate program in engineering jumps in U.S. News rankings
ISU
psychologist offers tips to remember more in today's high-tech world
Iowa
State part of consortium developing world's first petascale computing
system
March 27
ISU
grad Hamilton provides lessons from two of nation's largest disasters in
April 10 talk
See
student demos, hear from an innovation leader and play PowerPoint
Karaoke
March 26
Geoffroy seeks Regents' go-ahead on recreation facilities project
Symposium will address biotechnology and law at Iowa State April 23.
March 24
The
Fashion Show 2008 set for Friday, April 25; J.Crew VP is guest alumni
designer
Pellet gun discovered in Willow Hall room
Serious
student science featured at State Science and Technology Fair of
Iowa
March 20
Schnable to present Spring Presidential Lecture on the present, future of genomics
Charges dismissed in Willow Hall incident
Iowa
State researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to
ethanol
March 19
16th
Annual Voorhees Supply Chain Conference set for April 4
March 17
Investigation continues in gun incident reported at Willow Hall
March 16
ISU Police remind students of everyday safety precautions
Man arrested and charged in Willow Hall incident at ISU
Police question man who reportedly had gun in residence hall
Person with gun has been found; Willow residents can resume normal activities
Person with gun has been found
March 14
ISU entomologist stars in Top 10 finalist in Tide commercial contest
March 13
Morrill Act to be featured in rare ISU exhibit
Iowa
State undergradates present their research at annual Capitol event
March 12
Recreation plan gets fee committee support
March 10
As
April 15 tax deadline nears, ISU accounting professor offers last-minute
tips
Indian
Hills Community College and ISU announce Admissions Partnership Program
March 6
Two ISU kinesiology students represent U.S. at Olympic conference in Malaysia
Iowa State University receives $10 million commitment from Kathryn Hach Darrow for new chemistry building
Students will volunteer instead of tan during spring break
Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes creator presents The Anatomy of Prejudice workshop March 27
March 5
2008 FAPRI outlook shows new bioenergy mandates sustain historically high commodity prices
March 4
Reiman Gardens renovations prompt schedule changes
Veishea announces 2008 entertainment lineup, ticket policy
March 3
Clinton's
media coverage is 'far less positive' than for Obama, says ISU's
Bystrom
Iowa State University researcher identifies eye disease in canines
Feb. 28
ISU
to host roundtable on Kosovo, Serbian unrest on Monday, March 3
ISU Turf Club mows down competitors at Turf Bowl
Feb. 27
Reiman
Entrepreneur Speaker Series to feature Baked Lays creator on March 5
Feb. 26
Actress
and author Amy Sedaris to speak at Iowa State on March 12
'The
Simpsons' writer and producer Mike Reiss will speak at Iowa State on March
6
Feb. 25
Iowa
State researchers help piece together the corn genome's first draft
Feb. 22
ISU and Northeast Iowa Community College partner on admissions
Iowa
State University veterinarian studies swine deaths in China
Siren
testing scehduled for Monday, Feb. 25
Feb. 20
ISU's
Hira offers families five recession-proofing tips
Iowa State researcher seeks to improve efficiency of ethanol process
Feb. 18
Iowa
Staters talk biofuels, healthy oils and 'pharma crops' at major science
meeting
Feb. 15
Statement
from ISU president Gregory Geoffroy in response to the tragedy at
Northern Illinois University
Author
Farai Chideya to speak at Iowa State Feb. 25
ISU
professor helps design Speedo suit to be worn by top swimmers in Beijing
Olympics
Feb. 13
ISU
horticulture student earns national intern award
Feb. 12
ISU associate professor named U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Ag for Food Safety
Feb. 11
ISU
study finds economic impact of ethanol in Iowa to support 8,169 jobs
Feb. 7
ISU anthropologist Pruetz named National Geographic Emerging Explorer for 2008
Feb. 5
Eggshells
are small pleasures in 243 diverse collages by ISU artist
Feb. 4
ISU's
Bystrom predicts GOP race decided, Democrats still open after 'Super
Tuesday'
Feb. 1
Iowa
State chemists track how drug changes, blocks flu virus
Jan. 30
Iowa
State researcher studies how enzymes break down cellulose
Jan. 29
ISU becomes affiliate of Keep Iowa Beautiful
Jan. 25
New
entrepreneurial professorship established in Veterinary Medicine
Geoffroy's vision: Make ISU a model of energy efficiency
Jan. 24
Making
time fly: ISU professor studies how to moderate waiting time with
customers
DOE
selects ISU for 2009 DOE Solar Decathlon competition
ISU
and Hawkeye Community College sign admissions partnership
Jan. 23
ISU's
Tahira Hira named to President Bush's Advisory Council on Financial
Literacy
Jan. 22
Iowa
service-related businesses outperform retail in ISU five-year threshold
report
ISU
researcher's work on gender, temperature link in reptiles published in
Nature
Jan. 18
Iowa State hosts Black History Month activities
Jan. 17
Office
of Social and Economic Trend Analysis is now the Regional Capacity Analysis
Program
Jan. 16
Iowa
State scientist researches ways to squeeze two fuels from one kernel of corn
Hybrid
school buses hit the road; Iowa State researchers test their
performance
Jan. 15
Retired national archivist to speak on preserving records of truth commissions, Jan. 28
Iowa
State researchers look for smaller, cheaper, one-dose vaccines
Jan. 14
ISU
study finds 'food insecurity' is not a cause of overweight low-income
children
Jan. 10
Bugeja
to participate in debate on education reform by The Economist
magazine
Jan. 10
National ranking rates three Iowa State design programs among best in U.S.
Jan. 8
Record
70 LEGO-building teams study energy, compete for Iowa Championship
