http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/ News about activities, people and events at Iowa State University en-us Copyright 2008, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Mon, 12 May 2008 11:46:00 CST http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/img/isu88.gif http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/ 88 31 Alex King, director of the Ames Laboratory, is chair of the search committee charged with finding ISU's next vice president for research and economic development. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/vpsearch.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/vpsearch.shtml Mon, 12 May 2008 11:46:00 CST Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, performed the surgery that restored sight to Dixie, a canine patient at the College of Veterinary Medicine. http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/corneal.shtml http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/corneal.shtml Mon, 12 May 2008 11:10:00 CST The first two students to complete the College of Engineering's new and unique engineering studies minor will graduate this spring. The program is designed for students who aren't engineering majors. It aims to improve their technical literacy and develop their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/mes.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/mes.shtml Fri, 09 May 2008 11:45:00 CST A 12-member committee is beginning the search for the new dean of the College of Design. The search committee is chaired by Michael Whiteford, dean of liberal arts and sciences. The committee's goal is to name a new dean by the end of spring semester 2009. The successful candidate will succeed Mark Engelbrecht, who assumed leadership of the college in 1994 and will step down in June 2009. http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/search.shtml http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/search.shtml Fri, 09 May 2008 11:40:00 CST Michael McCoy, an ISU graduate student; and Steffen Schmidt, a University Professor of political science -- both researchers in ISU's Center for Information Protection -- have authored a new book, "The Silent Crime: What You Need to Know About Identity Theft" (Twin Lakes Press, 2008). http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/idtheft.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/idtheft.shtml Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:00 CST ISU associate professor James Reecy and his research team have identified the genetic marker responsible for long head dwarfism in Angus cattle and developed a test to find it. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/dwarfism.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/dwarfism.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 CST Iowa State University's Human Powered Vehicle Team brought home the top award for multi-rider vehicles at a recent competition in Madison, Wis. The student engineers worked all school year to design and build a lighter, better vehicle than the team's previous two vehicles. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/hpv.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/hpv.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 9:40:00 CST The American Planning Association has honored Gary Taylor, assistant professor and extension specialist in community and regional planning, for his leadership and dedication to training the professional and citizen planners of Iowa. In the past three years, more than 1,600 local officials have attended his workshops on issues related to land-use planning and zoning. http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/taylor.shtml http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/taylor.shtml Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:00 CST Research led by Iowa State University limnologist John Downing finds that ponds around the globe could absorb as much carbon as the world's oceans. http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/ponds.shtml http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/ponds.shtml Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:00 CST In the span of one week, Mattias Gassman is graduating from high school and college. The 18-year-old from Ames participated in the local home-school commencement May 3. He graduates summa cum laude from Iowa State May 10 with degrees in biophysics/German and classical studies. He took his first college class at 11 and enrolled full-time at 14. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/gassman.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/gassman.shtml Mon, 05 May 2008 16:40:00 CST Iowa State senior computer engineering major Cory Simon of Winterset -- an intern the past two springs and summers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston where he helped develop the Astronaut Interface Device -- became the first recipient of ISU's Sesquicentennial Learning to Live a Life Leadership Award. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/simon.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/simon.shtml Mon, 05 May 09:20:00 CST An Iowa State study of 709 children between the ages of 7-12 from elementary schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Lakeville, Minn., found that children not meeting either the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for physical activity (13,000 pedometer steps per day for boys, 11,000 for girls) or screen time (no more than two hours of quality programming per day) were three to four times more likely to be overweight than those complying with both. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/overweight.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/may/overweight.shtml Fri, 02 May 2008 13:05:00 CST A little more than one year ago ConocoPhillips and Iowa State University announced an eight-year, $22.5 million research program. That collaboration began 14 research projects in 2007 and another 12 in 2008. Those projects include studies of various biofuel production technologies, technical and economic analyses of different types of biorefineries, production of crops for conversion to biofuels, sustainable growing of crops and biomass, the harvest, storage and transportation of biomass, and the combustion performance of biofuels in engines. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/firstyear.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/firstyear.shtml Thu, 01 May 2008 9:05:00 CST She may have started elementary school with a speech disability, but Kate Brown is ending up right where she wants to be--on the threshold of a career in the international art world. After graduating on May 10, the Hixson Scholar from Odebolt heads to Sotheby's Institute of Art in London for her master's degree. http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/brown.shtml http://www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/brown.shtml Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:30:00 CST Four ISU career placement professionals say that while the job prospects for this spring's graduates is not as gloomy as the economy, new job seekers have to be well-prepared to gain employment. They offer them tips to be successful in their searches. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/jobtips.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/jobtips.shtml Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:30:00 CST Brian Hornbuckle, an agronomy professor at ISU, is assisting the European Space Agency research soil moisture content. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/hornbuckle.shtml http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/hornbuckle.shtml Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:40:00 CST Construction plans, fee hikes and salary estimates are some of the Iowa State items considered by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, at the May 1 meeting. http://www.iastate.edu/Inside/2008/0522/regents.shtml http://www.iastate.edu/Inside/2008/0522/regents.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 15:50:00 CST Iowa State University's Virtual Reality Applications Center is resuming demonstrations of its science, technology and 3-D imagery. The first tour will be 1-2 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the recently upgraded Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Room 1144 of Howe Hall. Other demonstrations will be 1-2 p.m. on July 18, Sept. 19, Nov. 14, Feb. 20 and April 17. The demonstrations are open to the public but reservations are required. Call 515/294-3092 or e-mail vrac@iastate.edu to reserve a spot. http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/tours.php http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/tours.php Fri, 09 May 2008 16:18:00 CST