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Monday, May 23 2005

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Foundation pledges $100,000 to endow scholarships

The AEGON Transamerica Foundation, Cedar Rapids, has made a three-year pledge totaling $100,000 to the College of Business to establish an endowed scholarship for finance and accounting students.

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Interim for African American Studies program named

Gary Tartakov, professor of art and design, has been named the interim director of the African American Studies program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.

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Award to mentor program for new school leaders

A mentoring program for new school district leaders has been awarded a $111,000 grant from the R.J. Carver Charitable Trust.

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Solar car qualifies

Iowa State's solar car ran well in a Topeka, Kan. competition, easily qualifying for this summer's 2,500 national race.

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Gift to enhance access to rare books

A Lennox Foundation gift will improve access to rare volumes in the Iowa State library and enhance preservation efforts.

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Vice provost for Extension search begins

The search is under way for the next leader of Iowa State University Extension, an organization with a network of educational services in all 99 Iowa counties.

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Glacier geology still cleaning Iowa groundwater

The last glacier to advance into Iowa left behind a system that is still cleaning Iowa groundwater.

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Plant Sciences funds to seven projects

Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute has awarded start-up funding to seven innovative research projects.

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On-farm research program begins

An on-farm research pilot program is under way in northwest Iowa.

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Englin to direct residence department

Pete Englin, Iowa State dean of students since 2000, has been named director of ISU's Department of Residence effective July 1. His appointment is pending approval by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.

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Students build shelters for tsunami victims

Bucket by bucket, two Iowa State students and two University of Northern Iowa students recently spent 10 weeks building shelters in Thailand for tsunami victims.

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ISU-developed virtual reality tool works on Apples

VR Juggler, an ISU-developed software tool that makes it easier to build virtual reality systems, now works on Apple computers.

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Researchers working on technology to detect WMDs

Robert Lipert has developed a technology that can detect a single spore of simulated anthrax or a single bacterium cell of simulated plague. Now the trick will be to figure out a way to capture and detect a spore or cell in something as big as a city's water supply.

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Bloedel will step down from vice provost post

Dr. James Bloedel, who has been Iowa State's vice provost for research since 2000, will leave that position Sept. 1 to return to the professorate and continue his research in the area of motor learning and motor control.

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Farmers' markets help economy

Farmers' markets generate an estimated $20.8 million annually in sales and more than 325 jobs for the Iowa economy.

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