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Monday, March 3 2008

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Clinton's media coverage is 'far less positive' than for Obama, says ISU's Bystrom

Dianne Bystrom, director of ISU's Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, has analyzed research thus far in the presidential campaign and found Hillary Clinton to have the least positive coverage among the top remaining candidates.

News release.

Iowa State University researcher identifies eye disease in canines

Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of veterinary medicine, has identified and named a previously unknown eye disease. Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells and, in some cases, blindness.

News release.

ISU to host roundtable on Kosovo, Serbian unrest on Monday, March 3

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Program will host a "Roundtable on the Status of Kosovo and Metohija" on Monday, March 3, at 5 p.m. in Room 3150 of ISU's Beardshear Hall. The panel will feature three faculty members from Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro respectively who are visiting Iowa State this semester as part of a U.S. Department of State's Junior Faculty Development Program.

News release.

ISU Turf Club mows down competitors at Turf Bowl

For the seventh year in a row, Iowa State's Turf Club clipped 92 competitors to place first in the 14th annual Collegiate Turf Bowl Championship. The event is a three-and-a-half hour examination of knowledge about all things turf--from seeds to weeds.

News release.

Reiman Entrepreneur Speaker Series to feature Baked Lays creator on March 5

The inventor, creator and former brand manager of "Baked Lays" potato chips, Jeffrey Stamp, will give a luncheon presentation as part of the Reiman Entrepreneur Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 5, at 11:45 a.m. in the Sun Room of ISU's Memorial Union.

News release.

Actress and author Amy Sedaris to speak at Iowa State on March 12

Amy Sedaris, an actress who played in television's "Strangers with Candy" and in such movies as "Elf" and "Bewitched," will talk about her recent book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence," at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, in the ISU Memorial Union Great Hall.

News release.

'The Simpsons' writer and producer Mike Reiss will speak at Iowa State on March 6

Mike Reiss, writer and producer of "The Simpsons" for 15 years, will provide details on the lives of the Simpson family during a free, public presentation at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, in the Great Hall of ISU's Memorial Union.

News release.

Iowa State researchers help piece together the corn genome's first draft

Patrick Schnable and Srinivas Aluru led Iowa State's contributions to a research project that has written the first draft of the corn genome sequence. Understanding the corn genome could help scientists improve corn plants so they withstand global climate change, add nutritional value to grain, sequester more carbon in the soil and boost yields.

News release.

ISU and Northeast Iowa Community College partner on admissions

Iowa State University and Northeast Iowa Community College have joined forces to make it more convenient for Northeast Iowa students who want to earn an associate degree and transfer to ISU to earn their four-year degree. Northeast Iowa President Penelope Wills and ISU President Gregory Geoffroy announced the joint admission program at a news conference today at NICC's Calmar campus.

News release.

ISU center awarded $450,000 grant to improve African bean nutrition

ISU's Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods was awarded a $450,000 grant to enhance the nutritional value and marketability of common beans in Uganda and Rwanda.

News release.

Iowa State University veterinarian studies swine deaths in China

Butch Baker of the College of Veterinary Medicine was part of a team of researchers that were invited to China to investigate cases of high-fever disease in that country.

News release.

ISU alum led ship in mission to blast dead spy satellite

Capt. Randall Hendrickson, a 1983 Iowa State University graduate in political science and naval science, is the commander of the U.S. Navy cruiser that blasted a disabled spy satellite above the Pacific Ocean.

Des Moines Register article.

ISU's Hira offers families five recession-proofing tips

Tahira Hira, a professor of personal finance and consumer economics in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at ISU, provides families five tips on how they can recession-proof their finances.

News release.

Iowa State researcher seeks to improve efficiency of ethanol process

ISU's Jay-lin Jane is studying starches to increase the yield and efficiency of the ethanol process.

News release.

Iowa Staters talk biofuels, healthy oils and 'pharma crops' at major science meeting

Steven Fales, Robert Wisner and Linda Pollak, all with ties to Iowa State University, recently made presentations during the 174th annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

News release.