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Iowa State students' FruitSoylicious® finishes second in national competition
The Iowa State Food Science & Human Nutrition Product Development Team finished second at the national Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Product Development Competition in Anaheim, Calif. earlier this month for its new beverage, FruitSoylicious®. News release.
ISURF finalizes licensing agreement with Iowa-based wax company
ISURF has finalized a licensing agreement with a Cedar Rapids-based company to manufacture soy-based wax for candles and other uses. An associate professor in food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University invented of the new wax technology.
Iowa State researchers contribute climate model to study that finds some winds decreasing
Iowa State University researchers contributed their regional climate modeling expertise to a study that found surface wind speeds are decreasing across the country. That could have implications for the wind power industry, agriculture and city air pollution.
Iowa State researchers working to improve performance of firefighter gear
A team of researchers from Iowa State's College of Human Sciences are part of an eight-university project designed to improve the effectiveness of gear for firefighters. The ISU team is currently collecting data from firefighters for the study.
World’s biggest parsley plant grown by Iowa State University researcher
David Brenner, a plant germplasm curator working for ISU's
agronomy department, has grown a 7 foot 9 3/8 inch parsley
plant, the largest in the world. Brenner is now waiting for the
Guinness Book of World Records to recognize the feat.
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ISU's Manu (center front) with other members of the Association of African Agriculture Professionals in Diaspora. The group will serve as a resource to advise on agricultural practices and policies in Africa.
Gates Foundation grant will help support African agriculture
ISU Agronomy Professor and George Washington Carver Chair
Andrew Manu is leading a project that will connect African
agricultural experts scattered across North America with the
African continent. The initial project is a Web-based resource
and public database that will link experts and aid in
agriculture and policy recommendation. The project is supported
by a $234,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation.
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Iowa State University researcher looks at the future of agriculture
Wallace Huffman, professor in agricultural economics and Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University, presented research to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France, last month and is very optimistic about the future.
Have you seen this man?
ISU Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man they say stole cash from Reiman Gardens. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on June 5. The man was tracked on security camera. If you recognize this man or have more information, call ISU Police at (515) 294-4428.
Successful first year for admissions partnerships with Iowa's community colleges
With a full year under its belt, Iowa State's Admissions
Partnership Program with Iowa community colleges is posting
numbers that indicate it is on the right track. The program
makes it easier for community college students to transfer to
Iowa State for their four-year degrees. A year ago, Iowa State
marked the completion of admissions partnership agreements with
all 15 community colleges in Iowa. Now the program boasts
nearly 430 community college students.
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FY10 budget changes may begin; final approval set for Aug. 5
ISU President Gregory Geoffroy told the Board of Regents June 11 that $38.3 million in state appropriation cuts in FY10 will be distributed differentially to university units, with administrative units taking proportionately larger cuts than academic units.
Iowa State’s Intensive Program in Biorenewables shows students the action
Iowa State University's first Intensive Program in Biorenewables attracted 46 students from across the country and around the world. They're spending two weeks in talks, tours, demonstrations and tests that cover the science, the opportunities and the challenges of developing a bioeconomy.
Geoffroy outlines plans to handle FY10 budget cuts
ISU President Gregory Geoffroy outlined plans to handle a $38.3 million reduction in FY10 state appropriations to Iowa State during a June 11 Board of Regents meeting in Ames. View the slide presentation (pptx) that accompanied Geoffroy's talk.
Iowa State experts can discuss impact of rising gas prices amid economic distress
Iowa State experts can help gauge where rising gas prices are
headed this summer and what impact they'll have in many
related areas.
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Lightning strike slows Iowa State’s solar car team in Texas competition
A lightning strike damaged the battery system inside Iowa State University's solar race car during the Formula Sun Grand Prix in Texas. That kept the team off the track for more than half of the three-day competition. But the students of Team PrISUm found a solution and turned a very competitive 157 laps on the third day of competition.
Sioux City area high school art students will invade ISU's Design West studio, June 11-13
Sioux City's Fourth Street Historic District will teem with budding artists, architects and designers June 11-13 during the College of Design Summer Workshop for area high school students. Through a series of activities and tours, students with a penchant for visual arts interact with local artists and designers, explore educational and professional paths in art and design and create work of their own. The workshop is held at the ISU Design West Studio.
Cyclones rank third in NCAA WBB attendance
The Iowa State women's basketball team's third-place national attendance ranking in 2008-09 is the Cyclones' top ranking in school history.
Iowa State physicists discuss the science of ‘Angels & Demons’
Two Iowa State physicists say there's some science fiction in "Angels & Demons." But they're not quibbling because the movie is introducing millions to particle physics.
Memorial service set for Barry Larkin
A memorial service for ISU faculty member Barry Larkin will be
held Friday, June 5, at 2 p.m. in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital
Hall. A reception will follow in the lobby.
Larkin, 54, died May 28 at his home. He was an associate
professor of music and director of percussion activities in the
Department of Music & Theatre. He also was the Des Moines
Symphony's principal percussionist, a founding member of
the Ames Jazz Quartet, and had performed percussion for many
Broadway shows. He joined the Iowa State faculty in 1991.
In lieu of flowers, a scholarship fund has been established.
Contributions to the Dr. Barry Larkin Memorial Percussion
Scholarship Fund may be directed to the ISU Foundation.
Dairy Month celebration at ISU Dairy Farm June 12
Iowa State University's Dairy Farm will host a free event to celebrate Dairy Month on Friday, June 12, from 5 to 11 a.m. Public tours, a children's discovery center, and free samples of milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream will be available. WHO Radio's Van and Bonnie will broadcast live from 5 to 9 a.m.
Iowa State ‘lean manufacturing’ researcher assesses Big 3 carmakers’ woes
Danny Johnson, an Iowa State associate professor of operations and supply chain management who researches lean manufacturing practices, assesses what's gone wrong with the "Big 3" American carmakers.
Finance professor creates software to determine stock price reaction to news
ISU finance professor Arnold Cowan has authored an upgraded version of Eventus® -- a software program that determines how stock prices react to significant corporate announcements -- which is due out this month. The program's notable clients include the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an office in the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
