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2003 NEWS RELEASES

December 23
ISU experts can provide local reaction to mad cow disease
ISU Caucus Workshop to be Broadcast on C-Span Dec. 26

December 19
Head of ISU'S Wood Design Program Takes First Place in National Competition

December 18
Web Site Presents Information about New Soybeans and Trans Fat-Free Soy Oil Developed at Iowa State
Iowa State University Sources on Politics, Caucuses

December 17
Iowa State's Architecture Program Receives High Marks in Rankings

December 12
Iowa State University Commencement is December 19-20

December 11
Expert on Young Professional Leadership to Speak at Iowa State University Jan. 8
National Honor for Iowa State University Construction Engineering Student

December 9
Iowa State University Receives $766,500 Federal Grant To Study Farm Safety, Injury Issues for Children
Blouin to Speak at Iowa Business Summit Jan. 7-8 in Fort Dodge
New Freshman Chemistry Teaching Project Improves Learning at All Levels, Eliminates Gender Gap

December 4
For the Starstruck on your Holiday Shopping list: Iowa State University's 2004 Astronomy Calendar
Iowa State University Poll: Support For Democratic Presidential Candidates Differs Among Individuals Who Will, Won't Attend January Caucuses

December 3
President Geoffroy selects current calendar

Iowa State University Students to Compete in Statewide Business Plan Competition

November 26
Iowa State Professor Honored by National Agronomy Society
ISU Professor Named President of National Crops Society
Iowa State Agronomy Professor Named Fellow of Crops Society

November 25
Iowa State University Engineering Career Services Wins National Award for Innovative Programming

Iowa State's Investing in People Initiative Reaches Goal; Focus on Students, Faculty to Continue

November 24
Three Iowa State University Professors Named AAAS Fellows

November 19
Candidate for new information technology position to visit

November 18
ISU Education Professor Receives Research Award
Iowa State University Aims to Get More Librarians into Circulation
Search Begins for New ISU Engineering Dean
ISU Instructional Technology Specialist Named Apple Distinguished Educator

November 17
Reiman Gardens is Open Following Flood Damage

November 12
ISU Professor Receives $860,000 Grant from National Science Foundation for Virtual Reality Design Program
Soybean Oil Developed at Iowa State Eliminates Need for Hydrogenation and Cuts Trans Fats
Chance Encounter Sends NASA Astronaut to Campus Nov. 20

November 10
ISU Hilton Chair to Discuss Critical Thinking Nov. 18
Biotechnology Expert to Speak Nov. 14 at Entrepreneur Forum

November 7
Five Professors Named College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2003-04 Master Teachers at Iowa State University

November 6
Toombs Named Bacon Professor of Veterinary Medicine at ISU
President of Hy-Vee Named Fall Executive in Residence by ISU's College of Business; to Speak November 18
Study Shows Value of Iowa's Small Business Development Centers

November 5
Rothschild Will Kick Off ISU Presidential Lecture Series

November 4
ISU to Dedicate New Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory in Hoover Hall Nov. 7

November 3
Geoffroy announces plans to trim budget

October 31
Iowa State University's Extension 4-H Youth Building will be Dedicated Nov. 8
Atanasoff Family Creates Endowment for Iowa State

October 30
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News

October 29
Senator Harkin, Foreign Policy Expert to Discuss War in Iraq Saturday, Nov. 1
Toying with Technology Banks on Quirks and Quarters
Metal Surfaces and Textures for 21st Century Architecture is Subject of ISU Design College Lecture Nov. 5

October 28
Iowa State to Host Caucus Training Nov. 6; Participants may Appear on C-Span

October 27
Iowa State to Host "America Rocks the Vote" Local Event

October 24
ISU College of Design Presents Talks by Two Kinetic Sculptors Oct. 29 and 30
Mexican Foreign Minister, Iowa State Alumnus Returns to ISU as Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science on Nov. 3

October 23
Iowa State University Ready To Hit Hackers Head-On With First-Of-Its-Kind Computer Security Laboratory
ISU Receives Support From Iowa Values Fund to Build Biologics Facility at Research Park

October 22
Deadline to Enter 2003 Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition is Oct. 24

October 21
ISU Design Students will use Steamroller to Make Art
Al Jazeera Reporter Kicks Off World Affairs Lecture Series

October 20
ISU Design College Brings Groundbreaking Exhibition to Campus Oct. 27-Nov. 14

October 17
Arms Control Expert to Speak at Iowa State University

October 15
Robert C. Brown selected Bergles Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Todd Holcomb named to associate VP post in student affairs
James Oliver to Lead Virtual Reality Applications Center VRAC founder and current director James Bernard to step down

October 14
Modern Computing Symposium to Honor John Vincent Atanasoff, Inventor of the Electronic Digital Computer
ISU to Dedicate New Building Devoted to Plant Biotech Research and Entrepreneurship Oct. 18
Iowa State will Help Develop High Beta-Carotene Corn to Reduce Malnutrition in Africa

October 10
ISU Education Professor Contributed Chapter to "2003 Golden Lamp Award for Books" Winning Book

October 8
Kamman Named Director of Plant Sciences Institute's Innovations Development Facility at ISU
ISU Engineering Dean will Retire in June 2004

October 7
Sioux City Woman Recognized as Iowa SBDC Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Hansen Early Childhood Lecture to be Oct. 21 at ISU
CDC Taps ISU's Center For Food Security And Public Health To Be National Specialty Center

October 3
Iowa State University Offers Traffic, Parking Tips for Oct. 4 Cyclone Football Game
Candidates for New Information Technology Position to Visit ISU Campus in October

October 2
ISU Students Head to Televised Robotics Competition

October 1
Hoover Hall Dedication to Celebrate Completion of ISU Engineering Complex
Iowa State University Professor Compares Malaysian, United States Approaches To Youth Sport
Search Begins for New ISU Veterinary Medicine Dean

September 30
Open House to Celebrate New Human Computer Interaction Program
EDS PLM Solutions Software Grant Accelerates Career Opportunities for Iowa State University Students

September 29
MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa State University to Announce Major Grant to College of Engineering

September 26
ISU College of Education Professor Earns Research Award
Three Iowa State Chemists Receive American Chemical Society Honors

September 25
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News
College of Design to Exhibit Work by Retired Faculty Oct. 8-24
Beatty Named Special Assistant to the Dean of the College of Education
Oliver Named Interim Associate Dean for Research in Iowa State's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

September 24
Thomas Named Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research for ISU's College of Education
Iowa State University Students May attend Iowa Venture Capital Conference for Free on Oct. 7

September 23
Metropolis Magazine Editor to Discuss Design Oct. 9 at ISU

September 22
Speakers Will Discuss Biotechnology's Potential in Iowa's Food and Health Industries Oct. 3 at ISU
Search for New ISU Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Begins
2004 Community Visioning Applications Available

September 19
SBDC Announces Plans to Reopen Southwest Iowa Center

September 17
Political Journalist Eleanor Clift to Visit ISU Oct. 1
Science and Society Seminars Set at Iowa State University

September 16
College of Business Announces 2003 Business Week Activities
Johns Hopkins Researcher to Present 2003-04 Doraiswamy Lecture in Chemical Engineering
Iowa State Researcher Named One of World's Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT's Magazine of Innovation

September 15
Iowa State Professor Recognized as Distinguished Scholar

September 12
Bug Snacks, Insect Zoo Share Top Billing at ISU's Insect Horror Film Festival, Sept. 18
Col. Artese Named Chair of Iowa State Air Force ROTC Unit
Iowa State University's K-12 Principal Preparation Gets Nod from State Board of Education
SBDC Area Director Earns "Star Award"

September 11
Cutrona Named New Director for Iowa State's Institute for Social and Behavioral Research
Iowa State University Fall Enrollment is 27,380

September 10
Three Iowa State University Health and Human Performance Professors Earn National Honor
Iowa State University Calendar Discussion Resumes
MEDIA ADVISORY: Snow Plows and Motor Graders Compete In "Roadeo" at ISU Sept. 11
Iowa State University Community Remembers 9/11
ISU Alumni to Speak About Launching a Successful Bed & Breakfast at Sept. 12 Entrepreneur Forum at ISU

September 9
Olson Laboratory at Iowa State's Town Engineering Dedicated Sept. 5
Exercise Psychology Expert is Pease Family Scholar
Prisons: A Disappointing Development Tool for Small Towns

September 8
ISU Hilton Chair to Discuss Critical Thinking Sept. 16
Engineering Professor to Testify Before U.S. Senate

September 3
Ouart Appointed Associate Vice Provost for Extension
ISU President to Visit Charles City Sept. 8

September 2
ISU Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication Senior Awarded Semester in Washington
Iowa State University Chemistry Professor Awarded 2003 Chirality Medal
Union Drive Community Center to be Dedicated Sept. 5

August 29
Epperson Named Interim Associate Dean for Iowa State's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

August 28
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News

August 27
ISU President Geoffroy to Kick Off Annual Student Entrepreneurship Event on Sept. 3
ISU Veterinary Medicine Dean Will Retire in May

August 22
Negative Refraction by Photonic Crystals Study May Lead to Development of 'Superlens'

August 21
Ahmanson to Receive ISU College of Design's Petersen Award

August 20
Whiteford Named Interim Dean of ISU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Iowa State to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board Of Education

August 15
Union Drive Community Center Set to Open at Iowa State University

August 11
Department of Residence announces early closure of Knapp Hall

August 4
Former U.S. Education Secretary Cavazos to Speak at ISU Commencement

July 31
Reynolds to lead ISU Memorial Union

July 30
Students from throughout the country attend ISU's Summer Institute in Bioinformatics

July 25
Parking fee situation resolved at Iowa State's University Family Housing
'Stand-Up' Alumni, Lighter Iowans and 4-H Hall of Famers Highlight Iowa State University's Presence at 2003 State Fair

July 23
Smith Appointed Chair of Iowa State Philosophy & Religious Studies Department

July 21
ISU'S Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Names 2003-2004 Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar

July 18
Iowa State Sets Record High in Sponsored Funding

July 13
Former ISU President W. Robert Parks dies

July 11
Kravinsky to Lead ISU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Services Office
ISU Professor's Book Offers Policy Choices to Curb Urban Sprawl

July 10
Iowa State to Lead NSF-Funded Project Studying Geologic Time, Earth's Evolution
Iowa State Researcher Published In Current Issue Of 'Nature'
Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism Named Partner School by Scripps Howard Foundation

July 9
ISU faculty, private partners win prestigious R&D 100 Awards

July 3
Glacier Research by Iowa State University Faculty Member Published in Current Issue of "Science"
Iowa State Students Prepare For Solar Car Race
Wieland Named Director, Business Career Services for ISU's College of Business

July 2
MEDIA ADVISORY:ISU Hosts Open House for Iowa's Economic Development Professionals, July 8
Chacko Named Department Chair for Management and Marketing for ISU's College of Business

July 1
McElroy Named Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs for ISU's College of Business
ISU Mesonet System Speeds Severe Weather Alerts; Warned Story County Residents of Dangerous Storm
Summer Lecture Series to Focus on Leadership and FCS Education
Iowa State Researcher's Work Promising for Spinal Cord Injuries, Seeks Volunteers to Aid in Study

June 30
Board of Regents Approve Institute of Science and Society at Iowa State University

June 27
James Davis Named Interim Director of ISU's Academic Information Technologies

June 26
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News
No Pain, No Gain? Mind Over Matter? Iowa State Researcher Studies Individual Exercise Intensities

June 20
Iowa State Researchers Played Key Role in Creating Matter Similar to that Existing at Birth of Universe

June 18
Plant Sciences Institute Awards Start-Up Funds

June 16
Iowa State's Edward Yeung Named Wright Chair

June 10
Iowa State Summer Fitness Program Fosters Motor Skill Development and Fitness in Youth
Leading Chinese Painter to Teach ISU Workshop, June 16-27

June 4
Search for New ISU Family and Consumer Sciences Dean Begins

June 3
Leopold Center Director Calls for New Ag Research Approach
Lewis to Step Down as Director of Iowa State's Academic Information Technologies Office

May 30
Top Researchers from Around the World Will Attend Plant Sciences Institute Symposium
ISU College Of Veterinary Medicine Appoints Two New Department Chairs
Iowa State's College of Business Announces IMEP Partnership; Names Habeger Director of Partnership Development

May 29
Busy Season Under Way for ISU Student-Run Organic Farm

May 28
Iowa State Researchers Study Trees, Look for Way to Slow Global Warming
Zhang Appointed to ISU Veterinary Medicine's Ramsey Chair

May 27
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News

May 12
Iowa State University Seeks $54.4 Million to Fund Priorities

May 5
Iowa State University, Eustachy Reach Settlement
ISU Researchers Attempt First Moving Tornado Simulator
Iowa State Professor Receives Education Award
Violent Song Lyrics Increase Aggressive Thoughts and Feelings ISU Study Shows

May 2
ISU Researchers Seek Postmenopausal Women For Study on Soy Isoflavones and Bone Loss

April 30
News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University

April 29
Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Scholarship Winners Announced

April 28
Iowa State University to Host May 9 Excellence in Government Conference

April 25
ISU Team Readies Car for American Solar Challenge
Iowa State's Solar Car Team PrISUm
PrISUm Spectrum Vehicle Specifications
Two ISU Projects Receive Federal highway Administration Environmental Excellence Awards
White Named Interim Dean of Iowa State's College of Family and Consumer Sciences

April 24
Iowa State Students Set to Unveil New Solar Car

April 23
Jahren Appointed to Endowed Professorship

April 22
Iowa State University Research Aims to Give a Legume a Leg Up

April 18
Iowa State University Commencement is May 9-10
Iowa State University Creates Information Technology Post

April 17
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News
Iowa State Students Will Compete in a National Food Science College Bowl
$18 Million Goal Reached for Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

April 16
Inaugural Presentation Ceremony is April 21 New Iowa State Tradition Has a Nice Ring to it

April 15
Iowa State Faculty Members Receive National Endowment for the Humanities Awards
Marketing, Supply Chain Expert to Speak April 23 at ISU

April 11
April 16 Awards Celebration Kicks Off "Focus"

April 10
Iowa State International Symposium Explores "Rivers of Life"
Iowa State's Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic Offers War-Related Stress, Grief Counseling
Iowa State's Pappajohn Center Awarded $50,000 Grant for Student Experiences in Entrepreneurship
Iowa State MBA Program to Offer Minor in Sustainable Ag

April 8
Iowa Distance Learning Association Honors ISU Veterinary Medicine Educational Series

April 4
Veishea returns to its roots April 11-13

April 3
Teradyne Donates Semiconductor Test System to Iowa State University's College of Engineering

April 1
ISU Produces a Guidebook on Accessibility Design Standards
ISU Professor Receives National Award for Research

March 28
How Brain Research Can Improve Teaching and Learning is Subject of April 2 Lecture at ISU

March 27
Michael Bugeja Named Director of Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
ISU Alum, Successful Businessman to Speak at Reiman Entrepreneurial Lecture Series

March 26
Ethics in the Workplace Expert to Speak at Iowa State
Ames Laboratory Director is Named FLC Laboratory Director of The Year

March 25
Meeks Steps Down as Dean of ISU Family and Consumer Sciences College; will Head Center for Family Policy

March 24
State's Best Science Projects on Display at Iowa State
Merged School Districts can be Positive for Students, National Study by Iowa State Finds

March 21
ISU Swan Duos Trade Places

March 20
Iowa State Students will Compete in Computer Programming World Finals

March 19
Statement by ISU President Gregory Geoffroy (on the beginning of the war in Iraq)
Ruans Establish Endowed Chair in Transportation and Logistics

March 18
Former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder Named Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women And Politics at ISU

March 17
Genetic Discovery in Cotton May Apply to Corn and Soybeans

March 14
Iowa State To Host Voorhees Lecture on "Integrating the Supply Chain" April 4
Veenker Memorial Golf Course Recognized by "Golfweek" Magazine
ISU Hilton Chair to Discuss Customer Transformation March 25
Spring Break Equals Energy Savings at Iowa State

March 13
ISU College of Design Announces Winners of Public Art Competition
ISU Economics Researcher Shows University's Research Park Provides Economic Boon to Iowa
Iowa State Project will Develop a Science-Based Tool to Assess the Risk of Pharmaceuticals in Corn

March 12
Two Iowa State Engineering Departments Change Names

March 11
ISU Vice President for Student Affairs Announces Interim Staff Appointments
Iowa States Soukoulis Receives Humboldt Research Award

March 4
Iowa State Scientist Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

March 3
ISU Study Shows School Board Member Turnover Equals Lower Student Achievement Scores
National Association Honors Two ISU Architecture Professors

February 28
NASA Astronaut is Keynote Speaker for Iowa State University Conference on Race and Ethnicity
Iowa Organizational Leadership Institute to Host Measurable Management Training Programs in March
21ST Annual Iowa State University Fashion Show to be Presented April 4-5 at Fisher Theater

February 27
Iowa SBDC State Director Awarded Achievement Honor
News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University
Former Presidential Science Advisor to Speak at Iowa State

February 25
Iowa State University Lectures Program Launches Dialogues on Iraq, War Tensions, Middle East

February 24
Iowa Poultry Industry Stands to Lose Millions if Exotic Newcastle Disease Invades State
Bernard Named ASME Fellow

February 21
Iowa State MBA Program adds Family Financial Planning Specialization
Iowa State Study Rates Effectiveness of Dietary Supplements for Lean Mass and Strength Gain

February 20
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News

February 19
Iowa State Counseling Psychology Program Ranked High in Research Productivity Study
Iowa State Professor Receives Harvard Ethics Fellowship

February 18
New Strategies Needed to Change Risky American Diets
Iowa State University Receives $6.3 Million Merit Award to Strengthen Families and Youth
State Science Fair of Iowa Entry Forms Available

February 17
ISU Professor Elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 13
Congressman Kucinich to Kick Off Presidential Caucus Series at Iowa State

February 12
ISU Professor Elected Vice President of American Oil Chemists' Society

February 10
Scholar on Men and Masclinity to Speak at Iowa State
Renowned Livestock Facility Designer Temple Grandin Will Speak at ISU Feb. 25

February 7
Bailey Awards Benefit Three ISU Researchers; Second Round of Funding Proposals Sought

February 6
ISU Hilton Chair to Discuss Mass Customization Feb. 10
ISU Part of New National Food Safety Research Effort

January 31
News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University

January 30
Gallery 181 Exhibits Student Work Done in Rome

January 27
Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News

January 24
ISU Professor Awarded Big XII Faculty Fellowship Grant
Training Specialist to Speak Feb. 7 at Entrepreneur Forum
Success is Sweet: Iowa State's 2,480-Pound Rice Krispies Treat Sets New World Record

January 23
Kadolph Earns USDA Teaching Award
Private Donations Fund Restoration of Iowa State's Beardshear Dome

January 22
Iowa State's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Creates New Academic Divisional Structure
American Murdered in Kuwait had Ties to Iowa State

January 16
Campbell Gift Boosts Morrill Hall Campaign

January 14
U.S. Surgeon General to Speak at First National Training on Zoonotic Bioterrorism Preparedness for Veterinarians in Orlando Jan. 17

January 10
Harvard Professor Howard Gardner will Present "Art, Science and Interdisciplinary Thought" on Jan. 28 at ISU

January 9
Draper Named Interim Associate Dean of Iowa State's Veterinary Medicine College

January 7
Iowa State Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.'S Birthday

January 3
Venkata named to endowed chair


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