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Friday, November 18 2011

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Geoffroy offers condolences to OSU

Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy on Friday released this statement regarding the Oklahoma State University plane crash that claimed four lives: "We are deeply saddened over the tragic deaths of Oklahoma State University coaches Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, the student-athletes on the OSU women's basketball team, and their fellow coaches and many friends in the OSU family, as well as with the family and friends of Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula, who also died in the crash."

ISU Greenlee School to host the Iowa final for 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication will host the Iowa final for the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 4. Participating schools throughout most counties in Iowa will hold their own spelling bees. The winners will qualify to advance to the state final at Iowa State.

ISU photo by Bob Elbert

ISU photo by Bob Elbert

New ISU horticulture app gives students, gardeners mobile flower power

A smart phone application developed by Iowa State University that started as a classroom tool has now blossomed into a resource for master gardeners and home garden enthusiasts. The app, called "Mobile Educator: Flowers 101," helps gardeners identify more than 250 garden plants by using the plant's features - color, height, growing zone, etc.

Cain top choice in new ISU/Gazette/KCRG Poll, but voters have not made up their minds

A new Iowa State University/Gazette/KCRG poll of 1,256 registered Iowa voters finds Herman Cain leading Republican presidential candidates among likely caucus goers, with Ron Paul second. Cain (24.5 percent) is more than four percentage points ahead of Paul (20.4), with Mitt Romney (16.3 percent) being the only other candidate receiving more support than "Can't Decide" (8.1 percent). But the race remains remarkably fluid. Respondents were asked how certain they were of their choice and the majority of them (52.3 percent) indicated that they were undecided.

Iowa State finance professors study bank failures and the FDIC's role in their restart

Valentina Salotti (right), an Iowa State assistant professor of finance; and Arnold Cowan, a professor of finance, have been studying recent bank failures and the role the FDIC has played in their resolution. Despite having 85 more bank failures this year through October, the ISU researchers say the rate of bank failures is slowing as the industry finds firmer financial ground.

Political analyst Charlie Cook to headline inaugural Harkin Institute events on Nov. 29

Prominent NBC News political analyst and publisher of The Cook Political Report, Charlie Cook will discuss the Iowa Caucuses and the 2012 election during the inaugural Harkin Institute of Public Policy Lecture in ISU's Memorial Union Sun Room on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at noon. The lecture will be preceded by a dedication ceremony for the Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State at 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Union's Campanile Room.