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Iowa State faculty, staff and students continue to save water and are looking at new ways to conserve in the midst of this summer's drought.

Aubrie James set her sights on attending a math and ecology summer program in Michigan. But her academic adviser recommended she aim a bit higher and apply for a competitive National Science Foundation research program for undergraduates. Not wanting to disappoint him, James applied for "the best looking one" she felt sure she wouldn't get into -- the Harvard Forest Program in Ecology at Harvard University. Funny thing happened, though. James was accepted. Now the Iowa State University animal ecology senior from Ames is having the time of her life.    

More than 50 Iowa State faculty members across a number of disciplines who are now teaching classes with ThinkSpace, an interactive online teaching resource developed at ISU that encourages students to think critically about the solutions to complex, real-world problems. And because of its initial success at Iowa State, ThinkSpace is now being exported for use to colleges and universities around the world.

ISU Police discovered the body of a female hanging in a Frederiksen Court apartment on the ISU campus shortly before 3 p.m. Monday. The woman was a visiting scholar from Korea. Police have positively identified the woman, but are not releasing her name at this time due to further notification of relatives. Autopsy results are pending.

Mayly Sanchez of Iowa State University and the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. It is the highest honor awarded by the U.S. government for early career researchers. Sanchez studies neutrinos and is working with several major physics experiments.

Team PrISUm ran a careful race Friday, maintaining a strong charge in its battery pack and a solid hold on second place. The 2012 American Solar Challenge ends Saturday with a 150-mile sprint into Saint Paul, Minn. If that goes as well as most of race week, Team PrISUm will be hauling some trophies back to campus.

Team PrISUm soaked up the sun on Thursday morning and ran with race-leading Michigan during day six of the American Solar Challenge. But clouds covered Wisconsin in the afternoon and Iowa State's solar car team had to slow down. Even so, the team strengthened its hold on second place in the 1,650-mile race.

Tickets for the annual reception honoring new inductees of the Iowa African American Hall of Fame are available now by calling Rose Wilbanks at 515-294-1909. Six new members will be honored on Aug. 3.

Iowa State University President Steven Leath told a U.S. Senate committee today that a college education should be accessible to anyone who wants to pursue it.

Team PrISUm climbed to second place in the American Solar Challenge on Wednesday. Iowa State's solar race car has handled heat better than a lot of cars. And that has helped the team recover from a rainy day accident early in the race.