2002 press releases: Iowa State University

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President to Speak on Business Ethics October 16 Iowa Ag Secretary Patty Judge to Speak at ISU October 21 Health and Aging Expert is Pease Family Scholar Sutherland Gift Honors Jay Lush: A Legend In Animal Breeding October 15 Pine, Gilmore to Serve as ISU Hilton Chairs ISU Researchers Say Bt Corn Not to Blame for Sow Problems October 14 Chair Display Commemorates Effects of Domestic Violence October 10 Media Advisory: Preview of Reiman Gardens Conservatory and Butterfly Wing Oct. 15 October 8 ISU Professor Receives $4.2 Million to Research Cotton Genomics October 7 ISU Professor Receives AIA Iowa Educator Award October 3 Catt Center Silent Auction Features Political Items, Event Packages October 2 ISU Tapped to Develop National Biobased Products Evaluation Program October 1 Info Technology Grant will Improve Engineering Education Several Events Scheduled for Homecoming 2002 Conference on retaining women in early academic careers Oct. 17-20 September 30 Iowa State to Host Science and Society E-Government Lecture Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug to Speak at ISU October 15 Iowa State University Sources on Politics, Elections Iowa State's Greenlee School of Journalism Honors Alum for Groundbreaking Work in Public Relations September 27 Iowa State's Women's Week University of Washington Ecoterrorism Incident is Subject of Talk at ISU on Oct. 7 ISU Veterinary Medicine Professor Honored for Bovine Research ISU Economists Find That Replacing Iowa's Sales Tax Could Save More Than $100 Million Per Year September 26 Solar Car Team Begins Paint Design Competition September 25 Technology can Stifle Student Learning, According to a Study by Iowa State Professors ISU Golden Key Honor Society Chapter Wins Award September 24 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University September 20 Media Advisory: Vilsack to Meet with Economic Development Units Sept. 23 Iowa State Announces Gift to Create the Joni And John Axel Leadership Development Series Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News Malin Family of Seward, Neb., Named 'Family of The Year' September 19 Career Fair Highlights E-Week at Iowa State, Sept. 22-28 September 18 Pioneer in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence will Speak at Iowa State Grad and Professional School Day at ISU Oct. 9 September 17 Five Faculty Members in Liberal Arts and Sciences are Named Master Teachers Iowa State, Iowa Energy Center to Hold Biodeisel Workshop Career Conferences Set for October and April September 13 Engineering Plants for Enhanced Nutrition is Focus of Sept. 18 Talk Open House, Dedication to be Sept. 20 for New Foreign Languages Classroom at Iowa State September 12 Iowa State Announces Multi-Million Dollar Technology Gifts from Cargill Iowa State Enrollment Increases Again in 2002 September 11 MEDIA ADVISORY: Iowa State Announces Gifts from Cargill Sept. 12 Educational Talent Search Receives $1.3 Million Trio Grant September 10 Iowa State University Professor Is Co-Facilitator of Science Education/Literacy Conference Catt Center for Women and Politics to Celebrate 10th Anniversary with Special Events Iowa State University's Department 0f English to Host Visiting Writers Series This Academic Year National Recognition for ISU Student September 6 Sept.11 Remembered with Meditative Sound Experience Van Gerpen Named Interim Chair at Iowa State September 4 Student Spirit Week At Iowa State University Highlights Volunteerism, School Spirit Iowa State Campus Events Will Commemorate Sept. 11 September 3 ISU Alum Names New Plant Species After Former Botany Prof Snow Plow Drivers and Motor Graders Strut Their Stuff at "Roadeo" August 30 New Director Named for ISU's Center for Desigining Foods to Improve Nutrition August 29 Iowa State Announces Morrill Hall Fund-Raising Campaign Drewes Receives National Biology Teaching Award August 28 Chang Elected to European Academy of Sciences August 26 Comedian Lewis Black to Perform at Iowa State Aug. 30 ISU animal scientists win R&D 100 Award for genetic test for pig appetite regulation August 23 Kruidenier to Receive ISU College of Design's Petersen Award August 22 Center for Food Security and Public Health Established at Iowa State University August 20 Iowa State Researcher Receives $330,000 Grant to Study Eyewitness Identification ISU Suspends One Program for Talented and Gifted Youth August 16 ISU Professor Receives Fulbright Award Cyclone Athletic Greats to be inducted into ISU Hall of Fame at Sept. 6 banquet 2003 Community Visioning Applications Available August 15 Five New Iowa State Initiatives Receive Start-Up Funds August 13 Iowa State's Investing In People Initiative Exceeds $22 Million Nieves Named Interim Director of ISU'S Veterinary Teaching Hospital August 7 ISU Swan Recuperating From Surgery on Broken Leg August 6 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University August 5 Iowa State Finance Professor to Serve in SEC's Office of Economic Analysis Iowa State Accounting Professor to Serve on SEC's Division of Corporate Finance August 2 Iowa State University Summer Commencement is Aug. 10 Poist Named Interim Chair of Iowa State Department of Logistics, Operations and Management Information Systems August 1 Alumni Contributions, 4-H Centennial Celebration, Health Highlight Iowa State's Face at the 2002 Iowa State Fair July 30 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News Miller Named Chair of Iowa State Chemistry Department Hendrickson Named Associate Dean of Academic Programs For ISU College of Business July 25 Chang Appointed Chair of Iowa State Computer Science Department July 24 NIH Awards $6 Million to ISU and UI to Study Echinacea and St. John's Wort Wallace Road Changes to Improve Pedestrian Safety Researchers Explore Safer, Cheaper Way to Clean Up Agrichemical Spills July 19 Iowa State Professor on Cutting Edge of Evolutionary Ecology July 18 Motor Control in Parkinson's Patients May Improve with Movement Therapy July 16 Iowa State Sets a New Mark in Sponsored Funding July 15 ISU Vet Med Dean Receives National Award for Research July 11 ISU Design Associate Dean Awarded NCARB Presidential Medal Media Advisory: Iowa State Research Holds Promise for an Alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy Iowa State Receives $21 Million Grant to Help Youth Avoid Problems July 5 ISU Professor Earns Honor for Book July 3 Plant Sciences Institute Awards Start-Up Funds July 1 Peterson Named Interim State Director of Small Business Development Center Block Scheduling in Schools May Impact Student Achievement/Act Scores June 27 Iowa State Professor Researches Nipah Virus June 26 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University Summer Lecture Series to Focus on Leadership, Education June 25 Recent Iowa State grad named first Borlaug intern by Plant Sciences Institute and World Food Prize June 20 Iowa State to break ground for Extension 4-H youth building June 19 Bratsch-Prince Named Chair of ISU Foreign Languages Department Brett Butler Performs at Iowa State June 18 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News June 17 The Bugs of Summer are Here Hira appointed dean of ISU College of Business June 13 Plant Sciences Institute Symposium Scheduled for June 20-23 ISU Veterinary Professor Develops First Total-Elbow Replacement Joint for Dogs June 12 Iowa State Engineering Students Compete in National Concrete Canoe Competition Professors Receive Technology Transfer Award for Food Safety Inspection Device 'The Life of William Shakespeare' Presented at Iowa State June 10 Lamkey Named Pioneer Maize Breeding Chair at Iowa State Iowa State, Ames will be Multi-Year Hosts of Odyssey of The Mind June 7 Iowa State Professor is One of Most Cited Chemistry Researchers June 6 Rosenberg Named Chair Of Iowa State Physics Department Iowa State History Professor Earns Woodrow Wilson Fellowship May 31 Online Course Offers Business Management Skills to Practicing Veterinarians May 25 Media Advisory: International Pig Veterinary Congress at ISU, June 2-5 Plans for International Pig Congress at Iowa State Involve More Than Just Pork May 24 Hill Reverses Decision; Will Not Become ISU Business Dean May 23 ISU Establishes Survey Science Institute May 22 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University May 21 New ISU Cemetery Entrance to be Dedicated Memorial Day Iowa State Professor Named a Top Young Innovator Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News ISU Veterinary Researcher Studies Emerging Global Disease May 20 Plakans Named Chair of Iowa State History Department ISU Design Associate Dean Elected AIA Vice President May 17 Engineering Professor Earns ASME's Highest Rank First Annual International Colour Congress to be At Iowa State May 19-21 May 16 Iowa State's Solar Car Team Hits the Road to Raise Energy Awareness May 15 ISU Hosts Nation's Only Swine Ultrasound Training, May 20-21 May 10 Better Homes And Gardens Editor to Keynote ISU Workshop June 13 Ronald Hill Named ISU College of Business Dean May 9 Availability of Healthy Soybean Oil Traits Expand Under New ISU, Pioneer Agreements May 8 Media Advisory: Young Boy to Receive Tractor Modified by ISU Students May 3 Iowa State Creates Licensure Program for New Math Teachers ISU'S Solar Car Team Will Compete in Formula Sun Grand Prix May 2 ISU Affiliate Professor Named to National Academy of Sciences April 30 Two Iowa State College of Business Professors Recognized for Research April 29 Plant Scientists to Discuss Epigenetics at Iowa State, May 16-17 ISU Provides Free Sneak Peek at Online Course on Coastal Zone Issues ISU Student Wins Irene Ryan National Acting Award April 26 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University April 24 Doh! ISU Students' Pizza Crust Takes NASA Prize Iowa State Student Captures Weather Forecasting Title April 23 International Information Technology Expert to Speak on The Role of 'It' in Developing Countries April 22 ISU Professor Awarded Prestigious Rome Prize Iowa State History Profs Awarded Fellowships ISU Student Receives National Public Relations Award ISU Students Awarded Fulbrights April 19 Diversity in Engineering is Topic of Talk April 18 Research By Iowa State Plant Scientists Provides New Insight Into Basic Mechanism Of Evolution VEISHEA Gets Historical Sign on Campus April 17 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News April 16 ISU Wins Midwest Regional Concrete Canoe Competition April 15 Iowa High School Students Take on Cy-Tech Challenge at ISU April 12 ISU's Shrader Earns Teaching Award Iowa State will Dedicate Frederiksen Court April 19 April 11 Iowa Early Education Survey Results Show Publicly Funded Centers Provide Best Care ISU Professor Seeks Blended Families Iowa Students Honored with Science Fair Awards April 10 ISU Students to Race Concrete Canoe Lewis named director of ISU campus dining services ISU launches provost search April 9 Veishea 2002 is April 19-21 at Iowa State April 4 Allen to serve as ISU provost during search April 3 State's Best Science Projects on Display at Iowa State ISU Design Associate Dean Named To AIA College Of Fellows April 1 New Media Experts to Speak at ISU Sept. 11 Memorial Project at Iowa State Melds Art and Science March 29 ISU Design Professors Receive National Park Service Grant March 26 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News March 26 Astronaut and Iowa State Graduate on Campus April 11 March 22 ISU Research Deep Under Ice March 19 Academic Honor Society to Induct 218 ISU Students March 15 ISU College of Business Dean Candidates Named Iowa State Museum Chronicles History of Veterinary Medicine March 7 ISU Plant Scientists Develop Metabolic Mapping Technique March 6 Sudanese Rebel General to Speak at Iowa State ISU Child Development Lab School Expands Programming State Science Fair Entries Due March 11 February 28 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University February 27 Lorenzen Named Director of Industry Relations ISU Design Prof Honored for Native American Program ISU Native American Students to Benefit from Donors' Gift Howard R. Green Company Sponsors ISU Graduate Assistantship February 26 Carter Named President of ISU Research Park Corporation February 25 Leading Plant Scientist to Speak at Iowa State ISU plant scientists awarded $5.5 million for plant genome research February 22 Patient Numbers Up at ISU Veterinary Teaching Hospital February 21 Iowa State Chemistry Professor Honored in Magazine February 19 Iowa State Professor Outlines the Benefits of 'Coaching' Students in Chemistry February 14 Endowment Set Up For Electrical and Computer Engineering Professorship at Iowa State February 13 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University Pioneer to Endow Maize Breeding Chair at Iowa State February 5 Iowa State Researchers Discover Step in How the Body Fights Infection ISU Solar Car Team Selects Name for New Car February 1 Carver to be Honored with Iowa Award on Feb. 13 January 31 News about Science, Technology and Engineering at Iowa State University January 30 Study Details Ways to Reduce Risks to Water Resources from Waste Lagoons and Basins January 29 Engineering College Receives Gift from Student Organizations January 28 ISU Ranked in Top 10 for National Merit, Achievement Scholars January 25 Iowa State Wins Top Communications Award Iowa State Profs Book Follows the Bra Through Boom and Bust ISU Student Affairs to consolidate positions January 22 Woods to Speak on Women And Politics at ISU January 18 Former Black Panther Seale to Speak at Iowa State ISU Proposes Parking Enhancement, Fee Increase January 15 Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Natural Resources News from Iowa State University January 14 Freshmen Design Students get Creative at Competition January 11 Rapper Chuck D is Keynote for ISU Music Lecture Series January 10 ISU King Celebration Is Jan. 18 January 8 Ames Laboratory Initiatives to Receive $5 Million January 7 ISU will Leave Vice President Position Vacant Computer Security Program Offers Distance Education Certificate Zunkel Named Director of Iowa State's Program for Women in Science and Engineering January 4 Terry Wipf Named Endowed Professor in Civil Engineering