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Iowa State to host Summer Carillon Concert Series
The Summer Carillon Concert Series resumes on the Iowa State
campus starting Tuesday, June 29. A guest carillonneur will
perform each month during June, July and August. ISU
carillonneur and Associate Professor of Music Tin-Shi Tam
(pictured) will conclude the series Sept. 12 when she is joined
by the ISU percussion ensemble and brass quintet.
Team PrISUm shows speed despite overheating, electrical problems
Anthelion, Iowa State's solar-powered race car, is through
the first checkpoint of the 1,100-mile American Solar
Challenge. The car has shown speed, but the students who
designed and built it are still trying to solve some electrical
problems.
News
release.
Iowa State solar car team qualifies for 1,100-mile American Solar Challenge
Team PrISUm has qualified for the 1,100-mile American Solar
Challenge, a June 20-26 race from Tulsa to Chicago for
student-designed and student-built solar cars. The team is
still working to fix some electrical problems that have slowed
the car.
News
release.
ISU student learns alternative spring break leadership skills thanks to scholarship
Iowa State's Alternative Breaks program is getting a boost
with some help from an enthusiastic graduate student and a
supportive nonprofit organization. Break Away: The Alternative
Break Connection Inc., Atlanta, Ga., awarded Iowa State a
scholarship to send a student to a conference in the Dominican
Republic to learn how to train alternative break trip leaders.
ISU is sending counseling psychology graduate student Jeritt
Tucker. Alternative breaks are immersive community service
projects for college students.
News
release.
Geoffroy and Pollard on Big 12
During a June 15 news conference, ISU President Gregory
Geoffroy and Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard discussed the
decision to continue the Big 12 league as a 10-member
coalition.
News release and video.
Religious studies director Bado documents popularity of religious games, dolls in book
Nikki Bado, an associate professor and director of religious
studies at ISU, co-authored the book "Toying with God: The
World of Religious Games and Dolls," (Feb. 2010, Baylor
University Press). She says the proliferation of religious
merchandise aimed at a wide consumer audience -- including both
educational and "fun-based" games and toys for
children -- is one reason this month's International
Christian Retail Show 2010 in St. Louis, Mo., will be so
massive.
Rock stars, Hollywood take a look at Iowa State researcher’s unique 3-D technology
Iowa State's Song Zhang regularly hears from Hollywood,
video game and music video producers. They're all
interested in his unique 3-D imaging technology. With the help
of some simple hardware and some powerful software, Zhang can
make real-time, high-resolution, 3-D images.
