2003 press releases: Iowa State University

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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