Inside
newsSpeedy,
sustainable refills at new water
stations Touchless water stations on campus make
it easy to bring your own bottle, save petroleum and reduce
landfills. New faculty: Launch your academic year
with these August training
events New faculty -- that is, those
hired since last September -- are encouraged to participate next
month in a teaching seminar and orientation day. Free, online
registration for both days is
open now. On the phone: Manage calls with a
mouse You can manage most tasks on your new phone
from the call manager, a small window
that sits on your computer screen.
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Announcements
The
following announcements were added this
week: See: Announcements
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Around
campusWebsite
features video interviews with female
scientists An ISU chemistry research group led by
assistant professor Arthur Winter hosts a public website that
features short interviews with successful female chemists. The
intent is to encourage women to pursue careers in
chemistry. Researchers explore treatments for genetic
disease Researchers at Iowa State have
identified an RNA structure in
humans that could lead to a new treatment for spinal muscular
atrophy, the leading genetic cause of death in babies and young
children.
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College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Research projects that reduce runoff in fields, fine-tune soil
fertility and use odor models to locate swine barns are just part
of what you'll read about in the Summer 2013 issue of CALS'
STORIES magazine.
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This
week
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Retirement:
Joan Senne, Reiman Gardens, July 25 (3:30-5 p.m., Garden Room,
Reiman Gardens)
Next
week
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Retirement:
Robert "Hap" Steed, mechanical engineering, July 31 (2:30-4 p.m.,
2004 Black Engineering)
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Retirement:
Kathie Reinertson, Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology,
retiring Aug. 2 (private event planned)
Upcoming
- Open house: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute,
Aug. 8 (10:30-11:20 a.m., Reiman Ballroom, Alumni
Center)
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Arts and
events
Art
under foot
A
terrazzo floor design is being
installed in the Curtiss Hall rotunda as part of the Art in State
Buildings program.
Concert will benefit scholarship
fund Four Iowa State music graduates will be featured in
a voice recital to benefit a scholarship fund
established in memory of fellow music alumnus Joey Wilgenbusch, who
died in 2011. The recital is Sunday, July 28 (2 p.m., Collegiate
United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way). Free-will donations will
be accepted. More campus
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