Liaison librarians such as Erin Thomas provide specialized research advice for faculty and students, but that's just a portion of their varied responsibilities.

All Iowa State inclusion information and resources will be accessible through a new website under construction. Its formal launch is slated for early next fall.

Sarah Rajala, who has served as dean of the College of Engineering since April 2013, was reappointed last month to a five-year term.

Iowa State has offered car sharing since 2011, but this month brings a new program to campus, Zipcar, a subsidiary of Avis. Employees and students may become members and lease a vehicle by the hour or day for personal use.

The state Board of Regents will be asked to approve four ISU facility requests when it meets Jan. 9-10.

Psychology professor Doug Gentile said a mental health disorder classification by the WHO is an important step in helping people find help for video game addiction.

Prompted by an independent study project by an Iowa State undergraduate student, CyRide this month will begin studying the costs of running some of its routes with electric buses.

A research team headed by electrical and computer engineering's Liang Dong is developing graphene-based, sensors on tape that can be attached to plants and provide data about water use in crops. The technology could have many other applications.

• Retirement: Dawn Hitsman, office of risk management, Jan. 5 (2-4 p.m., 1155 Administrative Services Building)
• Retirement: Diane McDonald, Laboratory Animal Resources, Jan. 5 (2:30-4 p.m., Ramsey Alumni Room, 2542 Veterinary Medicine)

• Reception: Catt Center's 'Women Impacting ISU' 2018 calendar, Jan. 10 (3:30-5 p.m., program at 4 p.m., MU Sun Room)

• Professional development conference, Cultivate Your Adventure: Growing Your Future, Feb. 14 (8 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Scheman Building), open to all P&S employees, register online, $90 through Jan. 23 ($105 after)
• 4th annual bioinformatics and computational biology symposium, March 30 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Alumni Center)

The Cyclone wrestling squad returns to post-holiday action this weekend with two dual meets at Hilton Coliseum: Friday, Jan. 5 (7 p.m.) vs. Northern Colorado, and Sunday, Jan. 7 (2 p.m.) vs. Oregon State. Tickets are $10 (youth $5).

Reiman Gardens will host family movie showings twice daily (10 a.m. and 1 p.m.) on Saturdays in January. "Cars" kicks off the series on Jan. 6. Snacks and beverages will be sold. Admission is free for youth, members and ISU students; $8 for others (seniors $7).

Iowa State's annual carillon concert honoring Martin Luther King Jr. is Wednesday, Jan. 10 (11:50 a.m., central campus). University carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam will perform. The event kicks off Iowa State's birthday tribute to the civil rights leader.