Max Morris is the new chair of the Department of Statistics at Iowa State University. He succeeds Kenneth Koehler, University Professor, who served as chair since 2003 and remains on the faculty.
It is human nature to want an explanation or someone to blame, but too often, the speculation or rush to judgment clouds reality, said Matt DeLisi, a professor of sociology at Iowa State University.
Retired four-star Gen. Wesley Clark will speak at Iowa State University about how Americans can move forward together on non-military global challenges. Clark will present “Don’t Wait for the Next War” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Memorial Union Great Hall.
Tracy Lucht came home with the hardware from the American Journalism Historians Association conference in St Paul, Minn. Her paper, “‘Television’s Closet Revolutionary’: Mary Jane Odell and Her Fight for Public Affairs Programming,” won two awards at the annual meeting.
Voters only get a glimpse of the operation behind a political campaign, even with all the negative ads and 24-7 news coverage. To expose students to that environment, Kelly Winfrey turned her campaign rhetoric class into a mock U.S. Senate campaign.
Theresa Windus, professor of chemistry and a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, was recently elected a councilor to the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society.
It’s the best time of year! No, not Homecoming, class registration time! Call me a nerd but I LOVE schedule planning and picking out my classes for the upcoming semester. Sometimes, it makes it hard to focus on the semester at hand. Not everyone enjoys the class registration process as much as I do, but … Continue reading Happy Class Registration!
Homecoming is one of the best times on campus for various of reasons. Here is a list of the top ten activities during Homecoming that are my personal favorites! Tournaments It doesn’t matter if you are athletic or not, these tournaments showcase everyone! This year some tournaments included volleyball, basketball, dodge ball, and broom ball. … Continue reading Top 10 Best Homecoming 2014 Moments
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