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Diane Bassham named first recipient of Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professorship of Plant Physiology at ISU

AMES, Iowa – Diane Bassham, professor in the Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, has been named the first recipient of the Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professorship of Plant Physiology at Iowa State University. The new three-year professorship provides a GDCB faculty member supplemental annual funds to strengthen the faculty member’s research … Continue reading Diane Bassham named first recipient of Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professorship of Plant Physiology at ISU

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Students initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at Iowa State University

AMES, Iowa – Eighty-six students from Iowa State University were initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at a ceremony on May 5, 2013. Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary society. It recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in a broad curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences. Phi … Continue reading Students initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at Iowa State University

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Frank Krennrich named next chair of Department of Physics and Astronomy at Iowa State

AMES, Iowa – Frank Krennrich, professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University, will become the next chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, an academic department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Krennrich succeeds Joseph Shinar, professor of physics who has served as chair since 2008 and will remain on … Continue reading Frank Krennrich named next chair of Department of Physics and Astronomy at Iowa State

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The shape of things to come

LAS and other ISU structural biologists seek solutions to challenges facing human, animal and plant life. Will a new drug help a patient feel better? To answer this question, scientists in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and their colleagues at Iowa State University and elsewhere turn to structural biology. For a drug to … Continue reading The shape of things to come

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Five projects chosen as initial recipients of LAS Signature Research Initiative awards

Five projects have been chosen as the initial recipients of the College of Liberal Arts and Science’s Signature Research Initiative. Craig Ogilvie (professor of physics and astronomy), Sanjeevi Sivasankar (assistant professor of physics and astronomy), William Gutowski (professor of geological and atmospheric sciences), Mark Hargrove (professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology) and Volker Hegelheimer … Continue reading Five projects chosen as initial recipients of LAS Signature Research Initiative awards

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12 LAS faculty, staff earn Iowa State University Awards

Twelve College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty and staff have received University Awards for excellence in research, leadership, teaching and advising. The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost announced the honors this week. Recipients of the awards will be honored at Iowa State University’s fall convocation. The 2013 University Award recipients from … Continue reading 12 LAS faculty, staff earn Iowa State University Awards

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Heimir Geirsson named next chair of Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Iowa State

AMES, Iowa – Heimir Geirsson, associate professor of philosophy at Iowa State University, will become the new chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, an academic department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Geirsson, a member of the Iowa State faculty since 1995, succeeds Kevin deLaplante, associate professor of philosophy who … Continue reading Heimir Geirsson named next chair of Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Iowa State

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Two from LAS chosen as faculty fellows in provost’s office

Cinzia Cervato, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, and Mack Shelley, University Professor of political science and of statistics, have been named faculty fellows in the office of the senior vice president and provost. Each will serve a two-year, part-time term, beginning in August.

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Stewart on what the birth rate says about changing family dynamics

AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University sociologist is not surprised by a recent U.S. Census Bureau report showing a spike in the number of unmarried women giving birth. According to the report, nearly 36 percent of babies born in 2011 were to single mothers. Susan Stewart, an associate professor, says there are several factors … Continue reading Stewart on what the birth rate says about changing family dynamics