Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, September 15, 2006

Econ Journal Watch
The new issue of Econ Journal Watch (EJW) is now available._x000d_
http://www.econjournalwatch.org/main/index.php
Community Vitality Center Team Receives Award
The Community Vitality Center team of Mark Edelman, Sandra Burke, Craig Hertel, Becky Johnson, Laura Klesel, Vitaly Pecharsky, Jr., and Sue Lambertz received the ISU Extension Scholarship and Discovery/Engagement Partnership Award for the "Iowa Wealth Transfer and Community Philanthropy Initiative." The award was presented at the 2006 Annual ISU Extension Awards Banquet and Ceremony in Hilton Coliseum on September 11, 2006.

Robert Stafford Lecture Series on Banking
J. Scott Johnson, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. - Iowa/Illinois, "Building the Right Foundation for the Financial Services Industry - Right Here in Iowa,"
- Thursday, September 21, 12:40-2:00 pm,
- 0119 Gerdin Business Building
Research Funding, Industry Collaboration, and Technology Transfer at ISU
Two sessions have been scheduled for information regarding internal seed funding, external research funding, compliance issues, management of intellectual property and interfacing with industry. Please note both session have the same program.
- Monday, Sept. 18, 4-6 p.m., 1213 Hoover (reception begins at 3:30 in the lobby)
- Tuesday, Sept. 19, 5-7 p.m., 1312 Hoover (reception begins at 4:30 in the lobby)

Innovation and System Dynamics in Complex Food Networks
Innsbruck, Austria, February 15-17, 2007_x000d_
http://www.uf.uni-bonn.de/innovation2007/
Smart Growth @ 10 Conference
Call for Abstracts_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/SmartGrowthCallforAbstracts.pdf

Office of Biotechnology
Deadline: November 1, 2006_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/Biotechnologyproposal.pdf
The United States Institute of Peace
Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships_x000d_
http://www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
Fellowship_x000d_
http://www.caorc.org/fellowships/multi/index.html
Bar-Ilan University
Research Grant Proposal, Aharon Meir Center for Banking_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/AMCBgrant.pdf

Bank of Estonia
Visiting Researcher_x000d_
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail;nr=4808
United States Department of Agriculture
Economist, Agricultural Marketing Service_x000d_
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=47389781&AVSDM=2006%2D...

Wallace Huffman
"Economics of Obesity-Related Mortality in High Income Countries," presented to the Food Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC, September 11, 2006