Announcements for Friday, September 21, 2007
Announcements
- More Ways To Help the United Way
Did you know that you can contribute to the United Way campaign by giving just a few dollars? Here are two ways that you can participate:_x000d_
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1) Give nonperishable items (food and toiletries) or a cash donation. The suggested value/amount is $3 or more. By participating in this activity, you get a chance at winning an autographed basketball, two men's basketball tickets, two passes to Reiman Gardens, or a copy of Roy Reimans autobiography. See Deb in 260 Heady for details._x000d_
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2) Buy lunch. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will be selling pizza on Monday, September 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Curtiss Hall. Your $2 contribution will get you a slice of pizza and a beverage.
External Seminars and Workshops
- Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Des Moines, Iowa, December 5-7, 2007_x000d_
http://www.thegrantinstitute.com/
Conferences and Calls for Papers
- Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain
New York, New York, January 11-13, 2008_x000d_
http://www.cns.nyu.edu/events/symposia/sympo2008 - The Second Decade of Crop Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges for the Food System
Washington, DC, January 16-17, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/SecondDecade.pdf - International Conference on Mediterranean Studies
Athens, Greece, March 20-23, 2008_x000d_
Abstract deadline: October 8, 2007_x000d_
http://www.atiner.gr/docs/Mediterranean.htm - 66th Midwest Political Science Association National Conference
Chicago, Illinois, April 3-6, 2008_x000d_
Proposal deadline: October 10, 2007_x000d_
http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/Conference/call2008.html
Funding Opportunities
- North Central Region SARE
Diversity Research & Education Grant Program_x000d_
Deadline: November 30, 2007_x000d_
http://ncr.sare.org/diversity.htm - ISU Publication Subvention Grants Program
Deadline: October 15, 2007_x000d_
http://www.vpresearch.iastate.edu/guidelines/pub_subvention.html - The American Academy of Political and Social Science
Graduate and Junior Fellows Program_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/department/news/newsletter/Files/AAPSS-Fello... - University of Minnesota
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program _x000d_
Application deadline: November 1, 2007 _x000d_
http://www.grad.umn.edu/postdocfellowship/ - East-West Center
East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship_x000d_
Application deadline: November 1, 2007_x000d_
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/?id=865_x000d_
Asia Pacific Leadership Program_x000d_
Application deadline: December 1, 2007_x000d_
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/aplp/ - Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA
National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program_x000d_
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15487&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
Job Opportunities
- Clemson University
Director, Agribusiness Development Center_x000d_
http://cherokee.agecon.clemson.edu/position.htm - Washington State University
Assistant Professor, Regional Economic Development_x000d_
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail&nr=5945 - Harvard School of Public Health
Assistant or Associate Professor, International Health Economics_x000d_
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail&nr=5926 - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Assistant Professor, Applied Financial Planning and Management_x000d_
Deadline: December 10, 2007_x000d_
http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/Jobs/Asst_Prof_Fin_091007.pdf - University of Pittsburgh
Two positions, pending budgetary approval_x000d_
Deadline: October 15, 2007_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofPittsburgh.pdf - Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Treasury
Staff Economist_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/department/news/newsletter/Files/OTA.pdf - University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/department/news/newsletter/Files/UofCT.pdf
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