Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, March 14, 2008

Announcements

Spring Break
During spring break, March 17-21, there will be no classes. The main office, 260-266 Heady, will be open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

8th Global Conference on Business & Economics
Florence, Italy, October 18-19, 2008_x000d_
Deadline: May 15, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/8thGCBE.pdf
3rd Annual Higher Education Diversity Summit
Dubuque, Iowa, April 15, 2008_x000d_
Registration deadline: April 8, 2008_x000d_
http://www.iowadiversitysummit.com/site/index.php?p=18653

Funding Opportunities

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Strategic Agricultural Initiative (SAI) 2008_x000d_
Deadline: May 16, 2008_x000d_
http://www.epa.gov/region07/economics/pdf/epa-r7wwpd-08-003.pdf
Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Research Development Grants for Food Assistance Research _x000d_
Deadline: July 1, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/department/news/newsletter/files/Harris%20Sc...

Job Opportunities

University of Hawaii, Hilo
Assistant/Associate Professor_x000d_
Deadline: April 1, 2008_x000d_
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/hr/job_display.php?job=387
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA
National Education Program Officer_x000d_
Deadline: May 2, 2008_x000d_
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=69434891&AVSDM=2008%2D03%2...
Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture
Social Science Research Analyst_x000d_
Deadline: April 10, 2008_x000d_
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=69404051&jbf574=AG30&brd=3
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Business Management Educator_x000d_
Deadline: May 31, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/BusMgmtEdu.pdf
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
Professor, Agricultural Economics_x000d_
Deadline: April 30, 2008_x000d_
http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?Jobcode=175298909&print=yes

Papers and Presentations

Wallace Huffman
"Consumers Acceptance of GM Foods: Labels, Traits and Diverse Information." Presented at the Department of Economics Seminar, Erasmus University-Rotterdam, March 3, 2008.