Department of Economics

Announcements for Friday, April 25, 2008

It's a boy!
Congratulations to Xiaodong Du and Fengxia Dong on the birth of a baby boy. Xiaodi Du was born on Thursday, April 17, at 5:08 p.m. weighing 7 lbs., 12 oz. and 19" long.
It's a girl!
Congratulations to Ying Huang and Min Wang on the birth of a baby girl. Vivian Wang was born on Monday, April 21, at 10 p.m. weighing 7 lbs., 15 oz. and 20" long.
Congratulations to Our Latest Award Recipients!
The following faculty and staff are the recipients of recent awards:_x000d_
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Phil Gassman, Professional and Scientific Research Award_x000d_
Ebby Luvaga, ISU Award for Academic Advising Impact_x000d_
Stacey Noe, Professional and Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award_x000d_
Cindy Pease, LAS Merit Excellence Award_x000d_
Justin Tobias, LAS Award for Early Achievement in Research

Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture 2008 Symposium
Dr. Jason Hill, University of Minnesota, "Opportunities and challenges of sustainable biofuel production," Wednesday, April 30, 2:10 pm, Sun Room, Memorial Union_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/GPSA2008Symposium.pdf

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program_x000d_
Deadline: October 3, 2008_x000d_
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20241
ISU ADVANCE Program
Administrative Fellowship_x000d_
Deadline: May 6, 2008_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/AdvanceFellowship.pdf
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program_x000d_
Deadline: May 8, 2008_x000d_
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/national_needs.html

Government of Timor-Leste
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant_x000d_
Deadline: May 11, 2008_x000d_
http://timor-france6.blogspot.com/2008/04/gouvernement-recrute-jusquau-1...
Central College
Visiting Assistant Professor_x000d_
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/CentralCollege.pdf