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Announcements for Friday, June 8, 2012

Announcements

  • Welcome to Nathan Cook, CARD Communications Specialist

    The department wishes to welcome Nathan Cook, CARD Communications Specialist. Nathan is a 2009 graduate of ISU with a degree in technical communications. He previously worked at the Nevada Journal as a reporter. "This feels like a good fit for my degree," he said. "I'm excited to be here."

    Nathan is located in room 577. Contact him at: nmcook@iastate.edu, or at 294-3809.

  • Welcome to Ioannis Panagopoulos, CARD Postdoc Research Associate

    The department wishes to welcome Ioannis "Yiannis" Panagopoulos, CARD Postdoc Research Associate. Ioannis received his PhD in hydrology and water reserve management from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. He will be working under Cathy Kling and Philip Gassman for the next year and a half on river basin management.


    Ioannis is located in room 560D. Contact him at: ypanag@iastate.edu, or at 294-1620.

  • Congratulations to Shane Ellis on birth of son

    Congratulations to Shane Ellis and his wife Camille on the birth of their son Ryker Oak Ellis.Ryker was born Monday, May 21, weighing in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces, 20.5 inches. He joins Ellis's three other children Tyconder, Emmarae, and Stetson. Many happy wishes to the growing Ellis family!

  • Farewell to Jackie Garreau

    Jackie Garreau, CARD Secretary, retired from the department last week. She was with CARD since 1997. The department wishes Jackie an enjoyable retirement, and thanks her for her years of service!

  • Latest department Inside Update available

    The lastest spring edition of the Department of Economics Update -- the alumni publication for the Department of Economics -- is now available online and in hard copy. Pick up additional hard copies at 260C, or access it online at: http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/newsletter/spring-2012/newsletter.pdf

News

  • Orazem earns Nobel Laureate approval for his education plan at Copenhagen Consensus

    Peter Orazem, a University Professor of economics at ISU, authored four of the top 15 strategies cited by a panel of leading economists, including four Nobel laureates, at the global Copenhagen Consensus 2012 last month. Orazem's recommendations were on how to improve education in the developing world. The panel was charged with answering the question, "If you had $75 billion to spend over the next four years and your goal was to advance human welfare, how could you get the most value for your money?" Read the full news article by Mike Ferlazzo, ISU News Service: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2012/jun/Copenhagen

  • Hayes' work with undergrads acknowledged through award

    Dermot Hayes, professor of economics and finance, and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness at ISU, was recently awarded the Learning Community Champion Award. The award honors an individual who has significantly contributed to the advancement of learning communities at Iowa State University. Hayes was one of three to receive the award. 
                                                                                
    Hayes has been at the forefront of promoting learning communities through teaching the Econ 101 class, facilitating common reading discussions and through his generous financial support of the Agricultural Business learning community. Every fall, he sponsors a dinner for each of the four Ag Business freshmen learning communities. Hayes gives each learning team the responsibility of planning the event and inviting several of their current professors. Additionally, his support for the program is made known by the enthusiasm he shows when teaching his 101 class. He cares about students and their continued success at Iowa State. His interactions with students support retention efforts and he is commended for his dedication to the success of students.

    For the 12th consecutive year, the Learning Communities Awards Committee honored individuals for their extraordinary contributions to learning communities at Iowa State University. The honors were presented at the 14th Annual Learning Communities Institute on Monday, May 7, 2012.

  • Graduate Student News & Updates

    Yu Jin graduated from ISU with a Phd in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a position as assistant professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, in the School of Economics, Shanghai. The new position will start in September, and his research focus will be on financial economics and macroeconomics.

    Hang Qian has graduated from ISU with a PhD in economics in May 2012. He has accepted a position with MathWorks, a company that produces the MATLAB software. He will develop new features in their econometric modeling tools, and maintain their econometric toolbox software.

  • Weekly Media Connections for the Department of Economics

    Dave Swenson was interviewed by Sharon Cohen, a reporter from The Associated Press in Chicago, for a series looking at swing state issues and economies. Swenson gave her a background briefing on major economic and social issues in the state, especially in light of the recovery.

    Mike Duffy spoke with Matt Wilde, Waterloo Courier, on beginning farmers. He also spoke with a reporter from the Financial Times on land values.