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Announcements for Friday, February 15, 2013

News

  • Schulz comments on Russian ban on US meat imports

    Russia has announced that it will ban U.S. beef and pork imports because of concerns surrounding the use of a feed additive that helps animals add lean mass rather than fat. But Russia’s decision won’t have an immediate sweeping impact on Iowa livestock producers, a livestock market expert at Iowa State University said this week.

    Read the recent article by ISU News Service's Fred Love, which includes comment from Lee Schulz of the Department of Economics. http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2013/02/11/ractopamineban

  • From the archives

    This 1982 photo includes (from left to right) former department chair Dennis Starleaf, Earl Heady, and Wallace Huffman. The image was taken the day after the dedication of the newly constructed Heady Hall, named after Earl Heady.

    If you enjoy seeing historic photos of the Department of Economics such as this, please let us know! We have plenty of other great images of moments in time to share.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Funding Opportunities

  • Funding opportunity in organic agriculture
  • AFRI Childhood Obesity Prevention

    More information available at: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/afri.html

  • Limited Sub – Donald Foundation

    The VPRED's office has received one expression of interest for the James S. McDonnell Foundation's limited submission rfp. This foundation has a deadline that is fast approaching on March 13th and we need to determine if there is other interest on campus. ISU is limited to one proposal.

    The James S. McDonnell Foundation: http://www.jsmf.org/apply/index.htm

    Interested faculty should send a one-page description of their proposed project to snorvell@iastate.edu by Friday, Feb 15th. The selected faculty PI will work with the ISU Foundation to submit this proposal.

Job Opportunities