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Kling named Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor

[Posted Jun 07, 2013]
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Catherine Kling, professor of economics and interim CARD director, was recently named a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences. Kling has been the head of CARD’s Resource and Environmental Policy Division since 1999, and has served as the interim director since 2011.

Weekly media contacts for the Department of Economics

[Posted May 31, 2013]
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Agri-Pulse Communications Inc., a national media resource for the latest agricultural policy news and commentary, selected a Point-Counterpoint Column titled "Ag Committee Farm Bill Comparisons" co-authored by Mark Edelman, ISU Community Vitality Center director, and Barry Flinchbaugh, Kansas State University, for its website and newsletter distribution.

Phi Beta Kappa awardees

[Posted May 31, 2013]
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Three Department of Economics undergrads were distinguished as Phi Beta Kappa awardees for 2013. They include, Prasad Raman, an economics and aerospace engineering major from Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and Stephen and Philip Herr, brothers who both are economics and math majors from Fontanelle, Iowa.

Eighty-six students from Iowa State University were initiated into Phi Beta Kappa at a ceremony on May 5, 2013. Phi Beta Kappa, founded in 1776, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary society. It recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in a broad curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences.

Read the full listing of Phi Beta Kappa awardees at: http://www.las.iastate.edu/phi-beta-kappa-2013/

Calhoun uses statistical analysis to make sports projections

[Posted May 30, 2013]
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With 24-hour sports networks and social media, there is no shortage of sports information and statistics for fans to access. But a desire for better analysis of those statistics led Gray Calhoun, assistant professor in the Department of Economics, to create VisualScoreboard.com.

The website is designed to give fans a breakdown of the game and make projections on future matchups through statistical analysis. VisualScoreboard.com is far from the typical stat sheet fans might find on their favorite sports page. Calhoun creates statistical graphs to visually represent scoring during a game. Each mark on the graph illustrates the difference in the score between the two teams.

Read the full story by Angie Hunt, ISU News Service at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2013/05/28/visualscoreboard.

Ag Credit School, June 3-7

[Posted May 24, 2013]
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The 68th annual Agricultural Credit School, organized by Professor William Edwards and the Iowa Bankers Association, will take place June 3-7, at the Scheman Building, Iowa State University, Ames. The purpose of the school is to strengthen the professional skills of agricultural lenders and other credit managers.

Attending the school is an important step in the career development of agricultural lenders. Since its establishment in 1945, the Ag Credit School has had more than 3,000 lenders and regulators enrolled. The Department of Economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University in cooperation with the Iowa Bankers Association, conducts the Agricultural Credit School on the Iowa State University campus each June.

More information is available at: http://www.iowabankers.com/userdocs/events/Ag_Credit_prelim_single_page.pdf

"Follow your heart" - ag business grad Chamra offers commencement message

[Posted May 24, 2013]
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Commencement speaker Andy Chamra, agricultural business, offered this challenge to his 540 fellow graduates on May 10 to “do what your heart says to do, in all that you do in life.”  He shared that returning to his family farm after graduation was what his heart told him. Listen to his complete message at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poa4Rfq6uRQ.

Weekly media contacts for the Department of Economics

[Posted May 21, 2013]
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Dave Swenson spoke with Dick Layman, WHO radio, regarding the expected increase in consumer spending forecast by business economists.

IACBD 2012 Accomplishments

[Posted May 17, 2013]
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The 2012 key accomplishments for the Iowa Alliance for Cooperative Business Development (IACBD) is now available for viewing at the following: www.extension.iastate.edu/coops/presentations_publications/2012accomplishments.pdf.

IACBD is located at Iowa State and was initiated in 2003. It is led by Department of Economics faculty members Keri Jacobs (project director), assistant professor of economics and extension specialist for cooperatives; Georgeanne Artz, scientist in economics; Kevin Kimle, Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship and director of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative; in addition to Darren Jarboe, program manager for the Center for Crops Utilization Research and the BioCentury Research Farm.

Weekly media contacts for the Department of Economics

[Posted May 17, 2013]
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Dave Swenson spoke with Jaime Adame, Urban Tulsa Weekly, on the efficacy of buy-local initiatives in different cities.

Tesfatsion contributes to water and climate change initiative through LAS

[Posted May 17, 2013]
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Professor Leigh Tesfatsion of the Department of Economics at Iowa State is a Co-PI on an LAS Signature Research Initiative Award for a project entitled, “Water and Climate Change (WACC): Building Community Consensus for a Sustainable Future for Iowa and the World.”

The three-year award will support the research of a highly multidisciplinary group at Iowa State, drawing from the Departments of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, English, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, and Economics.

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