A profile of Ebby Luvaga (pictured left), senior lecturer in the Department of Economics, was featured in the recent edition of Stories, a publication produced through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The topic of this edition is the student experience. Click on the image left to read the full article, written by Kristin Senty.

Also featured is a short profile of recent department alumnus Darrin Rahn (ag business 2012).

Philip Baumel, ISU professor emeritus of economics, was recently featured in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on the current vitality of the railroad industry in Iowa. Read the full article at: http://thegazette.com/2012/06/17/iowas-past-future-converge-with-railroads/ 

John Beghin spoke with Kim Geiger, of the LA Times and Chicago Tribune, and Alan Bjerga, of Bloomberg, on impact of the current sugar policy and the new farm bill debate.

Dave Swenson was interviewed by Ed Tibbets, a reporter with the Quad City Times, concerning questions and interpretation relating to the declining labor force. He was also interviewed by Sharon Cohen, of The Associated Press in Chicago, who had questions about Iowa's economy, its recovery, and how those factors might play out in the upcoming presidential election.

Graduate students (left to right) Hocheol Jeon, Adriana Valcu, Jingbo Cui, and Juan Murguia traveled together recently to the AERE (Association of Environmental and Resource Economics) summer meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, where they each made presentations. Enjoy photos of their visit to Chimney Rock in the Great Smoky Mountains. Click on the photo left to view the gallery.