News and Events
Economics News
Friday, December 05, 2008
- Announcements
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Economics Holiday Reception
There will be a department holiday reception on Friday, December 12, 3:00-4:30 p.m., 368A Heady Hall.
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Main Office Semester Break Hours
During semester break, December 22-January 9, rooms 260 and 266 Heady will be open 7:30 am-4:00 pm with the exceptions of December 24, December 29-31, and January 2 when hours will be 7:30 am-11:30 am. All university offices will be closed December 25-26 and January 1.
- Department Seminars / Workshops
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Department Seminar
Joshua Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, teaching seminar, Friday, December 5, 12:00 pm, 368A Heady
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Department Seminar
Joshua Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, "A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Loss Experience in the U.S. Crop Insurance Program," Friday, December 5, 4:10 pm, 368A Heady
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/Woodard.pdf -
William G. Murray Memorial Lecture
John Cawley, Cornell University,"Economics of Corporate Weight Reduction Programs," Monday, December 8, 4:00 pm, 368A Heady
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Department Seminar
Keri Perez, North Carolina State University, "The Allocation of Conservation Reserve Program Acreage: A Political Economy Perspective," Wednesday, December 10, 4:10 pm, 272 Heady
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/Perez.pdf -
Department Seminar
Keri Perez, North Carolina State University, teaching seminar, Thursday, December 11, 12 pm, 368A Heady
- Funding Opportunities
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California Department of Food & Agriculture and the University of California
Pierce's Disease Research Grants Program
Proposal deadline: January 16, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/PDRFP.pdf -
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
International Science and Education Competitive Grants Program
Deadline: January 16, 2009
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/educationinternationalscience.cfm -
Higher Education for Development
Request for Applications (RFA): Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grants
Deadline: February 2, 2009
http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/66/itemid/182/AfricaUS-Higher-Education-Initiative-Planning-G.aspx -
National Science Foundation
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
Extended deadline: December 10, 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819 - Job Opportunities
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The Pennsylvania State University
Department Head, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Deadline: February 27, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/PennStateDeptHead.pdf -
University of Kentucky
Post Doctoral Scholar
Deadline: January 1, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofKentuckyPostDoc.pdf -
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Family Forestry Fellowship
Deadline: December 20, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UMassForestryFellowship.pdf -
University of Wisconsin Extension
State Program Director, Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development
Deadline: January 6, 2009
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/hr/listing.cfm?PVL=C09024