News and Events
Economics News
Friday, March 09, 2007
In This Newsletter
- Announcements
- Department Seminars / Workshops
- Conferences and Calls for Papers
- Funding Opportunities
- Job Opportunities
Newsletter Archives
Current News
- Announcements
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Spring Break
During spring break, March 12-16, there will be no classes. The main office, 260-266 Heady, will be open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.
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Congratulations to Wenzhuo Shang
Wenzhuo was one of 41 students nationwide to have been elected a Graduate Fellow of The American Academy of Political and Social Science for 2007.
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Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11, so turn your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night. This is three weeks earlier than in the past.
http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html - Department Seminars / Workshops
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Department Seminar: Fuller Memorial Seminar
Stephen Morris, Princeton University, "Common Belief Foundations of Global Games," Monday, March 19, 4 pm, 368A Heady Hall
http://www.princeton.edu/~smorris/pdfs/global games palgrave.pdf -
Agricultural Economics Workshop
Arathi Bhaskar, ISU, "Decoupled Farm Payments and the Role of Base Updating under Uncertainty," Thursday, March 22, 3:40 pm, 368A Heady Hall.
- Conferences and Calls for Papers
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18th Summer Festival on Game Theory
Stony Brook, New York, July 9-20, 2007
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Bio-terrorism and Natural Disasters: Market and Policy Responses
Washington, DC, March 22-23, 2007
Registration deadline: March 15, 2007
http://www.cfare.org/updates/Marketing_conferecefampsnc-1016_2007.pdf - Funding Opportunities
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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program
Deadline: June 1, 2007
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Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Feasibility/Pilot Project Grant Program
Deadline: May 22, 2007
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/NR/rdonlyres/CA6E61FD-B3A5-468F-BFE1-C51D3954707A/51114/GPCAH05Mar2007RFPforFY2008PilotFeasibilityProjects.pdf -
Higher Education for Development
Collaborative Partnerships: Ethiopia/Uganda
Deadline: April 30, 2007
http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/227/itemid/101/Request-for-Applications-Ethiopia-Disaster-Risk-R.aspx -
National Science Foundation
Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP)
Deadline: May 22, 2007
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501084&org=SBE -
Risk Management Agency, USDA
Target States Program
Commodity Partnerships Program
Commodity Partnership Small Sessions Program
Deadlines: April 23, 2007
http://www2.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/agreements/ -
Science and Transcendence Advanced Research Series (STARS)
Research Planning Grant
Deadline: May 1, 2007
http://www.ctnsstars.org/grants/grants_1.html - Job Opportunities
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Butte College
Instructor, two positions
Deadline: March 21, 2007
http://www.butte.edu/admin/hr/employment/documents/EconomicsInstructor.pdf -
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Administrator, Ecomomic Research Service
Deadline: March 19, 2007
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000495287-01