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• Department Seminars / Workshops
• Funding Opportunities
• Job Opportunities

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Announcements

EGSA Spring Picnic

The Economics Graduate Student Association announces the annual spring picnic to be held Friday, April 18, at the Walnut Shelter in Inis Grove Park starting at 5:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be provided. Sign up on the department intranet if you plan to attend.

Department Seminars / Workshops

William G. Murray Memorial Seminar

Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto, "The Evolution of Education: A Macroeconomic Analysis," Monday, April 14, 4 p.m., 368A Heady Hall
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/Restuccia.pdf

Econometrics Workshop

Robert McCulloch, University of Chicago, "Bayesian Ensemble Learning," Thursday, April 17, 3:40 p.m., 368A Heady Hall
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/McCulloch.pdf

Funding Opportunities

Kansas State University

Fellowships in Economics and Management of Water Resources and the Environment
http://www.ageconomics.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=602

United States Institute of Peace

Solicited Initiative Grant Program
http://www.usip.org/grants/solicited.html
Unsolicited Initiative Grant Program
http://www.usip.org/grants/unsolicited.html
The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Senior Fellowship
Deadline: September 8, 2008
http://www.usip.org/fellows/srfellows.html
The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowship
Deadline: September 1, 2008
http://www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html

Job Opportunities

University of New Hampshire

Open Rank Tenure-Track position, Organic Dairy Agriculture
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UNHDairy.pdf

Wellesley College

Economist/Research Scientist/Sr. Research Scientist
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail&nr=6758