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• Department Seminars / Workshops
• External Seminars / Workshops
• Conferences and Calls for Papers
• Funding Opportunities
• Job Opportunities

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Current News

Department Seminars / Workshops

Bob R. Holdren Memorial Lecture

Harrison Cheng, University of Southern California, "Asymmetric Common-Value Auctions with Applications to Auctions with Resale," Monday, April 21, 4 p.m., 368A Heady Hall
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/calendar/papers/ChengTan.pdf

Agricultural Economics Workshop/693 Presentation

Jing Liang, Iowa State University, "Marketing Agreements, Food Safety, and Contract Design," Tuesday, April 22, 3:40 p.m., 368A Heady Hall

External Seminars / Workshops

F. Wendell Miller Lecture

Dr. Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School, "The Great Debate: Private Equity and Its Impact on the Global Economy," Wednesday, April 23, 10:45 am, 2117 Gerdin Business Building
http://www.bus.iastate.edu/outreach/miller_lecture.asp

Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture 2008 Symposium

Dr. Jason Hill, University of Minnesota, "Opportunities and challenges of sustainable biofuel production," Wednesday, April 30, 2:10 pm, Sun Room, Memorial Union
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/GPSA2008Symposium.pdf

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Kiel Institute's Advanced Studies Program in International Economic Policy Research

Application deadline: April 30, 2008
http://www.ifw-kiel.de/education/advanced-studies-program

The Foundations of Positive and Normative Economics

Washington, DC, April 25-26, 2008
http://cess.nyu.edu/CESS-Conference-Page/

Funding Opportunities

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

National Integrated Water Quality Program --Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP
Deadline: June 17, 2008
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/watershedconservationeffectsassessmenticgp.cfm
Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program
Deadline: July 28, 2008
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/multiculturalscholarshep.cfm

Council for International Exchange of Scholars

Fulbright Scholar Program
Deadline: August 1, 2008
http://www.cies.org/

Higher Education for Development

TIES US - Mexico University Partnerships
Deadline: June 20, 2008
http://www.hedprogram.org/DesktopModules/EngagePublish/printerfriendly.aspx?itemId=157&PortalId=0

Iowa State University

2008 ISBR Summer Mentored Grantsmanship Program
Deadline: April 30, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/ISBR2008SummerGrants.pdf

U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation

U.S.-Central Asia Research Travel (CART) Grant Competition
Deadline: June 6, 2008
http://www.crdf.org/funding/funding_show.htm?doc_id=677014

Job Opportunities

Cornell University

Assistant Professor and Dake Family Professorship of Marketing
http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?Jobcode=175306942&print=yes

Governors State University

Assistant/Associate Professor, Political Economy
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail&nr=6785

RUPRI Center for Regional Competitiveness

Research Analyst
Deadline: May 1, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/department/news/newsletter/files/RUPRI.pdf

University of Miami

Assistant Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Deadline: April 30, 2008
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail&nr=6776

University of New England

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Agricultural Economics
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/UofNewEnglandLecturer.pdf