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Friday, August 29, 2008
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- Announcements
- Department Seminars / Workshops
- Conferences and Calls for Papers
- Funding Opportunities
- Job Opportunities
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Current News
- Announcements
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University Closed Monday, September 1
University offices will be closed and classes will not be held on Monday, September 1, in observance of the national Labor Day holiday.
- Department Seminars / Workshops
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Human Resources Workshop
Yanni Chen, Iowa Stata University, "The Economics of Decisions on Physical Activity and Weight: Cross-Sectional Evidence with Retrospective Information," Tuesday, September 2, 4:00 pm, 468D Heady Hall
- Conferences and Calls for Papers
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2008 LACEA/LAMES Joint Conference
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 20-22, 2008
Submission deadline: September 30, 2008
http://epge.fgv.br/blogs/lacealames2008 -
89th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association
"Investing in the Social Sciences: A Hidden Gem in Higher Education"
Denver, Colorado, April 8-11, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/2009SSSACall.pdf -
Farming with Grass: Achieving Sustainable Mixed Agricultural Landscapes
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 20-22,2008
Registration deadline: September 10, 2008
http://www.swcs.org/index.cfm?nodeID=12758 -
Financial Markets and Monetary Policy
Washington, DC, June 4-5, 2009
Submission deadline: January 16, 2009
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/FinancialMarketsConference.pdf -
Micro and Macroeconomic Effects of Financial Globalization
Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 5-6, 2008
Submission deadline: September 19, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/NBERMicroMacro.pdf -
Seventh Annual Norman Borlaug Lectureship Poster Competition for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
ISU Memorial Union, October 13, 2008
Abstract deadline: September 19, 2008
The competition will be held prior to the Borlaug Lecture by Sir Gordon Conway on The Global Agricultural Crisis of the 21st Century. If you have questions, please contact Professor Patricia Murphy, pmurphy@iastate.edu, or Professor Helen Jensen, hhjensen@iastate.edu.
http://www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/grad/borlaug.php - Funding Opportunities
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA
Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Opportunity for Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives
Deadline: September 19, 2008
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-19599.pdf -
William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellows Program 2008-2009
Application deadline: December 15, 2008
http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/podlich/ - Job Opportunities
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International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Research Associate, Economic Development
http://www.inomics.com/cgi/job?action=detail&nr=7261 -
Michigan State University
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economist
Deadline: September 30, 2008
http://www.econ.iastate.edu/newsfiles/MichiganAgEconomist.pdf -
National University of Singapore
Head, Department of Economics
Deadline: September 30, 2008
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/department/job_head.html -
University of Western Ontario
Associate Professor/Professor, Agriculture/Agrifoods
Deadline: October 31, 2008
http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/faculty/CareerOpportunities/pdf/AgriChair2008.pdf