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Jennifer Doleac, Catherine Maclean, Javaeria Qureshi, and Danila Serra are hosting an in-person workshop and mentoring opportunity for 3rd and 4th year women/non-binary economics PhD students before the Southern Economic Association annual meeting called “Successfully Navigating Your Economics PhD” on Friday, November 19, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
Dermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed in a July 15 FarmWeekNow.com story, "Pork industry dealing with 'unintended consequences' of court ruling."
A storage advisory committee and IT units are conducting a survey regarding electronic data storage needs. It's open through Aug. 2. All members of the Iowa State community -- faculty, staff, students and researchers -- are invited to participate. The survey information will be used to shape a strategy for long-term electronic data storage at the university. More information about the storage project, including a link to the survey, is online.
John Winters, associate professor, was quoted in a July 14 Seattle Times story, "Skip College? Not if You Want to Make More Money."
Ron Deiter’s work ethic and eventual career got their start on his family’s Wisconsin dairy farm.
Bertan Turhan, assistant professor, had his paper, "Slot-specific Priorities with Capacity Transfers," joint with Michelle Avataneo (Northwestern), accepted for publication at Games and Economic Behavior.
David Swenson, research scientist, recent media interviews:
Chad Hart, professor, was interviewed for a July 2 Progressive Farmer story, "Keep the Good Times Rolling."
Peter Orazem, university professor, appeared on the July 2 episode of Iowa PBS's Iowa Press.
David Swenson, research scientist, was interviewed for a June 29 Des Moines Register story, "Soccer, hockey, boating: Why Des Moines metro cities are focusing on recreation to attract new residents."
The Spring 2021 CARD Ag Policy Review is now available online.
Wendong Zhang, assistant professor has been selected as a faculty mentor in the Northeast Agricultural & Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Career Advancement and Mentorship (CAM) Program 2021-2022 Cohort.
John Crespi, professor and director of CARD, was named to a panel created by Gov. Kim Reynolds to study carbon sequestration and the opportunities it presents for further economic development in Iowa.
David Swenson, research scientist, was interviewed on June 22 for a New York Times story on his research on potential national job creation from renewable energy deployment.
Dermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed in a June 21 NE Iowa News story, "Iowans toss away millions by forsaking nickel deposit on empties."
John Winters, associate professor, was interviewed on his views on the operating efficiency of 150 American cities for June 22 WalletHub story.
After 40 years of service to the Department of Sociology, Sociology Extension and Iowa State University, Paul is retiring on June 30, 2021. Please send congratulations to his Kudoboard!
A 2018 ISU study led by Wendong Zhang, assistant professor, estimated Iowa is losing out on about $30 million from Iowans who would pay more to visit cleaner lakes and rivers, according to a June 21 story in the Gazette.
The Dept of Treasury CDFI Fund announced a Rapid Response Program grant award of $1,134,000 to Iowa Community Capital (ICC) for financial products and/or projects in eligible census tracts.
2021 Spring UPDATE newsletter is available online.
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Wendong Zhang, assistant professor, will share results from a 2019 survey about Iowans' lake-based recreation during the Iowa Learning Farms webinar at noon on June 16.
Peter Orazem, university professor, was interviewed for a June 14 Radio Iowa story, "$300 federal unemployment bonus ends in Iowa Sunday."
John Winters, associate professor, was interviewed in a June 15 WHO-TV story, "Economists react to end of federal unemployment benefits in Iowa."
David Swenson, research scientist, was interviewed for a June 15 WHO-TV story, "Economists react to end of federal unemployment benefits in Iowa."
We have updated the faculty travel policy and miscellaneous funds policy for FY2022. You may find these and other policies for the department in Cybox here: https://iastate.box.com/s/bgryv1s82v99itn1qb7n7wo7g2enqegn. Please review these policies carefully, especially as they relate to seeking prior approval for department travel funds, as well as the process for obtaining reimbursement for expenses.