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September 11, 2019

Faculty:

A new section for students has been added to the Library’s Economics Research Guide.

Library Resources in Canvas - Add the ISU Library Resources tab to your Canvas courses to provide discipline-specific resource guides and database lists, along with contact information and an appointment link.

September 10, 2019

Please join us in honoring our colleagues at the Fall Convocation on Sept. 17 at 4:10 p.m. in the MU Pioneer Room. The program will include brief comments from Dean Dan Robison.

September 09, 2019

Dr. Chad HartChad Hart, associate professor, was quoted in the Des Moines Register story, "Freeze Watch: Iowa Corn Farmers Face Another Hit--This Time, Yield Losses with Fall Freeze,"  September 6, 2019.

September 09, 2019

The Office of the Vice President for Research has invited The Conversation to campus on October 15th and 16thThe Conversation is part of a global network of newsrooms committed to unlocking the knowledge of leading scholars across academia and sharing that information with the general public. ISU is a partner institution, granting our researchers the opportunity to write articles on topics relating to their fields that may be read by thousa

September 09, 2019

Dr. Wendong ZhangWendong Zhang, assistant professor, was interviewed by the Xinhua News Agency for a story about the impacts of trade war with China on U.S. agriculture. 

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September 05, 2019

Following a two-year study, six economics nontenure-eligible faculty, now called term faculty, have new titles -- effective July 1 -- and more consistent policies for appointments, reviews and advancement.

September 05, 2019

There will be a planned power outage for Heady and East Halls for elevator maintenance on Saturday, September 28, 2019.

Questions about this request, contact the FP&M Work Information Center at 294-5100.

 

September 05, 2019

Date: Monday, September 16, 2019
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Place: Pioneer Room, ISU Memorial Union
Food: Heavy Appetizers

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost and the Iowa Chapter of the Fulbright Association. There is no charge for this event, and children are welcome!

September 04, 2019

Santiago AcerenzaSantiago Acerenza, 3rd year grad student, had his paper, "AsymptoticTheory for M-Estimators Under Clustering and with Missing Data," accepted to the 2019 Midwest Econometrics Group Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, from October 11-12, 2019.

September 04, 2019

Dr. Chad HartChad Hart, associate professor, was quoted in the story, "Fact Checker: John Delaney not quite right on effect of Trans-Pacific trade deal," in the August 30 The Gazette.

September 03, 2019

Research published in Agricultural Economics by Ying Huang, Renmin University, and Wallace Huffman finds that increased likelihood of SNAP participation reduces women’s obesity.

September 03, 2019

Dr. Desire KedagniDesire Kedagni, assistant professor, recently had his article titled, “Does Class Size Matter? How, and at What Cost?”  published by the CATO Institute as RESEARCH BRIEFS IN ECONOMIC POLICY NO. 175.

August 29, 2019

FlagThe economics administrative offices (and all university offices) will be closed on Monday, September 2, to observe the Labor Day holiday.

August 29, 2019

Jian Li, Joshua RosenbloomThe department held its annual fall convocation Thursday, August 22, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in 368A Heady Hall.

August 29, 2019

Ellison Roha LeeGrad student Seungki Lee and his wife, Su Jung Seo, welcomed a new baby girl to their family at 10:02 pm on Tuesday, August 27. Ellison Roha Lee weighed in at 7 lb 15.5 oz and measures 20 in long. All family members are doing well. Congratulations!

August 28, 2019

Sam KramerChemical engineering and economics student Sam Kramer is one of two new co-chairs selected to lead the Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel, according to an August 27 story in Biodiesel Magazine.

August 28, 2019

Maddie Hoch, Avery QualmanThe main office in Heady Hall (260) will be manned by two new student employees this fall.

Madison Hoch (left) is a senior in accounting. The Algona, Iowa, native will graduate in May 2020 with her CPA. She'll man the front desk MWF from 9-1.

August 27, 2019

Dr. Chad HartChad Hart, associate professor, was quoted in an August 27 UPI story, "Tentative trade deal with Japan encourages U.S. farmers, ranchers."

August 27, 2019

David SwensonDavid Swenson, associate scientist, has had several recent media interviews with:

Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou, Bloomberg Politics, about Iowa’s economy and how its performance might affect caucus candidate choices.

Cameron Joseph, VICE, about the areas of Iowa that have struggled to recover from the Great Recession.

August 26, 2019

All Faculty,

The Lectures Program is an administrative unit within the Office of the Provost that manages the Lectures Series events. Thank you for continuing to encourage your classes to attend Lectures Program events and for registering the classes in our online system.

The fall schedule of events is now available in the system. Please register classes, as this helps us be prepared with adequate seating!

August 26, 2019

Dr. Dermot HayesDermot Hayes, professor, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune story, "As Trump presses trade war, farmers feel the squeeze," August 22.

"Once they put the infrastructure in and put that new land into production, it stays in production."

August 26, 2019

Dr. Wallace HuffmanWallace Huffman, professor, made three presentations recently:

August 26, 2019

Dr. Peter OrazemPeter Orazem, university professor, was quoted in an August 23 Des Moines Register story, "Survey predicts shrinking manufacturing sector as demand falters" which reported that Iowa's unemployment rate rose from 2.4% to 2.5%, the first uptick in more than a year.

August 22, 2019

Andrew AlbrechtTwo ag bus students, Andrew Albrecht (senior, ag business), left, and Tristen Snyder ('19 ag business), joined more than 150 Iowa State University entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to visitors at the university’s exhibit during the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 8-18. The theme of this year’s exhibit, “The Great Iowa State Pitch Off.

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