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Adam Knoblock, ag business sophomore, was chosen as one of the 2022 Cultivators by the Farm Foundation. The Farm Foundation selects six students every year to attend their Farm Foundation Round Table meeting, which was held in Delray Beach, Florida Jan. 11-14.
Applications open
Online workshop: Joining the Data Revolution: Big Data in Education and Social Science Research
June 6-17, 2022
Application deadline: April 1
The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS) is taking applications for a workshop this summer on using big data resources and tools to advance research in education and social science (ESS).
David Swenson, research scientist, was interviewed Feb. 25 by Todd Magel, KCCI, on the state income tax plan that has been sent to the governor.
As a major part of its market study, the attorney general’s office is partnering with Iowa State University agriculture economist John Crespi, director of ISU’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, who has agreed to prepare an economic summary of fertilizer markets.
The ISU Open & Affordable Education Committee is pleased to announce that the request for proposals for the Miller Open Education Mini-Grant Program is now open for submissions for the 2022-2023 academic year. The program is co-sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost (SVPP), the University Library, and the Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (CELT).
A delegation from the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visited Iowa State University for the signing ceremony of the Maktoum Al Seiari Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Cultural Understanding and Global Citizenship. The UAE Embassy provided the funds for this scholarship to give students majoring in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Business Economics and Chemical Engineering the opportunity to participate in the UAE study abroad program.
Ag bus senior Beatrice Maule was selected to represent Iowa State University at the 15th Annual “Research in the Capitol” Symposium on Feb. 21, 2022.
Congratulations to ag business seniors Cale Pellett and Calvin Carlson for their wins at the CALS College-by College Pitch Off event on Feb. 16 at the Student Innovation Center, Room 3231.
Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs of the U.S. Embassy, Beijing Bobby Richey ('86 MS economics) was guest speaker at the Feb. 9 virtual Econ Club meeting.
ICPSR Hybrid Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research
All of our courses will feature hybrid instruction this summer. Learn with live lectures in Ann Arbor, or from your kitchen table. Every lecture is recorded too, so you can watch on your own time, or review what you saw in class earlier. Synchronous or asynchronous, it's your course on your time.
Dear Econ Faculty and Staff,
Dermot Hayes, professor, was interviewed for a Feb. 14 KCUR story, "As African Swine Fever plagues other countries, the U.S. works to keep it out."
Faculty, staff and students can now get instant access to all Wolfram products site-licensed by Iowa State University.
Wolfram has partnered with Iowa State University to make Wolfram products available to faculty, staff and students through a site license. Currently this license includes Mathematica.
Here's a link you can bookmark to always get access to the most up-to-date list of products available for use both on and off campus:
David Swenson, research scientist, talked with Leah Douglas, Thomson Reuters agriculture and energy policy reporter, about the economic prospects of the ethanol industry as it reaches a period of transition with RFS authorizations expiring in 2022.
Peter Orazem, university professor, was a guest on Iowa Public Radio's “River to River” program to discuss the economy outlook for the state and country.
The next Open Scholar Café which will take a closer look at Iowa State’s data set disclosure process – a unique screening process used at ISU to ensure that research data published on DataShare doesn’t contain valuable IP or violate contracts, policy, law, or ethics.
Alejandro Plastina, associate professor, was invited to present on carbon markets at the Wisconsin Corn Soy Expo at the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, on Feb 3.
Chad Hart, professor, spoke on international demand for farm commodities in 2022 at a lunch in Welton, Iowa, hosted by Maquoketa State Bank and First Central State Bank.
Amy Brandau, academic advisor, has been recognized with an Innovation and Exceptional Advising During COVID Award for her outstanding advising efforts during the past 20 months.
Members of the Ag Business program made two presentations Feb. 4 at the ISU Learning Communities Mid-Year Institute in the Memorial Union.
Solidarity Microfinance announced it has received a grant from Bank of America that will allow the Des Moines-based organization to further invest in Iowans working toward personal financial goals and entrepreneurial expansion, through $300,000 in additional funding spanning three years.
John Winters, professor, was interviewed for a Feb. 3 story in The Street, "The Best Cities to Find a Job in 2022."
Jian Li, assistant professor, has had her paper, “The Limit of Targeting in Networks” (with Junjie Zhou and Ying-Ju Chen) accepted at the Journal of
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