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Neil Harl, emeritus professor, was quoted in an article in Iowa Farmer Today, saying he has concerns about intellectual property and anti-trust issues.
President Steven Leath has named Catherine Kling to the President’s Chair in Environmental Economics for her exemplary performance and contributions to natural resources and environmental economics. Kling was honored April 15 at a medallion ceremony during the ISU Foundation Governors luncheon.
Economics alumna, Onalie Ariyabandhu was named a 2016 Iowa STATEment maker for her work in the areas of health, education, gender equity, and religious tolerance in her native Sri Lanka.
Each spring, the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated exemplary mentoring of junior faculty.
The AMMO club recently elected new officers for the 2016-2017 year.
The Iowa State student chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association was awarded the following at the 2016 National Agri-Marketing conference in Kansas City last week:
Dave Swenson, associate scientist, was a guest on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program discussing various economic issues.
Publications:
"Spatial Heterogeneity, Accessibility, and Zoning: An Empirical Investigation of Leapfrog Development" was just accepted by Journal of Economic Geography and it is now in press and online at https://academic.oup.com/joeg/article-abstract/17/3/547/2930549/Spatial-Heterogeneity-Accessibility-and-Zoning-An
"Opportunities for advances in climate change economics" in Science magazine. Ivan Rudik
Ivan Rudik, assistant professor, was interviewed for an article by ISU News Service about assessing the costs of climate change.
Lee Schulz, assistant professor, was interviewed for an article in the Globe Gazette about whether Prestage Farms will find adequate supply of hogs for its proposed plant in Mason City.
Three ag business students, Celina Young, Trey Forsyth, and Joni Erwin, were inducted into Cardinal Key on Sunday, April 10, 2016. Dr. Ebby Luvaga, a member of Cardinal Key, currently serves as one of honorary advisers.
Dave Swenson, associate scientist, did an on-camera interview with David Geiger, WHO TV Agribusiness Report, about Swenson’s report on the USDA local foods economic evaluation toolkit.
Chad Hart, associate professor was interviewed for the Agribusiness Report about the changes in crop insurance for Iowa farmers.
John Lawrence, CALS associate dean, was interviewed by Betsy Freese of Successful Farming for an article on the state of agriculture in 2016.
Undergrad students Anthony Sax and Jack Fischer presented papers this week at the Midwest Economics Association Meeting in Evanston, Illinois.
David Swenson, associate scientist, was interviewed by Joe Gardyasz, of the Des Moines Business Record, who had questions about the manufacturing skills gap and whether research substantiates anecdotal claims of firms having trouble finding qualified employees.
Catherine Kling, director of CARD, announced Matthew Clancy and Younjun Kim as the recipients of the third annual CARD Award for Best PhD Dissertation in Agricultural, Environmental, and Energy Economics Policy.
Liesl Eathington, assistant scientist, was interviewed for a story in the Ames Tribune about the pattern of population growth in metro areas.
Eathington was also quoted about the urbanization trend in a story in Dickinson County News.
Kevin Kimle, senior lecturer, and agricultural business students Garrett Ley and Jenna Lansing were interviewed for a segment about entrepreneurship that aired on The Angus Report on RFD-TV.
Joshua Rosenbloom, professor and chair, presented a seminar at Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy on March 9, titled “Why Do Women Leave Computer Science and Information Technology Jobs?”
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