Lester Wilson
Jan. 28
Love what you do
University Professor Lester Wilson engages and inspires students in the classroom. In return, his food science graduates credit him with much of their success.
Jan. 28
Smaller paychecks this spring
Beginning Jan. 29, many ISU employees' paychecks will be smaller to reflect temporary layoff/furlough days.
Business Café
Jan. 28
Back in Business
Gerdin's Business Café reopened Jan. 14 after a seven-week remodel that added space for more items and specialties.
Jan. 28
Beauty in a broken world
Authors, filmmakers and musicians are part of the lineup for this year's "Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination" symposium, Jan. 29-31.
Jan. 28
Rodin sculpture heads to Christian Petersen Art Museum
The Cantor Foundation gifted University Museums a bronze cast by French artist Auguste Rodin. A Jan. 29 dedication is planned.
Announcements
- New safety shoes hours at Central Stores
- Clothing drive for Haitians extended one week
- President Geoffroy to speak at Feb. 2 P&S open forum
- CALS career fair is Feb. 3 in the MU Great Hall
- Howie Day's M-Shop show rescheduled for Feb. 2
- Boost your speaking skills at Toastmasters
- TIAA-CREF seminar teaches tax-smart ways to save
- Four candidates to interview for rec services director post
- 2010 edition of Research in Biotechnology now available
- Soybean broadcast has Iowa State connections
- Civil rights and human relations experts to lead Feb. 16 training
- All are invited to join one of three ISU martial arts clubs
Receptions & open houses
Reception
Retirements
- Barb Abbott, Sue Bogue, Clark Bredahl, Doug Cooper, Judy Isaacson, Del Marks, Diane Nelson, Lynette Spicer and Jim Trow, Jan. 28
- Sue Griffin, Gayle Huey and Carolyn Klaus, Jan. 28
- John Kingland, Jan. 28
- Gary Russell, Jan. 28
- Bill Britton, Dick Egger, Karen Lind and Beverly Nutt, Jan. 29
- Jeff Berger, Jan. 29
- Larry Dau, Jan. 29
- Sandra Hegna, Jan. 29
- Mary Ingersoll, Jan. 29 (no event)
- Kathleen Law, Jan. 29 (no event)
- Carolyn Mabee, Jan. 29
- Dan Spencer, Jan. 29
- Dave Volkers, Jan. 29
- Bill Williams, Jan. 29 (no event)
- Chloris Williams, Jan. 29
- Daryl Strohbehn, Feb. 5
Arts & events
The Flying Karamazov Brothers
Laughs for all ages
The Flying Karamazov Brothers bring comedy, music and theater to Stephens Jan. 29.
Around campus
Four receive fashion scholarships
Four students returned from New York City, where they received $5,000 scholarships and fashion industry recognition.
Better batteries
An Iowa State researcher is studying how new materials could be used to improve battery performance.
Apple greetings
Apples imprinted with messages or logos could be a specialty product for Iowa's apple growers, according to ISU horticultural research.
