Where's Bob

Oct. 7

Where's Bob?

Where did university photographer Bob Elbert find this spalted wood crafted into furniture?

Oct. 7

Small hotel, grocery, drugstore among Campustown ideas

A Kansas City development group proposes a number of ideas for rejuvenating Campustown, including adding a small hotel, grocery and drugstore and creating open areas for pedestrians.

Special Collections

Harvey collection

Oct. 7

Landscape history on display

A collection of rare books donated by professor emeritus Bob Harvey will be on display during an Oct. 12 open house in the Special Collections reading room. The collection includes volumes on landscape architecture and related subjects; the oldest dates back to 1724.

Oct. 7

Help for employees with disabilities

An employee may not appear to have a physical disability, but he or she may suffer from a condition that makes it difficult to perform work tasks. Learn how human resource services can help accommodate employees in this situation.

Oct. 7

Students test campus buildings for accessibility

Students in an architecture elective course are focusing on universal building design that works for all ability levels of people. Their work this month includes an assessment of some campus buildings.

Doug Wood

Doug Wood

Oct. 7

ISU researcher returns to athletics spotlight

ISU scientist Doug Wood, an All-American gymnast in the 1970s, is one of 10 former Cyclone student-athletes who will be honored during halftime of the Oct. 9 Iowa State-Utah football game.

Oct. 7

Hach Hall dedication is Friday

The new Hach chemistry building, which opened in August, will be formally dedicated during a 2 p.m. ceremony Oct. 8. The university community is invited; tours will be offered following the ceremony.

Oct. 7

Double-check your 2011 calendars

The Big 12 Conference shake-up forced administrators to adjust future football schedules. ISU's 2011 home schedule was changed to accommodate the new 10-team league.