Nov. 5, 2009
Members of the Cyclone Football Varsity Marching Band got an early
start to their Halloween celebration during the group's Oct. 30
afternoon practice west of the Communications Building. And we thought
marching in a 40-degree drizzle was hard enough . . .
Photos by Bob Elbert.
The portion of temporary layoff/furlough plan that applies to faculty, P&S staff and supervisory and confidential staff is nearing completion, and officials hope to release more details and a Q&A next week.
The new retirement incentive option, dubbed RIO2, is similar to last year's program, although the eligibility age has been lowered.
The university's contribution to employees' TIAA-CREF or VALIC retirement accounts will be reduced by 20 percent for eight months.
Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain
Hal Holbrook stars in his one-man production of Mark Twain Tonight! at Stephens Nov. 12.
Iowa State researchers have found an essential key to possibly curing Parkinson's disease and are looking for others.
On Nov. 2, an international team of scientists, including ISU's Max Rothschild, announced that the first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig is complete.
ISU's Hans van Leeuwen, whose research teams earned back-to-back R&D 100 awards for biofuels developments, has also been named R&D Magazine's 2009 Innovator of the Year.
