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Iowa State wins three of four national awards from AAFCS

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University’s Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Studies Club has swept the awards of its national parent organization in 2008.Iowa State chapter affiliates will receive three of the four awards offered by the student unit of the American Association o... Read More

Graduating Human Sciences students to be recognized at celebration on Friday

An outstanding academic leader and several remarkable students will be featured as 390 graduating students are recognized in the College of Human Sciences Graduation Celebration on Friday. The event, which is open to the public, begins at 4:30 p.m. in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium. Audience seating beg... Read More

ISU offers one-week summer Chinese course for high school students

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University’s National K-12 Foreign Language Resources Center is offering a one-week course for high school students who want to learn Chinese. Students with perfect attendance get double the registration fee back as a bonus. Taught by a native speaker of Chinese, the c... Read More

ISU study finds how physical inactivity, screen time contribute to overweight kids

Few comply with American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations for limiting children’s media screen time and increasing their physical activity -- and those who don’t meet one of these guidelines are up to four times more likely to be overweight, according to a study led by Kelly Laurson... Read More

Brooke named interim chair of human development and family studies at Iowa State University

AMES, Iowa -- An expert on fostering effective faculty and learning communities has been named interim chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at Iowa State University. Corly Brooke, a professor in HDFS, will lead the academic department with nearly 800 students and 35... Read More

College of Human Sciences events celebrate VEISHEA 2008

The students, faculty and staff of the College of Human Sciences have once again planned a plethora of tantalizing treats, family-friendly feats, and perplexing puzzles so you can learn, laugh and lunch your way throughthe annualVEISHEA celebration on the Iowa State University campus in Ames. Fri... Read More

Undergraduates present research to Iowa lawmakers

Four students in Human Sciences programs are among those who have been invited to participate in the third annual “Research in the Capitol” event in Des Moines on March 10. The event gives Iowa State undergraduate students the opportunity to present their research to state legislators an... Read More

ISU professor helps design Speedo suit to be worn by top swimmers in Beijing Olympics

When Speedo unveiled its new LZR Racer® swimsuit Tuesday (Feb. 12) during a news conference in New York City, many of the world's greatest swimmers were there to endorse it. Among them were "Team Speedo's" world record holders Michael Phelps, Grant Hackett, Kate Ziegler and Amanda Bear... Read More

ISU's Tahira Hira named to President Bush's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy

President Bush has enlisted an Iowa State University professor to help teach Americans to better manage their personal finances. News release. ... Read More

Iowa State University will pilot two community college leadership programs

The Leadership Institute for a New Century (LINC), part of the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP), was recently selected by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) to pilot two leadership programs at Iowa State. The pilot programs, "Developing the equity agenda for co... Read More