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Outpatient Management of Subungual Melanoma: A Unique Case Study
Bob Marley was a gifted musician and lifelong philanthropist. For fans of his, it is well known that he succumbed to an unfortunate and early passing due to metastatic melanoma. In 1977, Marley was diagnosed with malignant melanoma under the hallux toenail.
ROTC to host workout to raise awareness around veteran suicide
Members of the Iowa State Air Force ROTC finish their run for POW/MIA Day. Members ran from Des Moines to Ames starting at 9 a.m. Friday in September 2018. By Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily The Army ROTC and Team Red White and Blue will be hosting “The Work Out of the Day” event at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center at 6 a.m. Friday. This will include 22 minutes of vigorous workout that represents the 22 veteran suicides each day.
I have a kitchen, now what?
For students new to renting and the culinary world, facing their new kitchen may be overwhelming. The Iowa State Extension and Outreach blog, "Spend Smart. Eat Smart." offers cooking guides and recipes for those looking to improve their culinary skills and start using their kitchen. Jordyn DuBois jordyn.dubois@iastate.edu Students are back and settling into their places; for those new to apartment living, the question may arise: What do they do with their new kitchen?
WelcomeFest helps kick off fall semester
Garrett Heyd/ Iowa State Daily Students kicked off the semester with hundreds of vendors from the Ames area at WelcomeFest. WelcomeFest was held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Vendors included surrounding businesses, community organizations and Iowa State Departments. WelcomeFest is held once a year to allow students to meet and get to know Ames businesses. With over 100 businesses and departments, WelcomeFest draws in over 4,000 students.
Finals Tab: Fueling your brain with good finals snacks
Iowa State offers many snacks for students ranging from fruits and vegetables to chips and candy. As finals week begins students are looking for the perfect snacks to fuel their brains and get them through the week. Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily As students begin to work their way through finals week, an assortment of snacks begin to make an appearance. Through all of the options available, this poses the question of what snacks are the best to help students do well on their final exams.
Student Vet Med Association hosts 36th Annual Scamper Run
The Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the 36th annual SAVMA (Student American Veterinary Medical Association) Scamper run Saturday with the option of a 5K or 10K race. The race originated as a means to raise funds to help SAVMA students attending annual meetings. The event helps pay for travel, hotels and registration fees for veterinary students.
PHOTOS: Arbor Day Celebration in remembrance of Paul Wray
1 of 10 Joyce Wray kisses a hand-written note to her husband that is to be planted with the tree in remembrance of him on April 26. Paul Wray was a forestry extension faculty member that planted many trees and taught people across Iowa about planting. The tree planted in memory of him was a Bur Oak which was his favorite tree. More like this... 1 of 10 Joyce Wray kisses a hand-written note to her husband that is to be planted with the tree in remembrance of him on April 26.
PHOTOS: Earth Month Celebration
1 of 10 Ian Crowl, a junior in aerospace engineering, smiles with a snake at the Earth Day Celebration. Booths at the event had many different things for students to do and hear about educating them on conservation and sustainable living. The event was held on the South side lawn in front of Parks Library and had many booths promoting sustainable living on Thursday, April 25. More like this... 1 of 10 Ian Crowl, a junior in aerospace engineering, smiles with a snake at the Earth Day Celebration.
Dog-friendly 5k/10k returns to Iowa State Saturday
Courtesy of SAVMA The SAVMA Scamper 5K/10K run is an annual event put on by the Student American Veterinary Medical Association Chapter (SAVMA). SAVMA is a professional student organization within the College of Veterinary Medicine that links students with professional and social activities. The SAVMA Scamper run is hosted to help promote mental and physical health through exercise. Participants are also encouraged to train and participate with their canine companions if they are able to.
New interim chair for veterinary pathology department announced
Dr. Amanda Fales-Williams, a professor in the college of veterinary sciences was just named the interim chair of the department of veterinary pathology. She will begin this position on April 1. Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily Dr. Amanda Fales-Williams, professor in veterinary pathology, was named the interim chair of the Department of Veterinary Pathology. The previous department chair, Dr. Joe Haynes, stepped down from the position he had occupied since 2011.
Dean of Engineering forums end this week with Thole
Karen A. Thole, professor and department head at Pennsylvania State University, is one of the finalists for the Iowa State College of Engineering dean. She presents an open forum on Wednesday. Mia Wang/Iowa State Daily Finishing out the candidates for the next James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering at Iowa State is Karen Thole of Pennsylvania State University. In her open forum Wednesday afternoon, Thole discussed three main points.
PHOTOS: Spring Blood Drive
1 of 9 Students wait for their turn to be pre-screened in order to donate blood at the Iowa State Blood Drive. The blood drive was held in the Memorial Union from March 11-14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students had to be checked to make sure they were in good health before they were able to donate blood. More like this... 1 of 9 Students wait for their turn to be pre-screened in order to donate blood at the Iowa State Blood Drive.
Iowa State students 'RISE' to the occasion in aging innovation competition
Innovations by a team of Iowa State students won the recent Iowa State University Innovations in Aging Charrette. The group consisted of Samantha Creeger, graduate student in industrial design; Jonathan Kirner, senior in industrial design; Mehdi Saraeian, graduate student in mechanical engineering, and John Osorio, graduate in industrial design. The team got together after Creeger saw the ad for the event, and the group ended up being one of nine teams competing.
PHOTOS: ISCORE 2019 Conference
1 of 13 Summer Castillo, senior in animal science, and Abdirahman Omar, sophomore in industrial technology, present how and why Asian American and Pacific Islander students at Iowa State are underrepresented. 2019 ISCORE Conference took place on March 1 at the Memorial Union. More like this... 1 of 13 Summer Castillo, senior in animal science, and Abdirahman Omar, sophomore in industrial technology, present how and why Asian American and Pacific Islander students at Iowa State are underrepresented.
MultiFactor Authentication and Okta to bring security to Iowa State accounts
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Beginning March 1, faculty and staff in certain colleges will be implementing multi-factor authentication and Okta to help improve online security. The remaining faculty and staff will be required to have the system set up by Monday. Students will slowly be encouraged to implement the system with the full push happening in the fall. Multi-factor authentication is a two step system that requires verification when a person is accessing an account.
Understanding America's earliest dogs
Dr. Chris Widga, an expert in vertebrate paleontology at East Tennessee State University, discusses the genetic diversity and linage of domestic dogs. He focused on the cross of wild and domestic populations as well as the takeover of European breeds pushing out American breeds. GrantTetmeyer/Iowa State Daily Everyone knows dogs evolved from the wolf, but how true does this hold up to the genetics?
Veterinary radiation facility opens at Iowa State
After sending patients to other clinics for radiation therapy, Iowa State’s school of veterinary medicine will finally get to keep patients close. Radiation therapy offers treatment to animals with cancerous tumors. The radiation facility is able to zero in on the tumors and destroy cancer cells.
Remembering the 'why:' Iowa State hosts 22nd Dance Marathon
Iowa State Dance Marathon means a lot to Alex Pringnitz because it means he can help sick children do what they should be able to do: "Simply be a kid." As the funding director for the organization and a senior in elementary education, Pringnitz said Dance Marathon has helped expose him to families who fight battles he "cannot begin to image." "I want to do as much as I can for these kids because I am able to," Pringnitz said. This year, Iowa State's Dance Marathon celebrates its 22nd year.
Bookmobile returns to its original spot on campus
The Ames Public Library Bookmobile has returned to its home outside of Parks Library and Morrill hall after waiting renovations on the Hub. The bookmobile is on campus every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone is able to stop by the bookmobile and check out a book if they have a library card. If they do not have a library card they may apply for one inside the bookmobile with an ID and proof of current address.
Parks Library extends their hours gearing up for finals week
With finals week fast approaching Parks Library is extending their hours to accommodate more study time. Students have the option to take advantage of these extended hours to help complete final projects and study for final exams. From Sunday until Dec. 14, Parks Library will be open 24/7. Along with the extended hours, Parks Library has continued their partnership with Student Wellness to bring students more stress relieving activities leading up to finals.
New data cluster will provide more memory for ISU research
Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering Arun Somani talks about the road to getting NOVA and the old systems Iowa State has used at the new NOVA cluster dedication on Nov. 29 in Durham Data Center. NOVA provides Iowa State with 3X more memory for research storage as well as pooling together data. Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily The Durham Data Center recently received a $1.2 million High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster called NOVA.
Composting club works toward sustainable future
+2 The compost team at Iowa State held a landscaping event in November 2017. They are looking to expand their club and increase members and projects in the next year. Courtesy of the Iowa State Compost Team The compost team on campus is one of six project teams under the Engineers for Sustainable Growth. Carissa Moyna is the president and founder of the compost team and works with her team to spread composting across campus.
Gender inclusive restrooms open in Parks Library
Assistant dean of inclusion and diversity Susan Vega Garcia cuts the ribbon to the new gender inclusive restroom in Park Library.The ribbon cutting took place on Wednesday Oct. 31, in Parks Library in front of the first floor restrooms. Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily Close Assistant dean of inclusion and diversity Susan Vega Garcia cuts the ribbon to the new gender inclusive restroom in Park Library.The ribbon cutting took place on Wednesday Oct.
Iowa State club starts newspaper drive for local animal shelters
+1 Members of Students Helping Rescue Animals set up a table at Destination Iowa State to invite members to join. The group is a volunteer organization aimed on helping shelter animals and educate the community about what they can do to help. Courtesy of the SHRA Club Members of Students Helping Rescue Animals (SHRA) will be starting a new fundraiser this year called Paper for Paws.Paper for Paws was created to draw awareness to supplies for animal shelters that may go unnoticed: newspapers.
Meet one of two finalists for the director of the Student Innovation Center
+5 David Ringholz, one of two finalist in the inaugural director of the Student Innovation Center speaks at Howe Hall on Monday Oct. 29. Ringholz informed the crowd of his plans for the Innovation Center should he become director and how this center will benefit Iowa States campus.
Friday is the last day to add or drop classes
The last chance for students to add/drop a class is Friday. Classes after Friday may only be dropped for extenuating circumstances, classes otherwise dropped will go on the student's permanent record and count as a drop credit.Students are limited to the number of drops they have throughout their academic career.
Iowa State shows support in solidarity walk for womxn
A group of people met outside Parks library for the Solidarity Walk With Womxn Oct. 24. The walk began at 11:30 a.m. and ended at the Sloss house at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily Iowa State students, surrounding community members and faculty banned together to show support for violence against women at the Solidarity Walk for Womxn on Wednesday.The walk allowed participants to show support for violence against women and stand against abuse.
A new beginning for College of Veterinary Medicine
+2 New Iowa State dean of veterinary medicine Dan Grooms poses with a student. Grooms started his position as dean on Oct. 1. Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily Dan Grooms started as the Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine on Oct. 1.Growing up just north of Columbus, Ohio, Grooms lived on a farm in an agricultural community. Grooms was inspired to give veterinary school a thought after watching the work that his two uncles did as veterinarians.
World Food Prize Laureates discuss importance of proper nutrition
Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro, the 2018 World Food Prize Laureates, spoke about why nutrition should be a global priority Monday in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
ISU College of Veterinary Medicine hosts 6th annual IRONDOG 5K
The 6th annual IRONDOG 5K fun run will be held Saturday at Ada Hayden City Park.Registration will begin at 9 a.m. after t-shirt pick up between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. The race is set to begin between 10 and 10:30 a.m. and is projected to end around noon.The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine will host the event, which was created to help provide medical and surgical services to animals hospitalized at the ISU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Iowa State Air Force ROTC members run for POW/MIA Day
AMES – Members of Iowa State’s Air Force ROTC program participated in the annual POW/MIA run Sept. 21, running in shifts a total of 31 miles. The POW/MIA run is an event to bring awareness to present and past prisoners of war (POW) and members of the military who are missing in action (MIA). “It’s such a huge deal because we’re honoring them. You don’t want them to be forgotten,” said Alexander Stephens, an Air Force ROTC cadet captain.
Iowa State Air Force ROTC members run over 30 miles for POW/MIA day
Members of the Iowa State Air Force ROTC finish their run for POW/MIA Day. Members ran from Des Moines to Ames starting at 9 a.m. Friday. By Jordyn DuBois/Iowa State Daily Members of Iowa State’s Air Force ROTC program participated in the annual POW/MIA run on Friday afternoon, running in shifts a total of 31 miles.The POW/MIA run is an event to bring awareness to present and past prisoners of war (POW) and members of the military who are missing in action (MIA).
Temple Grandin speaks on 'the design process, autism and animals'
+1 Temple Grandin, animal science professor at Colorado State University, speaks about autism and animal behavior in the Memorial Union on Sept. 13. Taylor Hagie/Iowa State Daily Temple Grandin, autism advocate and animal behavior expert, spoke about the need for understanding of how animals and people think in her lecture Thursday night in the Great Hall.More people need to consider the differences and similarities between how animals and humans think, Grandin said.
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