Author: Kate Tindall
Sukup Manufacturing Co. announces leadership succession
Charles E. Sukup, President of Sukup Manufacturing Co., is pleased to announce that on February 1, 2020, and after 25 years, he will transition from Chair, President and CEO to Chairman of the Board. His brother, Steve Sukup, who has been CFO and Vice President will become President and CEO. Although Charles, will no longer be involved in day-to-day operations, he looks forward to being an ambassador for Sukup Manufacturing Co. and supporting its growth and success in sales and product innovation.
If one heat lamp is good, is two better?
During the 2019 Pig Welfare Symposium, Suzanne Leonard presented the “Effects of one or two heat lamps on sow behavior and piglet performance in farrowing stalls.”
Innovation Corps at Iowa State: Helping researchers turn ideas into companies
ISU Biographical Dictionary: John S. “Jack” Dodds and his work at Camp Marston
Dodds, John S. “Jack” (August 10, 1885-November 3, 1950) —professor of civil engineering, founder of Camp Marston—was born in Northfield, Minnesota, on Aug. 10, 1885. At an early age, Dodds showed an intent interest in engineering. After high school, Dodds joined a group conducting government surveys in North Dakota. In 1904, Dodds enrolled at Carleton …Continue reading “ISU Biographical Dictionary: John S. “Jack” Dodds and his work at Camp Marston”
Design-Build Institute of America team advances from regionals, competes at nationals
In October, the Iowa State chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) was selected to compete at the National DBIA Student Competition. The ISU team that advanced to the first round of the national competition was not selected to compete in the second and final round. Those teams selected to advance were teams from …Continue reading “Design-Build Institute of America team advances from regionals, competes at nationals”
Iowa State University Names New Director of Egg Industry Center
Richard Gates has been named director of the Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University. Gates, currently a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, will start his new duties with the center on Jan. 1.
Leopold Center selects ISU Aero alumnus Paul Mugge for Spencer Award
Sutherland farmer Paul Mugge has been selected as the 2019 winner of the Spencer Award, presented by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University.
Associated Schools of Construction Iowa State competition team wins big at Region 4 Competition
The Associated Schools of Construction competition team from Iowa State University (ISU) just returned from their Region 4 Competition with awards in tow. The teams placed as follows: Design-Build – 1st place Specialty – 1st place Commercial – 2nd place Heavy-Civil – 4th place Each year in October, the North Central Region of the ASC …Continue reading “Associated Schools of Construction Iowa State competition team wins big at Region 4 Competition”
Long-term Iowa State research shows poultry manure improves profits, soil health
From blue roofs to rebuilds: why communities can (or cannot) construct after catastrophes
A hurricane hits. You survive the storm, but your house doesn’t. And to complicate matters, you don’t have the documentation to prove the house was actually yours to begin with. What do you do? Construction engineering doctoral student Jess Talbot recently traveled to Puerto Rico, a country still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Maria back in 2017. Along with her mentor, Assistant Professor Cristina Poleacovschi, Jess studied how communities are … or are not … able to reconstruct after a catastrophic event.
Former civil, construction engineering faculty instrumental in model campanile project
ISU ABE students place in Borlaug Poster Competition
Iowa State University’s historic ties to the Transportation Research Board
Iowa State takes learning beyond traditional classroom with new minor
Iowa State University (ISU) broke ground on a new state-of-the-art facility this month, a facility that will help propel the University into answering a major need.