Goals For Professional Progress

WIDER RECOGNITION of forestry as a profession is currently a popular subject among foresters. Some foresters recommend publicity as a promising means of achieving this recognition. Licensing is proposed by others. Higher educational requirements are suggested. Shunning undignified duties would help uniforms might improve the public image . . . and so on

The Forestry Department 1961-62

The dedication of this year’s Ames Forester to our senior faculty member, Dr. J. A. Larsen, brings pleasant thoughts to all of us. To some it brings to mind a warm friend, a contemporary scholar and scientist. To others, it brings pleasant memories of a respected professor. And to some, it will recall one of the high points of the past year-the alumni dinner in Minneapolis at which Dr. and Mrs. Larsen were honored (October S.A.F. meeting). Alumni, students and friends enjoyed both honoring the Larsens and hearing “Skipper” recall a few stories, in his inimitable style. Dr. Larsen, we are proud of you

New Building For Forestry

The 1963 Iowa Legislature has appropriated 2.7 million dollars to construct a new building for the Departments of Botany and Forestry. This appropriation will be supplemented by a 1.1 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to improve the building\u27s research facilities

Owners See More To Forests Than Trees

Surprisingly, many of Iowa\u27s forest owners do not view cash income as the primary value of their woodlands. Often, owners rank grazing, recreation, erosion control or wood for home use as more important

Physiological Correlates of Volunteering

We review research on physiological correlates of volunteering, a neglected but promising research field. Some of these correlates seem to be causal factors influencing volunteering. Volunteers tend to have better physical health, both self-reported and expert-assessed, better mental health, and perform better on cognitive tasks. Research thus far has rarely examined neurological, neurochemical, hormonal, and genetic correlates of volunteering to any significant extent, especially controlling for other factors as potential confounds. Evolutionary theory and behavioral genetic research suggest the importance of such physiological factors in humans. Basically, many aspects of social relationships and social activities have effects on health (e.g., Newman and Roberts 2013; Uchino 2004), as the widely used biopsychosocial (BPS) model suggests (Institute of Medicine 2001). Studies of formal volunteering (FV), charitable giving, and altruistic behavior suggest that physiological characteristics are related to volunteering, including specific genes (such as oxytocin receptor [OXTR] genes, Arginine vasopressin receptor [AVPR] genes, dopamine D4 receptor [DRD4] genes, and 5-HTTLPR). We recommend that future research on physiological factors be extended to non-Western populations, focusing specifically on volunteering, and differentiating between different forms and types of volunteering and civic participation

New Building For Forestry

The 1963 Iowa Legislature has appropriated 2.7 million dollars to construct a new building for the Departments of Botany and Forestry. This appropriation will be supplemented by a 1.1 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to improve the building's research facilities.</p

Goals For Professional Progress

WIDER RECOGNITION of forestry as a profession is currently a popular subject among foresters. Some foresters recommend publicity as a promising means of achieving this recognition. Licensing is proposed by others. Higher educational requirements are suggested. Shunning undignified duties would help uniforms might improve the public image . . . and so on.</p

The Forestry Department 1961-62

The dedication of this year’s Ames Forester to our senior faculty member, Dr. J. A. Larsen, brings pleasant thoughts to all of us. To some it brings to mind a warm friend, a contemporary scholar and scientist. To others, it brings pleasant memories of a respected professor. And to some, it will recall one of the high points of the past year-the alumni dinner in Minneapolis at which Dr. and Mrs. Larsen were honored (October S.A.F. meeting). Alumni, students and friends enjoyed both honoring the Larsens and hearing “Skipper” recall a few stories, in his inimitable style. Dr. Larsen, we are proud of you!</p

Owners See More To Forests Than Trees

Surprisingly, many of Iowa's forest owners do not view cash income as the primary value of their woodlands. Often, owners rank grazing, recreation, erosion control or wood for home use as more important.</p

Focus on Forestry ; Spring 1989

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