This section includes: Department Head's Notes; Remembering Professor Emeritus Earl Fuller; Applied Economics Welcomes Three New Faculty Members: Elton Mykerezi, Joseph Ritter, Chengyan Yue; Brian Buhr Selected As a CIC Fellow; Visiting International Faculty Join the Department: Ana Lucia Kassouf, Chengyuan Wei; Stephen Aultman Named First CHS Fellow; Two Students Receive Departmental Scholarships; Hannah Kellogg Dowell Receives Builders Society Award; Alumni Updates: Carl Aakre, Ed Lotterman, Paul McNamara; Like Ike: Teaching Economics at ICAF in Washington, DC, Gerard McCullough; CLS Studies the Benefits of Early Childhood Education, Judy Temple; Grain Marketing is Simple Mixes the Serious with Some Fun; Minnesota Applied Economists's New Look; Recent Publications